Hillary Clinton rebukes Canada at Arctic summit. Icecap melt accelerates.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton squeezes Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon's hand like a vice as he tries to flag down a mountie to subdue her.
OK, so Canada held an Arctic summit with foreign ministers from other Arctic countries in Chelsea, Quebec (wherever that is) today, to discuss “the emerging issues we all face in the region”. In other words, Canada threw a party with Russia, the US, Norway and Denmark, and decided that Finland, Iceland, Sweden (and for that matter, Canada’s Inuit leaders) were not cool or popular enough to get an invite.
This really annoyed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who scowled and pointed her finger at Harper and said “I hope the Arctic will always showcase our ability to work together, not create new divisions.” Sure, it sounds tame, but we all know that what she really meant is “Don’t fuck with us, Canada, or we’ll move up our invasion plan. What? You think once all the arctic petroleum gets divvied up, we’re going to stand on the Alaskan shore like a loser? We’re coming. When we come is up to you.”
She then tore the head off a baby seal and spat it on the ground and did the “I’m watching you” hand gesture, before flying home to Washington.
Source: Washington Post
