https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa/mattis-sees-larger-u-s-civilian-presence-in-syria-idUSKBN1EN1H8
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that he expected to see a larger U.S. civilian presence in Syria, including contractors and diplomats, as the fight against Islamic State militants nears its end and the focus turns toward rebuilding and ensuring the militants do not return.
Hmmm, wonder who will decide on the contractors...
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 December 2017 22:38 (six years ago) link
no-bid contracts, here we come!
― A is for (Aimless), Friday, 29 December 2017 22:53 (six years ago) link
Thread on Iran protests from yesterday
Thread: Iran’s protests--including in traditional cities like Qom and Mashhad--are a reminder of the country’s deep political, social, and above all economic frustrations https://t.co/PRT1RUTdNX— Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour) December 29, 2017
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 30 December 2017 19:54 (six years ago) link
Trump tweeting about Iran being an “oppressive regime “ after he has been selling military ware to Saudi Arabia and sucking up to China, Philippines, and Russia is well typical. Plus Trumpies tweeting that CNN is ignoring the protests is wrong . If Glen Greenwald tweets about Iran it will probably just be a mention of the CIA’s history in Iran.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 30 December 2017 20:52 (six years ago) link
Any 2018 thread name ideas?
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 4 January 2018 03:55 (six years ago) link
MENA, MENA, Tekel, Parsin 2018
― Mordy, Thursday, 4 January 2018 03:57 (six years ago) link
Confess that I had to google that, but it works
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belshazzar%27s_feast
― curmudgeon, Friday, 5 January 2018 20:23 (six years ago) link
Seems legit.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Friday, 5 January 2018 20:27 (six years ago) link
I took Mordy's suggestion and started a 2018 thread
MENA, MENA, Tekel, Parsin (Middle East, North Africa & other Geopolitical Hotspots) 2018
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 17 January 2018 06:04 (six years ago) link