Yes, Virginia, there is a country named Niger. Far from original-sounding, but very much in Africa right north of Nigeria.
Well, fancy that. I can hear Bush and Blair saying, “Define ‘error.'” And now the US supports Pakistan in its “efforts to get rid of terrorists” right?
Newsflash from the future, say 2021:
“Pakistani terrorists just hijacked American airplanes and ran them into the Sears Tower and the Mall of America. President Jenna Bush has declared war against the independent state of Lithuania, as they once may have supplied arms to Pakistan, and may be harboring dangerous fugitives from international justice. Or, wait, was that Liberia … or Lesotho? Who cares, some country that starts with L. Or was it Q?
“All news agencies who insinuate that the US gave weapons aid to Pakistan during Operation Enduring Freedom of 2001 are lying scum and their reporters will be summarily executed. America will remain on High Fuchsia Alert until further notice. We will not be intimidated.”
As absurd as it sounds, don’t say I didn’t tell ya so.
