Tag Archives: Bashar Al Assad

In the jaws of the crocodile

People are the product of history. The way nations see, dress, think and formulate reality are much based on the parameters that over time, form a wall of convention, the box to which the comfort zone of convenience installs and … Continue reading

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divine wrath

Divine wrath: punish them for their sins. Certainly, they areĀ  being kept on a short leash, and for good reason, some of it tied back to American electoral policy, the other a revolution viewed as too big to fail status, … Continue reading

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so romantic: but NIMBY

Something American about it. That snappy walk, The way the gum is chewed. There is no end to the American ingenuity of shaping public opinion. Its post-Imperialism. There is always this incorporation of the “other” within a narrative that serves … Continue reading

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revolutions are messy

As the world burns. We are long removed from those utopic socialist ideals of revolution, the magna cartas of romanticism, where naive complacency was quickly subjugated by a new variant of the exploitation of nature and of the proletariat it … Continue reading

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motley crew: its Huck Finn time

Sympathy vote. The gang that couldn’t slingshot straight. This is a ridiculous story; equal parts situation comedy, black comedy and farce. It looks like warfare depictions from the fall of Constantinople. The idea is to show how courageous the Free … Continue reading

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flip the switch

Context is everything. Send in the Marines. But with boxes and moving vans. Its a good business opportunity. Within twenty-four months, who knows if there will be a Western Embassy in an Arab country. And Saudi Arabia getting nervous? Who … Continue reading

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i’ll scratch yur’ back, you scratch thine’

The peace dividend. Stability. Develop the real estate and construction industry to put the hordes of uneducated to work dragging material from point a to b. A rebuilding of the pyramids twenty-first century style underlied by the belief that a … Continue reading

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Business is business: a nation of traders?

1-800-kidnap. Its a new app. The kidnap app: does all the calculations, delivery charges, storage charges, maintenance charges. Any depreciation and product damage, insurance for product liability and any additional warranties on future performance that may fall short of expectations. … Continue reading

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brand awareness of all types: angry bird

Designer rebel. Rebel sell.To somehow integrate and embed social capital and status within the revolution. Give it a hipster edge with street credibility. Go Adbusters on Syria. The sectarianism and the variety of ideologies and objectives lend themselves well to … Continue reading

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charlie wilson’s war redux

Charlie Wilson’s War Redux. Why fix it if its not broken? The old habit of engaging with the nuttiest and most fanatic opposition elements to do the heavy lifting and then being stuck with them later as the dynamic of … Continue reading

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