Saturday, October 26, 2013

The man is a keen observer of Middle East politics

"He is also a keen observer of Middle East events".

PS I once was on a panel with Lebanese columnist at Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat (mouthpiece of Prince Salman), Iyad Abu Shaqra.  He was reading his paper and it to this point:  "As a keen observer for Middle East politics, I believe..."  Kid you not.  When he first read "As a keen observer", I assumed that he was going to site somebody else.