Tweet Thomas Friedman, the winner of three Pulitzer prizes, the New York Times foreign affairs columnist, with host of bestseller books, a man known for his big ideas. Friedman never ceases to amaze us with a new ‘big idea’ every now and then, from the bizarre to the ridiculous. Consider these examples. First, there is the ‘burger’ war theory: “No two countries with McDonalds go to war with each other”, but when they do, as Belén Fernández reported in Alter Net online magazine, “… in which case it is preferable if the outcome of the conflict indicates that Serbs ‘wanted to stand in line for burgers, much more than they…
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Egyptian security arrested a 16 year old boy for flashing a sign, … !! a letter from his mother!!
Tweet I received this poetic letter from an Egyptian mother, where Abo Elbaraa, her 16 year old son was arrested , 1/12/2014 sent to detention in EL Merg, Mansoura, (my home town) put on trial as an adult, tortured, and abused in prison… ,he was accused of threatening national security for flashing Rabaa sign being in one of the protests that is taken place daily in Egypt. I cant verify her story but what is going on in Egypt now… I have seen worst…!! please give her a word of support. Om Albaraa Mother of Albaraa Almansoura, Egypt Salam Alykom,/Peace Upon You Dear Mr. Ahmed It is very hard for…
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Bill Sorem , Citizen Journalism and Corporate Media
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