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2005-06-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Jeasing Hupuque1161 2005-06-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "And how come the US embassy here doesnât check upon how Americansâ tax money is being spent?"

And there you have it, your State Dept in repose. Of course they prolly do "check up" on things now and then - they send the office boy Abdul around. He reports back what they want to hear and they treat themselves to another round... of young local "delights". Abdul was once a favorite, too, but he grew out of it and they kept him on for sentimental reasons.

Wherever posted, they quickly adapt and become privileged barons, caesars, caliphs, crowned heads, czars, emperors, gerents, imperators, kaisers, khans, magnates, maharajahs, majesties, mikados, moguls, monarchs, overlords, pashas, potentates, princes, rajahs, shahs, sovereigns, sultans, tycoons - whatever the local flavor allows. The Foreign Service is very very addictive to the indolent arrogant.

Posted by .com 2005-06-09 02:11|| 2005-06-09 02:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Wow, .com: I think you nailed it. Instead of "Fake, but accurate" it's "Cynical, but accurate."

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-06-09 11:55|| 2005-06-09 11:55|| Front Page Top

#3 TGA's mentioning The Diplomad yesterday reminded me how much I (we) miss that blog and their insider view. Sigh. Mine's a poor imitation, I'm afraid. He / they were so much more elegant, skewering with a light touch, lol! The Vulture Elite, wasn't it?

Posted by .com 2005-06-09 12:49|| 2005-06-09 12:49|| Front Page Top

#4 .com:

Yes, I often find myself missing the Diplomad. Truly a class act.

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-06-09 13:29|| 2005-06-09 13:29|| Front Page Top

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