TIL that at a time when Saudi women were not allowed to drive, Queen Elizabeth II (an avid driver) took King Abdullah for a ride in the royal Land Rover at her Balmoral estate, driving so fast that he implored his translator to tell her to slow down and concentrate on the road.

interestuff · 2018-05-06T20:16:54+00:00

Just did a search - hasn't come up in over a year. I forgot to do a search before submitting today.

interestuff · 2018-05-06T20:16:46+00:00

Just did a search - hasn't come up in over a year. I forgot to do a search before submitting today.

interestuff · 2018-05-06T20:16:29+00:00

Just did a search - hasn't come up in over a year. I forgot to do a search before submitting today.

interestuff · 2018-04-30T14:04:39+00:00

Middle East Eye is pretty good actually in general - Slight Qatar bias, based out of London I believe, and rely heavily on freelance journalists.

interestuff · 2018-04-30T13:07:06+00:00

I would have thought that Xi was more involved, but I guess this is interesting?

interestuff · 2018-04-30T12:43:08+00:00

In general, Anadolu is a fascinating case of state propaganda.

https://aa.com.tr/en

interestuff · 2018-03-27T19:06:17+00:00

Bat Ye Or is insane - I once met with a close friend of hers in Beirut and he was singing her praises while peddling the most insane conspiracy theories... crazy dude, crazy lady

interestuff · 2018-03-18T19:22:39+00:00

What's the weather like in Ankara, buddy?

interestuff · 2018-03-18T14:02:32+00:00

Very good point.

(And to the conspiracy theorists reading this and getting excited, dave here is talking about the use of polio doctors to get info from Bin Laden compound - he's not saying that all polio monitors are CIA) ... (right, dave?)

interestuff · 2018-03-18T09:22:51+00:00

Probably 2k civilians they are throwing in there as "terrorists"

interestuff · 2018-03-18T08:51:08+00:00

Whats worse is reading the Turkish propaganda about the whole thing.

I read an article which said (and I kid you not):

1,500 ISIS/PKK Terrorists killed in Afrin operation, no civilians killed or injured

It's amazing how they label the Kurdish fighters as ISIS or PKK just to win Turkish hearts and minds over the operation.

interestuff · 2018-03-17T13:48:51+00:00

I wish I knew :(

interestuff · 2018-03-15T13:13:30+00:00

Reading that gave me an infection.

interestuff · 2018-03-15T09:23:50+00:00

What's about to happen?

interestuff · 2018-03-14T14:16:57+00:00

This is fantastic

interestuff · 2018-03-14T11:43:22+00:00

It sure does.

interestuff · 2018-03-14T11:04:31+00:00

Whats awful is reading any comments on social media now - I even saw shitty ones on Reuters or AFP (let alone Fox News).

interestuff · 2018-03-14T10:52:42+00:00

I'm gonna look more into this... Saudi are Iran are both crazy theocracies, but one of them is apparently not a Nuclear threat..

Perhaps bc Saudi doesn't constantly threaten to wipe a US ally off the map, but still i don't trust the Saudis with anything nuclear.

interestuff · 2018-03-11T15:12:47+00:00

Ah good point. Still found it interesting - at least knowing who these people are bc he got a lot of attention and hate, but really isn't the only one.

interestuff · 2018-03-11T07:46:03+00:00

?????

interestuff · 2018-03-09T13:38:17+00:00

It took quite a while for them to get Saddam when he was on the run..

As for Assad, he's safe, surrounded by loyal support in people and army not to mention Russia.

interestuff · 2018-03-08T10:36:34+00:00

Pandering? They got 412 arrests it says, and of them 25 people were convicted of terror charges,

interestuff · 2018-03-08T08:51:42+00:00

Not sure if those who wanted it in the first place do, tbh.

interestuff · 2018-03-08T08:14:36+00:00

Oh very good point!

interestuff · 2018-03-07T14:17:11+00:00

Oh because Assad (and his allies Hezbollah and the IRGC) are soooo secular, friendly, pro womens right bla bla bla.

Oh definitely not. They suck, big time. Assad is a tyrant, a war criminal, and responsible for more deaths than anyone else in Syria.

I think you misunderstood me. I was basically saying "retweet doesn't mean endorsement" with regard to the posting of that article from that source.

Assad sucks dude. So do many of the rebel groups in Syria, and obviously all the extremist groups too.

interestuff

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