The majority of eulogies went beyond the requirements of diplomatic etiquette, while some epithets used by Western politicians made people believe they had stepped through the mirror. UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the 90-year-old monarch “strengthened understanding between faiths,” while IMF chief Christine Lagarde called him “a strong advocate of women,” albeit a “discreet” one. And almost all of the political grandees seemed to agree that the scion of the House of Saud, was – in the words of Tony Blair – “a skillful modernizer,” who “led his country into the future.” https://youtube/watch?v=o2OBgRQnm9U source : rt/news/226147-seven-facts-king-abdullah/
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:50:19 +0000
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