World News and U.S. Report
The U.S. State Department has just published a new report on global Anti-Semitism. It surveys lots of countries (offering some interesting historical nuggets about Jews in different places in the process) and indicates where things have been not so hot. Worth a look.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Well worth the read.
why did they leave out any discussion of anti-semitism in the United States of America
’cause its the AMERICAN State Department who put the report together…
I would answer the question, but the pogromists are breaking down my door right now. Anyway, most of the anti-semitism in America is inside the State Department.
why did they leave out any discussion of anti-semitism in the United States of America
Because their mandate was to discuss antisemitism outside the United States of America. The U.S. State Department is an instrument of American foreign policy; the antisemitism report it was mandated to compile in the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 is set out in terms of “countries around the world” and “international organizations”, commissioned on behalf of the “Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives”, and assigned specifically to the Department of State.
It’s not particularly ambiguous.
8opus wrote “Because their mandate was to discuss antisemitism outside the United States of America”
Then why is the report titled “Report on Global Anti-Semitism”
If what you say is true, shouldn’t it be called “Report on Anti-Semitism outside the USA” ?
If what you say is true, shouldn’t it be called “Report on Anti-Semitism outside the USA” ?
Erm, if you have editorial comments for the drafters of the report, Brown Babylonian, then you are probably better off directing them directly to the source. None of us are in the business of writing reports for your government.
While you’re at it, I seriously don’t understand this “Department of State” stuff. I mean, how are you supposed to know that “State” means foreign states? Here in Canada, we call it the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. See? Self-explanatory. Seriously, I think you guys might just suck at titling generally.
Some foreigner says:
“Seriously, I think you guys might just suck at titling generally.”
Oh yeah? What about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms? It dosn’t get any better than that.
Hahahahahaha.
I always loved that one myself. Sure beats the tar out of the Department of Homeland Security.
Though I have a soft spot, as you might expect, for Housing and Urban Development…
Grin: okay, I take it all back — I was distracted by Brown Babylonian’s focus on lousy monikers. ‘Murrica, land of a thousand titles!