Category Archives: Syria

Adiós, Abdullah

What will happen to Ali al-Naimi now? Late last year the Saudi Oil Minister plunged the states of OPEC into a dangerous zero-sum game with their new rivals, the Russian energy oligarchs and the fracking states of America. The Saudi strategy … Continue reading

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Carnival of Death

There are two kinds of wars in the desert: war of religion and political war. In political war, we make compromises, but in wars of religion, we exterminate everybody. Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah al-Saud [1] It’s been a few … Continue reading

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Requiem for a Regime

Remember when Syria was just a rogue state? Those were the days. Things were simpler then. Now, in January 2013, Syria is no longer capable of acting rogue outside of its own borders and barely remains sovereign. Bashar al-Assad has … Continue reading

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2012: Progress Report

We have raised a lot of money, we’ve made a lot of money, we’ve hired a lot of good people – but for me most importantly – we have spent our time well – and time is the ONLY thing … Continue reading

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