Now Are the Foxes!

The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.

Now Are the Foxes!
We can’t tell if this is really deadpan humor or a sad commentary on something–maybe both–but here’s an excerpt from a statement the Czech Republic’s Embassy in Washington issued Friday:

As more information on the origin of the alleged perpetrators is coming to light, I am concerned to note in the social media a most unfortunate misunderstanding in this respect. The Czech Republic and Chechnya are two very different entities – the Czech Republic is a Central European country; Chechnya is a part of the Russian Federation.

As the President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman noted in his message to President Obama, the Czech Republic is an active and reliable partner of the United States in the fight against terrorism. We are determined to stand side by side with our allies in this respect, there is no doubt about that.

Petr Gandalovič 
Ambassador of the Czech Republic

That’s certainly a relief. …

NOTE: The excerpt above is from the April 22nd BOTW Archives.  For more “Best of the Web” click here and look for the “Best of the Web Today” link in the middle column below “Today’s Columnists.