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April 26, 2005
In amusing reflexions
First, it comes to mind I watched an al-Jazeerah interview with an Iraqi Sunni leader. It was quite comical, the guy (old school style Arab nationalist) kept insisting there are no Sunnis, no Shia, everyone is in fact Sunna. Uh huh. It was delusional. The anchor kept poking him and his rhetoric kept getting more stupid. What is it about the Arab world that so much of its leadership seems mired in the failed 1970s agitprop?
Boring interview overall, after poking him got old.
In other, trivial matters, but in some ways important: the local quasi private TV station has begun a competition for entrepreneurs, a TV competition. Some 1000 odd people are signing up to take part in it - apparently the winner will see the project financed. It's a pity the show is relatively poorly produced - almost an interview format. Not that interesting, but hopefull will get better. Nevertheless, I take these things as a good sign that society is changing, that instead of going on strike to get government jobs, young university leavers will start to look at private sector opportunities (more realistically, sadly a recent survey of MBA graduates found 60 percent wanted.... drum roll.... government jobs. I wonder if they knew what an MBA was when they signed up?).
Otherwise, still pulling for that no vote on the EU constitution.
Posted by The Lounsbury at April 26, 2005 10:12 AM
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