Tag Archives: Bashar Al-Assad
Is this World War 2? No it is Homs as Assad has re-designed it
The great architect, the inimitable designer and planner of cities, the unique demolisher, the superb wrecker, Assad of Syria has created a masterpiece of ruins Hiroshima cannot vie with. This heap of broken images, this wasteland, this NOTHING, this primordial … Continue reading
The original sin, Assad and Medusa
Two concepts sprang into my mind this morning, that of the Greek monster of vengeance the Medusa, growing venomous snakes for hair, who used to turn all those who gazed on her to stone, and that of the Christian concept of … Continue reading
What does it mean to Syria and to the world if Assad stays
1. Breaking the spirit of Syria and destroying its will. 2. Putting the seal of approval on the claim that all has been in vain, that all is lost: the dreams, the idealistic aspirations , the quest for emancipation and … Continue reading
The President and the man who would be King
Some thoughts and reflections on Syria and the world: The Price of International inaction They have let it brew and spawn and and fester till all hell was let loose. Let them face the concurrences now. Sometimes not to act … Continue reading