I find it weird that we argue over whether these term are acceptable or not, while it seems to be accepted that the US official saying the US was "disappointed" was somehow wrong. [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]
So Masklinn, I'll just disagree with you because you appear to be arbitrarily deciding what is ok and what isn't ok. You also seem to deciding what is official and what isn't. No matter how you try to justify or excuse their statements, they were wrong and should be easily seen by everyone as unacceptable.
The "bastard" and "failed statesmen" both come from Canadian government officials. Their governmental titles are clearly listed in the article, and I've quoted them earlier in this thread.