Our authoritarian oligarchy is spilling over into the international community. First the wars, then the NSA, now violating laws of diplomatic immunity.
If I weren't a level headed guy, I'd have to say that on the OUTSIDE, The USA is starting to look like an insane imperialist nation.
May I present, for your viewing pleasure, a certain Raymond Allen Davis.
"President Barack Obama asked Pakistan not to prosecute Davis and recognize him as a diplomat, stating, "There's a broader principle at stake that I think we have to uphold."
I see that this 'broader principle' doesn't seem to apply to a legitimate diplomat...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Allen_Davis_incident
If I weren't a level headed guy, I'd have to say that on the OUTSIDE, The USA is starting to look like an insane imperialist nation.