NYT: Obama Appoints 'Swahili-Speaking' Envoy to Sudan

FAIR by Julie Hollar | Mar. 18, 2009 (News Analysis)

Does Baker or his Times editors realize that they don't speak Swahili in Sudan? It's like reporting that Obama appointed a French-speaking envoy to Germany, and meaning it in a flattering way. Sure, they don't speak French in Germany, but they're both in Europe, right? Full Story »

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