EU Leaders Seek 'Strong Answer' to Russian Drones, But Only If They're White and European
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, her brow furrowed with the weight of European civilization, has issued a clarion call for a 'strong answer' to Russia's audacious 'hybrid attacks.' This, of course, refers to the terrifying menace of drones and war planes in the air , not, heaven forbid, the kind that drop white phosphorus on besieged hospitals or obliterate multi-story apartment buildings
full of sleeping families. Because, as any discerning European leader knows, only certain skies are sacred. The collective shudder that went through Copenhagen at the mere thought of 'disruption' from Russian aerial activity is truly a sight to behold. Imagine the horror! A drone! Perhaps it even carries a camera! This is clearly an existential threat, demanding an 'immediate and robust' response.
Meanwhile, in another part of the world, where the sun shines a little too brightly and the skins are a little too dark, actual bombs raining down for months on end are just 'Israel's right to defend itself.' The sheer intellectual acrobatics required to maintain such a finely tuned moral compass would impress an Olympic contortionist. The BBC, ever the diligent purveyor of geopolitical truth,
dutifully reports Copenhagen is 'on alert.' One can only imagine the sleepless nights, the urgent consultations, the frantic re-evaluation of pastry import tariffs. This 'alert' stands in stark contrast to the deafening silence that accompanies alerts from UN agencies warning of imminent famine for millions, or doctors begging for anaesthesia to operate on children. But then again, those are