
Originally Posted by
mollyzmoon
Is it true they were hatching a plan to bomb the Parliament buildings and like, behead the prime minister while on tour there? Curious not just because I live basically next door to Parliament, but the whole thing seemed kind of ridiculous. Like hi, what did we do? Our green copper roofs and mildewy libraries so very offensive to you folks, who have grown up here? The whole thing just seems so reminiscent of Zadie Smith's satire on homegrown Londoner Islamic terrorists in her "White Teeth" book. These guys are bored and just really wanna feel important it seems. Honestly, what could possibly be so offensive about peacekeeping in Kandahar?
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