Map of the territory and area covered by present-day Saudi Arabia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
BBC Site has useful and extensive links here, as the West prepares for a strike against Syria.
Western Asia in most contexts. Possible extensions. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
"Sir, Iran is backing Assad. Gulf states are against Assad!
Assad is against Muslim Brotherhood. Muslim Brotherhood and Obama are against General Sisi.
But Gulf states are pro-Sisi! Which means they are against Muslim Brotherhood!
Iran is pro-Hamas, but Hamas is backing Muslim Brotherhood!
Obama is backing Muslim Brotherhood, yet Hamas is against the U.S.!
Gulf states are pro-U.S. But Turkey is with Gulf states against Assad; yet Turkey is pro-Muslim Brotherhood against General Sisi. And General Sisi is being backed by the Gulf states! Welcome to the Middle East and have a nice day.
KN Al-Sabah,
London EC4, U.K.
In today's Washington Post an article by Max Fisher presented the subject matter of the letter in a graphic chart,courtesy of an Egyptian blogger who writes under the pseudonym The Big Pharoah. It shows the tortured and tangled complexity facing the region.
Max says "Spend a few minutes staring at this and you will either have a seizure or actually comprehend the Middle East. Egypt is represented by the “MB” (Muslim Brotherhood) and “Sisi” for military leader Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi.The Big Pharaoh writes: “I keep on updating this chart because every time I look at it I discover that I’ve missed an arrow. That’s how complicated it is.”
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