Saudi King Abdullah created quite a furor on the eve of his state visit to Britain this week. Because, to the utter consternation of his hosts, he decreed that the British were largely to blame for the 7/7 terrorist bombings in London two years ago because they failed to heed clear warnings from his government about their impending doom.
Of course, given the confusion the simple word “vote” caused during his press conference with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, one can see how these alleged warnings could have been lost in translation….
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