This, of course, is the English equivalent of 9/11, the day when Everything Changed.
NPR news headlines at 6 am this morning led off with the tolling of bells and a British announcer solemnly reflecting that today's remembrance demonstrates the resiliency of the British people.
Fine, but consider this. The death toll from that single day in London is repeated virtually daily for the folks of Bagdhad. Tony Blair's official statement was that this was a chance "to offer comfort and support to those who lost loved ones or were injured on that terrible day".
Too bad nobody in government or media is able to express any similar words to the people of Iraq. Why? It's simple - in Iraq the common folks aren't like us (i.e. they dress funny and don't speak English - the language in which God wrote the Bible).
Hypocrits or Clueless - you decide.
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