Great post. Worth bearing in mind that it is a government (more than one, in fact) that is involved, not a country.

Apparently Sarkozy now employs Orwell's ghost as a speechwriter:

- "You have a tremendous responsibility that weighs upon you, ... The responsibility has to be shared between you and us."

- "behind the anonymous Internet user there is a real citizen ... and a nation to which he or she belongs"

It defies parody.