Russia still is. Got rid of Jihadi John didn't they? I don't think that is true as most of the world does actually use an international form of although many aspire to use British English and others do by default which is due to a combination of the legacy of the British Empire, universities and even foreign workers from the commonwealth as well as a variety of other exchanges. Although its true that American English is quite strong on the internet, in real life its a bit different. Friendship is a precarious thing to begin with. Such as? Why 120 years? What kind of hardware? I don't agree that the EU is a CIA operation. Please feel free to prove it. I presume that you mean shackles? I have none and the UK is an independent country
