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2013-04-04 Iraq

Niniveh's governor: 'Washington deprived us of our own Arab Spring'

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Posted by ryuge 2013-04-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 skipped the Arab Spring and went straight to inter-Muzzie sectarian bombings/killings. Kept them from getting their protests and shoe-throwing on Tee-Vee. Bummer

Posted by Frank G 2013-04-04 09:45|| 2013-04-04 09:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Visited Nineveh once, but saw no whales.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-04-04 09:50|| 2013-04-04 09:50|| Front Page Top

#3 I think we can truthfully classify the "Arab Spring" (who in the hell came up with that stupid misnomer?) as a titanic interfraticidinal hissy fit.

Yep, give these Moslems another 800 years, they might yet figure out who is supposed to succeed Mohammed as leader of the faith...you just have to be patient these things take time.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-04-04 10:42|| 2013-04-04 10:42|| Front Page Top

#4 You know, for a supposedly brave and fearless people, they sure do whine like 4yr old girls alot.

Posted by Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division 2013-04-04 12:57|| 2013-04-04 12:57|| Front Page Top

#5 It is the Arab Spring Break hangover you need to worry about.

Posted by newc 2013-04-04 20:58|| 2013-04-04 20:58|| Front Page Top

#6 You know, for a supposedly brave and fearless people, they sure do whine like 4yr old girls alot

It's Politics of the Souk:

"How much for this?"
(price is named)
"Aieee! That is too high! Too high! If I reward your extortion, I will have no money! My children will starve! I will be generous and give you one quarter of that."
"You are not a prospective customer - you are a prospective thief! I can barely make ends meet here because of misers like you. My own children will starve if I accept your offer! We will end up living on the street - eating dust due to your greed!"

And so forth and so on with the histrionics and theater. Arms are waved, voices are raised. One will march toward the door, either to leave or to threaten to toss the ungrateful customer out.

Eventually they will agree on a price and silently compliment each other's theatrics and their own bargaining skill.

And it all happens again the following week.

Posted by Pappy 2013-04-04 21:35|| 2013-04-04 21:35|| Front Page Top

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