MARTIN PRATT sends this link to a story on 9/11 remembrances around the world. He’s apparently miffed that I made such a big deal about spontaneous British demonstrations.

But what struck me was this passage:

“Events like Sept. 11 are sad but it is an opportunity for the American people to feel what bombing could do to nations,” said Ali Ahmed, a 47-year-old who owns a Baghdad stationery shop.

I’ll let you compose your own reply to these sentiments.

UPDATE: Jim Bennett emails:

I read the Yahoo link and it wasn’t clear that any of the other tributes were spontaneous, exept possibly the Australian. Perry’s point was about people putting up flags and handwritten notices without anybody organizing it. Maybe this was also done on the Continent; if so, that’s nice too. Anyone out there with a digital camera recording it?

Well?