[LINK] OT - Confusion over geopolitical identity

[Howard Lowndes]

On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Jan Whitaker wrote:

> So much for being a member of the Coalition of the Willing.  funny how the 
> word 'willing' has dropped out of the news, too.  It caught my attention 
> that it appeared again in this story.  Of course that is the point of the 
> story, so I guess they couldn't leave it out....
> 
> 
> >WASHINGTON (AFP) - Eager to present the war on Iraq (news - web sites)
> >as a worldwide effort, the United States has taken to releasing on an
> >almost daily basis an ever-growing list of the members of the so-called
> >"coalition of the willing."
> >
> >But the list, available on the White House website
> >(www.whitehouse.gov), has created nearly as much confusion as it has
> >cleared up, as some countries have disavowed membership, demanded
> >inclusion or reacted angrily to snide commentary about their value as
> >partners in the conflict.
> >
> >http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030329/wl_mideast 
> >_afp/iraq_war_us_coalition_030329190003)
> >
> >One of the best parts, for which I can't now find the reference, is
> >that Slovenia (which opposes the war) was about to be given the bribe
> >money that was supposed to go to Slovakia (part of the coalition of the
> >killing). The error wasn't noticed until the Prime Minister of Slovenia
> >asked what the money was for. The rumour I heard was that someone
> >thought that Slovenia was Slovakia. Somebody's map needs to be 
updated.

Then perhaps it's Austria that's involved, not Australia.

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