gdp's Comments

KABOBfest : Ben Ali Returns to Tunisia

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:58:29 +0000

Damn, that was creative

KABOBfest : Sourian Nationalism Must Overcome (Part 1/4)

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 15:19:04 +0000

It has a better chance if all said countries become true democracies and open up border freeing movement of people and goods. I don't think one political identity is needed, if we have larger "union" entangled economies and porous borers, the current classifications of Palestinian, Jordanian, Lebanese, Syrian and Iraqi will fall in importance over time... But of course we have to get to the democracies part first, then figure out a way to resolve Plai-Israel conflict... a democratic one state in Palestine-Israel would be compatible.

KABOBfest : Ramadan Mubar-errr Kareem!

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:38:42 +0000

Not again... we just had a Ramadan like 6 months ago.

KABOBfest : Favorite Palestinian Dessert

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:52:35 +0000

Knafeh is absolutely my favorite, but you can't beat the Qatayef during Ramadan...

KABOBfest : Two Parties, One Mentality

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:45:59 +0000

My favorite quote of me: "On a global political spectrum, Democrats and republicans are so close to each other, they might as well be dry humping."

KABOBfest : Salam Fayyad endorses random Israelis for top jobs

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:23:37 +0000

They were not quite colleagues at the IMP. Fischer was Fayyad's boss. How do you think he was hand-picked by the Americans and Israeli's to become finance minister then leas the PA.

KABOBfest : CAPTION CONTEST: Mahmoud Abbas

Tue, 10 May 2011 19:34:20 +0000

"Don't pretend to be upset because of a little poke, Bibi and Ehud ran trains on you."

KABOBfest : CAPTION CONTEST: Mahmoud Abbas

Tue, 10 May 2011 16:57:30 +0000

"one time W poked my like this, but under my arm" "Yes, I'm poking you, and this ain't Facebook."

KABOBfest : Your OBL open thread

Mon, 2 May 2011 14:28:58 +0000

Does this mean that the release of the long form birth certificate is a blown conversation changer now? Could have trumped trump with this one... I mean the president surely new it was coming...

KABOBfest : Your OBL open thread

Mon, 2 May 2011 14:27:05 +0000

They said operation was conducted early Sunday, which makes it Saturday night East Coast. Did the operation happen while Obama was ripping Trump a new asshole at the correspondents dinner? Is that why he was emboldened?

KABOBfest : Good Assad, Bad Assad

Sun, 1 May 2011 11:24:30 +0000

Hmm, did not know that. Thanks for the tip.

KABOBfest : Egypt Cleansed of Mubarak's Name

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 05:59:19 +0000

Nope, that's for real. http://www.businessinsider.com/hosni-mubarak-pins...

KABOBfest : Al Jazeera Drops the Ball on Syria?

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:08:05 +0000

A loose alliance i believe, more tactical than strategic. It is grounded in Qatar's ambitions to rise to the status of a major regional player, as such, it sought to be associated with popular Arab movements like Hamas and Hezbollah, quite possibility a fair weather alliance in light of the popularity these parties enjoyed in the past few years. Additionally, Qatar sought to ally it self with governments holding out of the American agenda for the Middle East, which include Iran and Syria, just because they were resistors to a very unpopular United States. It's important to note that Qatar's alliance with the US is far more entrenched, militarily and in trade. So the alliance I was referring to consists of moral support, mediation rounds, and well-fed summits. It is a marriage of convenience that Qatar is not interested in preserving, rather, using it to get a seat on the grown ups table, at which point, the grown ups will be it's allies.

KABOBfest : Yemeni Protesters: Better Coffee!

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:47:53 +0000

I think he's just jealous of all the despots who keep assuring the west how oil productions will not be impeded and they'd ramp it up if it lags in another place. Just wanting to stay relevant.

KABOBfest : Libya: Jenga Jenga

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:05:34 +0000

Good one... I just don't know how many people are going to get this one. You need a seasoned boater like my self to appreciate it. It brings together too items that are below of the surface of pop culture in their respective, distant homes.

KABOBfest : Libyan Brother Leader Unveils Anti-Drug Campaign

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:58:48 +0000

In America drugs won out... http://store.theonion.com/product/drugs-win-drug-...

KABOBfest : "...everything will burn."

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:52:32 +0000

I'm guessing the bodyguards would have some incentive to liquidate Gaddafi, no? They are required to be virgins to have that career... If my intell is accurate.

KABOBfest : Egypt Shows Wisconsin The Way

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:58:19 +0000

Do they have printed shirts? I think they asked protester to wear their Wisconsin-badger-red best for the protest... Every one got one of those...

KABOBfest : Egypt: Hope We Can All Believe In

Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:00:16 +0000

Dope... to quote a great man, "Some real f*$%ing hope."

KABOBfest : Buydatti's Weekly Roundup: Thanksgiving Edition

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 04:14:54 +0000

Does that mean that GM will now join News Corp/FoxNews in opposing the Islamic Center in lower Manhattan?