tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950785292046403853.post7647329353941909588..comments2024-01-17T16:20:10.878+01:00Comments on Mercury Mail: Hermes MSafirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00286610519438841267noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950785292046403853.post-46797663685491921702011-05-19T23:54:27.336+02:002011-05-19T23:54:27.336+02:00"NATO is really seeking the physical eliminat..."NATO is really seeking the physical elimination of M. Gaddafi."<br /><br />I believe that is what I said early on in this fiasco. Again combination of incompetence i.e., policymakers; and competence, i.e., recognition among experienced national security and defense officials that Gaddafi is not someone you want left standing, actually it's a sign of respect and recognition that he is a serious actor, even if his satorial choices are not.<br /><br />Of course, such a combination is seldom the stuff of great moments in history, though it does call to mind Macbeth's 'a tale told by an idiot.' Any bets on which idiot has claimed the right to be first idiot among equals to announce Gaddafi's demise?<br /><br />Alternative outcomes? Russia is important but it won't play unless it sees an even bigger opportunity. Putin has proven himself very capable in foreign policy, I suspect he'll see the opportunity if it arises. Also Americans could finally wake up to the mess they may be left with if the Sarkozy/Cameron tough wiseguys' farce plays itself out. However, for now Gaddafi will probably be limiting his interviews with western media.Caponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950785292046403853.post-36124159887798538912011-05-19T22:23:46.937+02:002011-05-19T22:23:46.937+02:00The people of the West don't have a voice anym...The people of the West don't have a voice anymore because they are distracted by and then recruited and enslaved into a circus type freak show put on by their media and ruling elite who are as scattered brain and supercillious as they are culpable for the havoc they are wreaking on the world. Hey, did DSK get bail?Caponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950785292046403853.post-2748963558083445802011-05-19T21:51:21.824+02:002011-05-19T21:51:21.824+02:00- Russians seem to be the only people with a clear...- Russians seem to be the only people with a clear picture of the situation, at least they voice their opinion while the people of the West don't seem to have a voice anymore.<br /><br />The Belorussians, Ukrainians, Serbs and Bosnians, the Iranians. And what of the Pakistani? <br /><br />Earlier today I visited a blog of my British acquaintance in China. The second article I read was exactly his lament about the informational self-isolation of China.Levantinenoreply@blogger.com