Teju Cole’s 9 questions about Britain you were too embarrassed to ask
►http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/09/03/teju-coles-9-questions-about-britain-you-were-too-embarrassed-to-ask
Last week, as the U.S. signaled it may launch limited strikes against Syria as punishment for allegedly using chemical weapons, I posted an explainer titled “9 questions about Syria you were too embarrassed to ask.”
On Sunday, novelist Teju Cole, whom I’ve had the privilege of editing, parodied it on Twitter. His composition, which we might call “9 questions about Britain you were too embarrassed to ask,” is posted below. Following it is a brief Q&A I did over e-mail with Cole, who was writing from Australia.
Some say incinerating Buckingham Palace would send a message and next time Britain will think twice before selling nerve gas. I don’t know.