I understand what you are saying, Skarpi. With the many wonders of global communication also come some significant pitfalls, and I don't know that it will ever be possible to control for that. One of those pitfalls is contextual communication. The American audience to whcih this article is directed will understand that Iceland is in no way the subject of this article. They will read this article as being entirely about the US policies in the East.

I think it important that we be aware that others do not have the context to understand, just like I would not have the context to understand commentary written in Iceland about Iceland. However, I don't think people in one country can or should have to talk among themselves with an eye always on what other places without the context might make of it. What has happened here, is you have overheard a conversation between two people you don't know. You should not be expected to know the context, but the people you overhear should not be expected to take that into account.

Remember, the Princeton Review is not a widely read international publication.

Janie