tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post2537462279074679003..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: The Arab WinterAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-7564466741696319472011-03-01T15:11:31.495-08:002011-03-01T15:11:31.495-08:00CI, anything is possible. :-) I certainly agree ...CI, anything is possible. :-) I certainly agree that whatever problems the Arab world has it is not our place to intervene, the chief lesson of the Iraq fiasco. <br /><br />I'm glad your tourist industry is doing well. I've never been to the Canaries but I have the impression, perhaps unfairly, that they are a little like the Costa del Sol, only a little further removed.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-33843678074045417742011-03-01T11:32:18.082-08:002011-03-01T11:32:18.082-08:00On a more philosophical note, you say you have no ...On a more philosophical note, you say you have no solutions here and can see no way forward. I say the Arab World isn't broke, and it's up to them, not us, to fix it.<br /><br />It will happen, I hope, and perhaps one of our great-great-grandchildren will stand before previously unimaginably advanced news channels and a previously unimagined Arab world to announce it.<br /><br />Perhaps on Al-BBC?<br />:-)Canary Islanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559374655320416333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-40852983411490146572011-03-01T10:25:55.011-08:002011-03-01T10:25:55.011-08:00Meanwhile, the number of tourists arriving in the ...Meanwhile, the number of tourists arriving in the Canary Islands goes from strength to strength, with more people visiting the Pyramids of Güímar in Tenerife and enjoying the camel rides in Lanzarote.<br /><br />Freedom is wonderful, isn't it? <br />:-)Canary Islanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559374655320416333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-46182019981418833352011-02-28T16:06:32.854-08:002011-02-28T16:06:32.854-08:00Yes, it is. Just chip in or not as you wish.Yes, it is. Just chip in or not as you wish.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-298659966128597632011-02-28T15:46:00.205-08:002011-02-28T15:46:00.205-08:00Ana.
Thank you, I do read your posts with interes...Ana.<br /><br />Thank you, I do read your posts with interest but I don't always feel I can contribute.<br /><br />But it's good to keep in touch. :)Aramintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468209244357651571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-10945727557533130752011-02-28T15:34:34.707-08:002011-02-28T15:34:34.707-08:00Indeed so, Araminta. It's super to see you. :...Indeed so, Araminta. It's super to see you. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-31046035024803846522011-02-28T15:28:11.075-08:002011-02-28T15:28:11.075-08:00I'm afraid I share your pessimism, Ana.
Gaza ...I'm afraid I share your pessimism, Ana.<br /><br />Gaza is a rather obvious example: "democracy", well yes, but as you rightly point out, it is the will of the people, and sadly we may deplore this, but not much we can do.<br /><br />I hope we are both wrong. :)Aramintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468209244357651571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-27511335198634113882011-02-28T15:03:32.769-08:002011-02-28T15:03:32.769-08:00Mario, yes as always time will bring what time wil...Mario, yes as always time will bring what time will bring. But the future can never be divorced from the past.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-8691173153482588112011-02-28T15:01:55.760-08:002011-02-28T15:01:55.760-08:00F.K, yes that wouldn't be such a bad thing. B...F.K, yes that wouldn't be such a bad thing. Believe me, kissing a guy with a beard is no fun. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-38750916177702037372011-02-28T11:13:51.923-08:002011-02-28T11:13:51.923-08:00it is incredible that countries so rich in culture...it is incredible that countries so rich in culture have terrible politics, I believe those countries need leaders with ideas who teach people new way of life but more o less that sounds a kind of utopic, the people in my little knowledge of them say to me that are hard of convince, they need time maybe, only time will decide. Greetings! Mario.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-31790712131603909182011-02-28T02:14:12.227-08:002011-02-28T02:14:12.227-08:00i like the idea of having to ask the local police ...i like the idea of having to ask the local police if one can grow a beard.<br /><br />not that i want to grow one, of course, but it would keep the numbers down a bit.Freddie Ommhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120117224432279317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-40789837608993093992011-02-27T23:52:46.902-08:002011-02-27T23:52:46.902-08:00Calvin, a rhetorical question, obviously. :-)Calvin, a rhetorical question, obviously. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-40957809179299923402011-02-27T23:51:55.616-08:002011-02-27T23:51:55.616-08:00Anthony, more the Facebook and Twitter effect.Anthony, more the Facebook and Twitter effect.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-6805296256710269772011-02-27T17:55:34.246-08:002011-02-27T17:55:34.246-08:00Algeria already experienced this wave of attempted...Algeria already experienced this wave of attempted radicalization a decade or so ago. It was only suppressed with draconian brutality. <br /><br />As a lover of personal liberty, I oppose any group that claims to speak and act on behalf of 'the people' without actually consulting them. My favoured solution is to arm everyone, then cull the murderers who try to use force to impose their narrow views. But how rare are the governments that understand they live by the trust of the people?Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-26379132740622217812011-02-27T17:55:23.463-08:002011-02-27T17:55:23.463-08:00It seems a bit odd that this is all happening at o...It seems a bit odd that this is all happening at once ( a real domino effect ) The importance of Egypt is the controll of the Suez canal and the ancient artifacts. Pitty about the priest, but it was probably deemed neccesary for the protection of the children, as they are legendary in these matters. As for the Jews, they should be driven out of Arab lands for obvious reasons. British Petroleum ( BP ) has a big interest in Lybian oil, so they probably are somehow involved as well.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-37061126201531606072011-02-27T17:25:50.662-08:002011-02-27T17:25:50.662-08:00Jean Paul, I honestly hope I am wrong, but freedom...Jean Paul, I honestly hope I am wrong, but freedom does not drop from the sky. It requires a will to be free, a will to transcend the past, to overcome history.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-15570372470606654662011-02-27T17:16:16.294-08:002011-02-27T17:16:16.294-08:00My only hope here is that you are wrong, and that ...My only hope here is that you are wrong, and that history has a brighter future reserved for those Arabs who revolt against their cleptocratic regimes. However, why would you be wrong?Jean Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604470439372237292noreply@blogger.com