I agree completely. This little side note of praise makes no sense in a letter that then goes on to detail how much they'll kill the child if one single tiny thing goes wrong.
If anyone's going to attack the image of America, they'd go after well known CEO's (Bill Gates or something) at the least. A more logical method would be to attack a political leader. (Governor, Senator, etc.)
Whether IDI or RDI there's just 100% no way this is some kind of act of terrorism from an anti-American organization. No way.
Wanting to add something of my own. The phrase 'southern common sense' is something I never heard used before. It sounds like a common phrase used in certain parts of America. Why would a foreign anti-American group use a little American-specific saying?
For some reference, I have recently moved from America to Canada. I have been here for over a year, and so far I have no idea what reputation people have in the southern and northern areas of my province. As an American I say, ah, southern common sense, this is probably because northern Americans have a reputation of being kind of elitist and university educated and southerners would probably pride themselves on being down to earth and practical. But if I was a foreigner to America, would have I any idea whatsoever? It's extremely doubtful.
