Istanbul
We arrived, early December, on a runway just cleared of snow.
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Bashar al-Assad
Beg, borrow, or steal, I don't care how you will Achieve your end. Lie, cheat, murder, kill, Everything you do, I'll do as well. It's a human race, To the line. Embrace Crime. It's the only way.
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Dreaming Under Egyptian Skies
Dreaming under Egyptian skies; coral seas, white heron, trigger fish, and camel rides. Desert mountains watch us play; in a rich mans mirage of swimming pools and water slides.
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Promises Death
It breaks my heart to witness this fight on a promised land Almost a century has gone by and no one is still taking a stand Death is now only a number on the daily news Leaders are watching the war...
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1 In 3 : What Are The Odds
Either today or yesterday or some other day if you are reading this in the future, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria decided upon who would be their new Pope.
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You know you're a Taliban if... You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to beer. You own a 3000 quid machine gun and 5000 quid rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes.
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Crescent Moon
The crescent moon was bleeding and blending, the wind blowing in from the west. Soldiers were shooting and seeding, igniting the growing unrest.
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