On 5/29/13 2:42 AM, [email protected] wrote: > http://www.dalelkhalil.com/a-syrian-americans-thoughts-on-syria/ gives a > different take from the mainstream > media on the situation in Syria. >
From the above article: When I returned in October 2010, just months before the uprising, I saw improvements that literally blew my mind. I was there just 2 years earlier and now could hardly recognize the place! The Old City looked amazing – like they transformed Harlem into Rodeo Drive. There were tons of European shops and modern amenities. A strong sense of pride was emerging in the city. === You should be ashamed to be posting such drivel to PEN-L. At the time of the eruptions in Tahrir Square, Egypt ranked 4 places above Syria in the UN HDI statistics. The same thing could have been said about Egypt but if you are some poor slob selling batteries or candy bars on the street, what fucking difference does it matter that it looked like Rodeo Drive all around you. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
