i doubt the writer is a native English-speaker

Maybe.

- but he/she may have learnt English from American instructors.

On a short wave radio? (LOL)

IME More likely copied and pasted from leftpondian tracts.

Derek

Voice of America used to broadcast the news in "Special English"
which simply meant i t w a s r e a d v e r y s l o w l y
--
Graham.

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