But, even with all the gains here, any such declaration would be freighted with unintentional irony.
Senior U.S. officials told Reuters some officers in the State Department were also deeply concerned and the European Union, the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia and the Arab League all warned that any such declaration would have repercussions across the region.
"He also reserves the right to use all legal means against the authors of such declarations which tarnishes his reputation," it added.
The historically recurrent theme of the Devi's all-encompassing, pan-sexual nature arises explicitly for the first time in such declarations as: "Aditi is the sky, Aditi is the air, Aditi is all gods.
"You should be in no doubt as to the seriousness of such declarations and indeed mis-declarations, for all reporting periods," the email says.
Such declarations could make interesting reading.
Such declarations were largely drafted by BAe.
Valentine made no such declarations today.
Political analysts suppress grins at such declarations of sincerity.
Celebrities, in particular, seem prone to such declarations.
