The Civil War Is At Home

[Raúl Ilargi Meijer]

Francesco Hayez The Death of the Doge Marin Faliero 1867     Dr. D’s swift response to my essay yesterday, Every Kingdom Divided Against Its
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[V. Arnold]

Bread and circuses…
The question is; how long can this continue?

[V. Arnold]

Very interesting;
Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice is a blank verse tragedy in five acts by Lord Byron, published and first performed in 1821.
Byron was inspired to take on this subject when, on examining the portraits of the Doges in the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, he discovered that the portrait of Faliero had been blacked out.[1]
Faliero was then represent by a black cloth.

[zerosum]

It doesn’t matter if we don’t believe the photos and the reports coming from the ware zone.
We do not have the wealth or power to change the past.
We cannot change the future

[zerosum]

https://gulfnews.com/news/mena/syria/iraq-carries-out-air-strikes-on-daesh-in-syria-1.2208331

Iraq carries out air strikes on Daesh in Syria
Iraqi F-16 warplanes crossed into Syria to carry out the strikes after coordination with Al Assad

Image Credit: AFP
A F16 fighter jet at un undisclosed location in Iraq. The Iraqi air force carried out a “deadly raid” against positions of Daesh in neighbouring Syria.
Published: 16:24 April 19, 2018

Reuters

Iraq currently has good relations with Iran and Russia, Al Assad’s main backers in the seven-year Syrian civil war, while also enjoying strong support from the US-led coalition.

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