"Al-Qaeda leader is being given refuge by senior figures in the regional government."
Senior figures in the regional government not nation government.
Oh wait - I forget the article was written in the UK. They speak English there.
Thanks for the ass-chewing, Mr. Tactful. While you're at it, do you want to come over to my house and kick my dog?
Oh wait - I forget the article was written in the UK. They speak English there.
The distinction you make is correct and is important and you're right some Freepers carelessly miss it. However, it is the Times that wishes to blur the distinction -- in English.
Start with the headline:
Damn misleading in my book...
Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan, the army spokesman, said the intensity of Pakistan's efforts in North and South Waziristan would make it impossible for bin Laden to hide there.
"Even if the tape was dropped here, that doesn't mean that he is here," Gen. Sultan said. "Nobody knows where he is, but he cannot be in Pakistan's tribal areas because of the presence of so many troops."