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Paul E Ester

(952 posts)
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 10:00 PM Mar 2013

The Yellow Man of Allepo


The yellow man of Allepo is an old man in Allepo, Syria who earns his living posing for pictures for tourists. Here he is written about back in 2010

"Mention the Yellow Man to anyone from Aleppo and it is guaranteed to cause a stir.

The Yellow Man, as one would expect, is a man dressed in yellow. From his shirt to his shoes to his mobile phone, refusing to tell people his secret. On first hearing of him, I thought him simply to be an eccentric. However, as I began to question people about him, a different story emerged.

http://pauljacobnaylor.wordpress.com/journalism/

Flash forward to 2013 lets see how the yellow man fares under the brave "Free" Syrian Army.



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The Yellow Man of Allepo (Original Post) Paul E Ester Mar 2013 OP
That's what it boils down to pscot Mar 2013 #1
It is a saudi led destabilization effort. Arctic Dave Mar 2013 #3
This being the M.E. pscot Mar 2013 #4
This probably one of the less complicated ones. Arctic Dave Mar 2013 #5
He doesn't look old to me. Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #2
 

Arctic Dave

(13,812 posts)
3. It is a saudi led destabilization effort.
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 10:28 PM
Mar 2013

Suadis are pissed they lost Iraq to Iran and they are in a proxy war for Syria.

pscot

(21,023 posts)
4. This being the M.E.
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 10:42 PM
Mar 2013

it has to be extremely complicated. If we have any brain at all we'll stay out of it.

 

Arctic Dave

(13,812 posts)
5. This probably one of the less complicated ones.
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 10:45 PM
Mar 2013

The west with the help of the saudis is trying to get rid of an iranian ally and at the same time contain russia.

After they destry syria, they will advance to iran. They can't hit iran yet because syria is still too powerful of a proxy and can cause all kinds of headaches.

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