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FTA: It should be enough when they found that I have a diplomatic passport, [that I’m a] former prime minister. EDIT: The article doesn’t totally, cle
by egwynn 10y ago
FTA:
It should be enough when they found that I have a
diplomatic passport, [that I’m a] former prime minister.
EDIT: The article doesn’t totally, clearly, and unambiguously say, “the subject of this article is an accredited diplomat.” If that’s not so, then obviously my comment doesn’t apply. But it’s certainly suggested by his claim that he has a diplomatic passport.
- StavrosK 10y agoYes, but the following sentence is: “It should be enough when they found that I have a diplomatic passport, [that I’m a] former prime minister. That should be enough for them to understand that I don’t represent any problem or threat to this country and [to] let me go immediately, but they didn’t.” And: “I was surprised, and I was provoked,” he said. “What will the reputation of the US be if this happens not only to me, but also to other international leaders?” So he doesn't really care about the "brown person" paranoia, all he cares about is "diplomats shouldn't be treated like Arabs", which I personally find distasteful.
- egwynn 10y agoIt sounds like you're saying that you think he's capitulating the conceit that arabs are terrorists? I don't really read his words that way, but I guess I can see it. And if so, then yes: definitely distasteful.
- StavrosK 10y agoI don't know if he's so directly thinking that, but there's definitely an element of "I'm above these others in this room".