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CommentsGreat article. Right on the mark.Posted by jeffrey on 07/31 at 11:16 PM | # President Assad offered protection to the minorities, and the hired killers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar are offering a re-run of the Armenian genocide. Posted by Gregory Carlin on 07/31 at 08:18 PM | # Syria, Vogue, and the Apologia of Joan Juliet BuckPosted by Claudia Rosett on Jul 31, 2012 at 07:33 PM
First lady of Syria, "Asma al-Assad: A Rose in the Desert It’s now 17 months since Vogue published its cover-story paean to the first lady of Syria, “Asma al-Assad: A Rose in the Desert.” Readers were treated to a profile of Asma up close, “the freshest and most magnetic of first ladies,” a dazzling paragon of understated style and philanthropic works, “on a mission to create a beacon of secularism and culture in a powder-keg region—and to put a modern face on her husband’s regime.” Asma, “glamorous, young and very chic,” was featured playing with her kids, whipping up home-cooked fondue with her jeans-clad husband, “the off-duty president,” and urging millions of Syrian youth to engage in “active citizenship.” More...Post a Comment on: Syria, Vogue, and the Apologia of Joan Juliet BuckCommenting is not available in this channel entry. Next entries comments: BC: Taxpayers Pay Millions in Carbon Corporate Welfare—Again Previous entries comments: Severe Malnutrition and Starvation Consume the Nuba Mountains Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of canadafreepress.com. Please don't assume that Canada Free Press agrees with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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