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  1. gral

    Middle East News Thread

    Oh no, how horrible. ... What's up for dinner tonight?
  2. gral

    Middle East News Thread

    Unfortunately, I think that would have happened whomever sat in the President's chair.
  3. gral

    Middle East News Thread

    He did - but his screwups blew up during the following administration(9/11 was just the main one). W. Bush got a weak hand and underperformed, making things even worse, but some of what is attributed to him is Mr. Cigar-in-an-intern's-privates' fault. Of course, 'hatred' is a matter of how...
  4. gral

    Middle East News Thread

    He's become more tolerant of dissent...
  5. gral

    Middle East News Thread

    The PKK has been(somewhat) quiet for a while, now. I wonder...
  6. gral

    Middle East News Thread

    What I've heard is that, with the way the Israeli elections have gone, it's impossible to form a government without inviting leftists as part of it(you don't have a majority in Parliament without their participation). I don't think it's worth mentioning what would be the price of that, and that...
  7. gral

    Middle East News Thread

    Egypt's future is grim. 100 million people squeezed around the Nile, with no resources to speak of, hostages to the Aswan Dam, and now to this Ethiopian Dam. If Saudi Arabia stops bankrolling their armed forces...
  8. gral

    Middle East News Thread

    Doesn't surprise me. Ethiopia is going full out on building it(it's called "The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam"), and the Blue Nile, which is the branch of the river being dammed, provides about 65% of the water of the Nile River. For one side, it's vital for economic growth(6,450 MW electrical...
  9. gral

    Middle East News Thread

    70 so far. Expect death count to rise in the next days.
  10. gral

    Middle East News Thread

    As I understand it, the GNA is backed by the Turks and Russians. Who's backing Haftar?
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