ネットで「米紙が鳩山由紀夫首相を酷評」との情報を見ました。早速、元記事をワシントン・ポスト（WPST）で確認。確かに、それなりの「酷評」ではありましたが、これはどちらかと言えば、そう、「饅頭番付」とか「山の手線内ラーメン店ランキング」に近い軽めの記事で、正直、理詰めで鳩山民主党を批判した他の米英の記事に比べれば「ワシントン・ポストさんまだまだ甘いんちゃう？」という印象を持ちました。
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