Ask me how much I knew about Albania before coming here and my list would be a short one: Enver Hoxha, bunkers and Sir Norman Wisdom. I have no idea when or how I acquired this extensive body of knowledge, but the association of Norman Wisdom with Albania was by far the most interesting part of it. I remember watching Norman Wisdom's old films on British television. My parents were fans of his wholesome, slapstick comedy, but apparently missed the ideological significance of Pitkin's relationship with Mr Grimsdale. Pitkin, the downtrodden and oppressed representative of the workers, triumphed every time over his capitalist oppressor, Mr Grimsdale - and he got the girl. It took a theorist of Hoxha's insight and profundity to discern this deeper political message. It always seemed tremendously unlikely, yet the story of Sir Norman's fame in Albania has been reported in worthy sources like the BBC , the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph . According to the Guardian, when Wi...
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However @Anonymous#2:
'Finally, I'm distressed that the government here is rolling over on it's back and letting the US Secret Service disarm the police and Guard of the Republic during the visit. If he doesn't trust them enough to let their elite soldiers carry guns, he should stay away'
I'm sorry, but your beloved Clinton did as much in Ireland on the three occasions he visited (and I'm sure things were not too different in many other countries not big enough to pull their weight internationally. I despise Bush but this absurd nostalgia for an opportunist shyster who bombed pharmaceutical factories in distant countries when his self-appointed position as sexual-harrasser-in-chief became too hot for him can only be the work of either foolish or mendacious thinking. Bush is awful; so was Clinton.
And, believe me, I am not anti-American. I hope for the good of your country that his wife is prevented from ever getting near the White House again.
What are you trying to say here??
Bush or Clinton CAN AND SHOULD came as many times and when they want to Albania. They are welcomed. Considering the state of our armed forces what they are doing is the most reasonable thing to do.
As for Hilary Clinton, thanks god millions of americans do not share your opinion.
If you read my post with even the slightest care you would have seen that I did not question the right of Bush or anybody else to visit Albania, nor of the right of the Albanian people to greet them.
As for Hilary Clinton, of course millions of Americans do not share my opinion, but millions others do, and not all of them are reactionary GOP Bible-bashers either.
What is the conection with Ireland, sexual affairs and Bible devoted people and the visit of an american president in Albania?
As for Clinton he showed he is human after all which he appologised for
'Finally, I'm distressed that the government here is rolling over on it's back and letting the US Secret Service disarm the police and Guard of the Republic during the visit. If he doesn't trust them enough to let their elite soldiers carry guns, he should stay away'
I was merely pointing out that this was the norm for Clinton's foreign visits too, and disagreeing with Anonymous #2's favourable assessment of Clinton. If you're looking for a connection with Bush's visit, there it is. Not very complicated, really.
Our police forces are a mess and I have nothing against them being unarmed around Xhorxh W. Bush. Would you trust a force who has a record of envolvmend in illigal traffic of guns, illegals, drugs, who is corrupted and unprofessional expect in some cases.
So we should stop crying about this because we have only ourself to blame
I still don’t get why in hell they are stopping our officers to carry the gun?
The idea that our officers are not trustworthy is ridiculous. Anyway is not that hard to find a gun in Tirana if you want one, isn’t it?
In the end I just hope there is money well spent!!
i don't like the numbers 60-70 % support?! It should be mor elike 99%.