Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

The Best of Intentions

Well, having spent more time than even I like talking about Yemen today (for those keeping score at home apparently the limit sans qat is eight hours – nine hours is one too many) so much so that I even began to grow tired of my own voice, which for those of you who know me personally or have had the misfortune of being cornered by me at a party know – never happens. So instead of posting more on Muhammad bin Nayif or the video from the Huthis or my attempts to ransack my jihadi collection for the new Sada al-Malahim call (for those who know what I’m talking about, this is a joke) – I will just link to this article.

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