Thomas Wictor

Posts Tagged ‘Syria Civil War’

Middle Easterners can work it out by themselves

Social media is full of speculation about when the offensive against the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, Syria, will begin. I’m sure that it began at least a year ago, maybe longer. Middle Easterners have their own way of doing things, which works perfectly for them. They’ve decided to fight clandestinely; I think that’s far…

 

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End game in Syria now clear and in sight

I’m pretty sure that I’ve found the end game in Syria. It’s a stunner. First, here’s an attempt to derail the plan. A car bomb went off in the Turkish capital Wednesday near vehicles carrying military personnel, killing at least 28 people and wounding 61 others, officials said. The explosion occurred during evening rush hour…

 

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Why I’ve never had an agenda

In my senior year of college in Portland, Oregon, a group of friends and I went to an all-you-can-eat brunch buffet at a Chinese restaurant every Sunday morning. It was there that a guy named Mike christened me a “convictionless amoeba” for not have an agenda. I laughed for hours. That was exceptional use of…

 

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