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Mike Nelson here.
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You are the weakest link - goodbye!
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Mike Nelson here.
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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is the most handsome man not on tv
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chickeon
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now the rest
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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, the powerful U.S. ally who joined Washington's fight against Al Qaeda and sought to modernize the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom has died at 90, according to Saudi state TV.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/01/22/king-abdullah-saudi-arabia-dead-at-0-state-tv-reports/
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YUNG JIRO AKA SHOWA STUNNA AKA
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Fuck to saudi arabia
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.....your prayers?
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discipline posted:

Saw Boris Johnson last night pissed AF



oh my god this is real



“Standard Chartered Bank has established itself in Kurdistan, as well as many other firms. They are going not simply because Kurdistan has theoretically the sixth largest oil deposits in the world, but because the place is an oasis of stability and tolerance. They have a democratic system; they are pushing forward with women’s rights; they insist on complete mutual respect of all religions.”

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"Jpg." - Hank Hill
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John KerryVerified account ‏@JohnKerry

King Abdullah was a man of wisdom & vision. US has lost a friend & Kingdom of #SaudiArabia, Middle East, and world has lost a revered leader
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Obituary: Saudi King Abdullah, seen as a reformer & vocal advocate of peace in Middle East http://bbc.in/1BiKYHB
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meet me in st louis
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They're shelling 35 km from here, RIP



but theyre shilling so much closer. stay safe

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that's actually beautiful tbh
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is there an appropriate mourning gif that i can post on my facebook wall? I feel like king jaffar needs some special consideration for his modernization of jasmine's empire.



U will be missed bro
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please noone spoil this for me bc i havent watched it yet http://regmo.blogspot.com/2015/01/23012015-asian-cup-2015-iraq-v-iran.html
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political car tune
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It's a tough choice between what is worse: the pandering of the Saudi kingdom by the plutocrats and their various committee executives, or the more "populist" Anti-Arab and Islamophobic contempt for any state run by brown people with money.
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John Kerry on King Abdullah: "King Abdullah was a man of wisdom & vision."

John Kerry on Hugo Chavez: "Throughout his time in office, President Chavez has repeatedly undermined democratic institutions by using extra-legal means, including politically motivated incarcerations, to consolidate power."

NYT on Abdullah: "Nudged Saudi Arabia Forward" "earned a reputation as a cautious reformer" "a force of moderation"

NYT on Chavez: "A Polarizing Figure Who Led a Movement" "strutting like the strongman in a caudillo novel"
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hi
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RedMaistre posted:

It's a tough choice between what is worse: the pandering of the Saudi kingdom by the plutocrats and their various committee executives, or the more "populist" Anti-Arab and Islamophobic contempt for any state run by brown people with money.

can't help but be reminded of people criticizing right-wing Latin American dictatorships by asserting authoritarianism is a uniquely "Latin" concept or that Duvalier's reign was proof of black inferiority.

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RedMaistre posted:

It's a tough choice between what is worse: the pandering of the Saudi kingdom by the plutocrats and their various committee executives, or the more "populist" Anti-Arab and Islamophobic contempt for any state run by brown people with money.


Probably the one that has real political influence, money, and guns.

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swirlsofhistory posted:

RedMaistre posted:

It's a tough choice between what is worse: the pandering of the Saudi kingdom by the plutocrats and their various committee executives, or the more "populist" Anti-Arab and Islamophobic contempt for any state run by brown people with money.

Probably the one that has real political influence, money, and guns.

uh.... both then?

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"they are pushing forward with women’s rights" *floods the world with violent pornography* "they insist on complete mutual respect of all religions.” *bombs every Muslim child on Earth*

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HenryKrinkle posted:

swirlsofhistory posted:

RedMaistre posted:

It's a tough choice between what is worse: the pandering of the Saudi kingdom by the plutocrats and their various committee executives, or the more "populist" Anti-Arab and Islamophobic contempt for any state run by brown people with money.

Probably the one that has real political influence, money, and guns.

uh.... both then?


uh no? The ruling class is almost unanimously liberal internationalist. The idea that nationalism is anything more than windowdressing in industrialized nations today is ludicrous to anyone who isn't committed antifa/anti-racists, essentially the freikorps of globalization.

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Mike Nelson here.
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swirlsofhistory posted:

antifa/anti-racists, essentially the freikorps of globalization.

this made me laugh out loud

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swirlsofhistory posted:

HenryKrinkle posted:

swirlsofhistory posted:

RedMaistre posted:

It's a tough choice between what is worse: the pandering of the Saudi kingdom by the plutocrats and their various committee executives, or the more "populist" Anti-Arab and Islamophobic contempt for any state run by brown people with money.

Probably the one that has real political influence, money, and guns.

uh.... both then?

uh no? The ruling class is almost unanimously liberal internationalist. The idea that nationalism is anything more than windowdressing in industrialized nations today is ludicrous to anyone who isn't committed antifa/anti-racists, essentially the freikorps of globalization.



woa I just took a trip back to 2012

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http://m.ibtimes.com/late-saudi-king-abdullah-leaves-relative-legacy-womens-rights-advocate-1792288
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aerdil posted:

John Kerry on King Abdullah: "King Abdullah was a man of wisdom & vision."

John Kerry on Hugo Chavez: "Throughout his time in office, President Chavez has repeatedly undermined democratic institutions by using extra-legal means, including politically motivated incarcerations, to consolidate power."

NYT on Abdullah: "Nudged Saudi Arabia Forward" "earned a reputation as a cautious reformer" "a force of moderation"

NYT on Chavez: "A Polarizing Figure Who Led a Movement" "strutting like the strongman in a caudillo novel"



haha modern journalism is such a huge fucking failure. reminds me of the first journalism class i went into for college, all of the 17-18 year olds in there were in their pajamas reading shit like cosmo and vanity fair. they were ready to write bullshit like this before they even started their unpaid internship at huffingtonpost.
god what an embarrassment

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imagine what it will be like when Henry Kissinger finally kicks it
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someone either here or twitter or something said that the media reception surrounding this had the same flavor as that of a revered mafia don's funeral, its a scarily good comparison
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Mike Nelson here.
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gyrofry posted:

imagine what it will be like when Henry Kissinger finally kicks it

Peacemaker Henry Kissinger defined American diplomacy for a generation
Adviser to Presidents not so much dead as simply entirely made out of feces

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Mike Nelson here.
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c_man posted:

someone either here or twitter or something said that the media reception surrounding this had the same flavor as that of a revered mafia don's funeral, its a scarily good comparison

I said that.

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i should have known!