InAntalya's Profile
An American who lives in Antalya, Turkey.
Groups: Adalah — A Just Middle East, Foreign Relations, Global Expats, Western Asia
Diaries published: 445 (1592 days since last diary on Sat Mar 14, 2015 at 01:38 PM PDT)
Comments posted: 4390 (1592 days since last comment on Sat Mar 14, 2015 at 03:40 PM PDT)
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Most Recommended Diary: I think I need to be very careful for a while., 80 comments, 289 recommends
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If Congress approves it this will bring the publicly announced amount provided to the 'moderate' Syrian opposition by the US to almost $400,000,000.
But on the other hand that's only about $40 per ...
by InAntalya
18 comments on Sat Mar 14, 2015 at 01:38 PM PDT with 16 Recommends |
I've been pretty much away from DK for the past seven or so months, but I did try to at least read as many posts and comments as I could during that time.
But I have noticed that:
- It seems to ...
by InAntalya
11 comments on Sat Mar 14, 2015 at 11:24 AM PDT with 22 Recommends |
The past seven or so months have been interesting, and when I say interesting I mean difficult, and when I say difficult I mean extremely emotionally, psychologically, physically, and financially ...
by InAntalya
44 comments on Thu Mar 12, 2015 at 09:27 AM PDT with 109 Recommends |
Through a series of completely unexpected events I've eneded up in Casablanca, and probably Marrakesh, for a few days.
You know the Casablanca of Rick, Ilsa, and Victor Laszlo, and "Of all the gin ...
by InAntalya
17 comments on Tue Feb 17, 2015 at 07:37 AM PST with 14 Recommends |
While the US administration and congress are discussing a domestic self-authorization to use military force against IS(whatever), Italy, which is under a more immediate possible threat from IS(...
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45 comments on Sat Feb 14, 2015 at 06:54 AM PST with 17 Recommends |
... turn on your sprinklers while my house was burning down. Putting out those embers that blew your way really made all the difference.
And by the way, maybe you could ask your gardeners to stop ...
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4 comments on Thu Feb 12, 2015 at 09:45 AM PST with 7 Recommends |
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- The Washington Post has declined precipitously since I was a young man and the late Ben Bradlee was a crusading editor. Now, its pages are besmirched by the likes of Jennifer Rubin, whose Obama ...133 comments 190 Recs
- In my last diary a couple of weeks ago , I promised to be more "in your face", writing more regularly about Gaza rather than wait for the next round of mayhem or warfare. Since then I've been a bit ...151 comments 168 Recs
- Originally published at Tikkun Daily Israel's Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, released a statement this week via Likud, his political party, making official what has been implied many times over:110 comments 248 Recs
- Al Jazeera gets it right. NY Times, in contrast, are going out of their way to avoid identifying the fundamental, high school civics fail of Republican ignorance at the core of their recent "Open ...180 comments 219 Recs
- My favorite writer Fantasy author Terry Pratchett has died aged 66, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. "The world has lost one of its brightest, sharpest minds," said Larry Finlay of ...141 comments 137 Recs
- Just what the world needs now, a hawk having fun McCain, after two unsuccessful presidential campaigns and then eight years in the Senate minority, told me that he’19 comments 21 Recs
- A fighter with the Kurdistan Workers'; Party (PKK) watches for signs of ISIS foes. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and White House counsel Neil Eggleston briefed Senate Democrats at a ...155 comments 46 Recs
- I'm so glad he has done so , we are not talking about home economics as I am so tired of saying, we are talking about how money should flow in the global economic model. You can see that ...111 comments 97 Recs
- Juan Cole reports this today. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s clerical leader, gave a speech on Sunday in which he said he supports an agreement with the West on Iran’s nuclear enrichment ...11 comments 8 Recs
- For an Irish TV program On the short clip, Fry is asked by veteran Irish TV presenter Gay Byrne what he would say to God if he died and had to confront him. In his imaginary conversation with God, ...135 comments 88 Recs
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