Slovenia mistaken for Slovakia in coalition of the willing

Posted by | March 29, 2003 | politics | No Comments

Slovenians hit the streets on Wednesday to protest their inclusion in the coalition of the willing.

“Small problem: The lovely Alpine nation isn’t a member. ‘When we asked for an explanation, the State Department told us we were named in the document by mistake,’ Prime Minister Anton Rop said at what Reuters called ‘a hastily arranged news conference.'”

They Got the ‘Slov’ Part Right (washingtonpost.com)