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altmandaniel

  1. @viewfromthecave - Much better than putting the photo on page one. Then it's just sensationalist. This way there's a message.
  2. #Syria - if you're not angry yet, see if this changes your mind: twitter.com/franciscome/st… (and no, it's not the only place where this happens)
  3. More newspapers should do this - Independent: the world looks the other way, will you? twitter.com/franciscome/st… HT @viewfromthecave @franciscome
  4. @NickKristof - "Where can I find the tastiest fesenjan?"
  5. @ToulaVlahouCBS - At least she didn't suggest liquidating their country island by island (it was a joke, people...)
  6. When you expropriate an EU company, suddenly all that other nonsense you were up to doesn't fly anymore bbc.co.uk/news/business-… #Argentina #YPF
  7. Follow @rachelannehart for a realistic view of #Azerbaijan on #Eurovision weekend - hoping she'll do the same for #Ukraine during #Euro2012
  8. My least favorite public servants today: @Lagarde & @KofiAnnan - both are peddling appeasement rather than decisive action
  9. @ianbirrell - Sounds like someone isn't counting on the Ibrahim prize... #Kibaki @m_clem
  10. I wonder if Republicans who read "What's the Matter with Kansas?" would like a book called "What's the Matter with Omaha?" #Buffett #cogdiss
  11. @TheStalwart - I agree that euro is not a proxy for the integrity of the euro zone (Greek exit could raise it long-term) but oil is a canard
  12. @alanbeattie @blakehounshell @dougsaunders Correct. See my earlier tweet about 67 years of uninterrupted peace in Western Europe (pace USSR)
  13. @alanbeattie @dougsaunders - Depends what you mean by "serious" (especially if Ferguson is the exception)
  14. @ianbremmer @dambisamoyo Aren't 67 years w/o war in Western Europe a pretty good success, even if EU splits today? (and USSR shares credit)
  15. @developingjen - I'll look forward to reading that!
  16. @alanbeattie @mattyglesias I used to love the old stories of guys calling in stories verbatim from phone booths. I bet that's what Paul does
  17. @developingjen - Me, too. Did you see the launch flyer for my EDC initiative? It's related: danielaltman.com/edc/EDC-flyer.… More coming in @ssireview