Gordon Brown spent two days at the American presidential retreat of Camp David emphasising the importance of soft power. Judging by the gift he received from George Bush, however, the message has not quite got through.Why not just give the Prime Minister a fully armed and fueled squadron of B-2 bombers and a map of Iran?Inside a large box wrapped in lurid gold paper with the presidential seal on top lay Mr Bush's idea of the perfect memento - a leather bomber jacket with Gordon Brown's name written on a black badge.
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Friday, August 3, 2007
Annals of Stupid Symbolic Gifts
Seriously, how much more obvious can you get?
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