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In Pakistan, amidst the anti-American riots....
I'm sure that's what they signed up for.
Unrelated, I'm sure it's a function of the translator, but I find the repeated reference to the US by Iraqis in this article solely as "the occupier" interesting. I'm wondering if in common usage the US is no longer referred to as the US and has taken on the moniker "the occupier" and what sort of connotations and colorings that term has in local usage.
"Paramilitary troops were deployed to protect branches of KFC, McDonald's and other Western fast food chains while residents said the main branch of US-based Citibank hid its logo under a black cloth. "
I'm sure that's what they signed up for.
Unrelated, I'm sure it's a function of the translator, but I find the repeated reference to the US by Iraqis in this article solely as "the occupier" interesting. I'm wondering if in common usage the US is no longer referred to as the US and has taken on the moniker "the occupier" and what sort of connotations and colorings that term has in local usage.
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