Tag Archives: Asma Assad

Not boyfriend material

The acorn doesn’t far fall from the tree. A date with Bashar. Appealing. Or is there something chilling about being so close to a figure with an aura of total banality and boredom, and a reputation for a seemingly unlimited … Continue reading

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grease the wheels: gentlemen’s agreements

Return of the dance of the Seven Sisters. The seven occidental oil companies that control world supply, distribution and refining won’t likely arise again. But it is still oil that greases the wheel that makes the world spin. No matter … Continue reading

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bargaining: nice guys finish last

The silent language. The subtle ways in which people communicate by means other than words. … Throughout the Middle East bargaining is an underlying pattern which is significantly different from the activity which goes under that name in our culture. … Continue reading

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strike three for assad

Back to the Valley of Tears. Will he be called out on strikes, or take a hack at it hoping to put some wood on the ball? Or just go down swinging? It doesn’t look good for Bashar Assad. Not … Continue reading

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the syrian bride: all in the family

It wasn’t because of his dancing ability, or his sexy cinema noir looks, or the jew jokes at the dinner table in which he always forgot the punch-line, or his absolutely ribald yet compelling attempt at yodeling; does she laugh … Continue reading

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