Wednesday, September 28, 2011

In memory of the only Arab leader in modern history who was worth his salt.

Oh, he had his faults all right but in retrospect he was a visionary. Every single other Arab leader is dwarfed in comparison. One might argue that Nasrallsah has it and I believe he does, but I'll never ever feel comfortable with all the theocratic nonsense. If only...
Posted by at

7 comments:

  1. Jemmy HopeSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    I'm expecting a serving of righteous indignation from vza.

    ReplyDelete
  2. annSeptember 28, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Is it Nasser?  Sorry for my ignorance.

    Who in the US has courage and principles?  People desperately reached for Obama 3 years ago, and we are no better for it, in fact I think are worse off.

    ReplyDelete
  3. thankgodimatheistSeptember 28, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Yes Ann..Nasser despite all his misgivings. As for Obama, as someone I know would say, he's not a disappointment, it was predictable. The fault is systemic independently of the individual at the head of the state.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Jemmy HopeSeptember 29, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    After the Suez débacle Nasser was, until his death, evil personified for the British propaganda machine. He was the Bin Ladin of his day. Then on the day he died I heard a BBC newsreader describe him as a great statesman and a great leader of the Arab people. The party line had changed overnight.

    ReplyDelete
  5. vzaSeptember 29, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    I just saw your comment, Jemmy. Why on earth would I be indignant about this post? All things considered,I reallly can't disagree... if you compare him to all other modern Arab leaders.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Jemmy HopeSeptember 30, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    Apologies, vza.

    ReplyDelete
  7. vzaSeptember 30, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    What's not to like? After all, he did receive the "Hero of the Soviet Union" award. Even those old British Labour traitors did not get that award...publicly, at least.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)