Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Douglas. I based my comments on what the people of Syria told me. Of course, those are the Syrians who have chosen to stay and fight for their country so their opinions are biased but they hold them strongly and believe them. I believe, as with most political conflicts, you should follow the money. Unfortunately, Syria has a lot of oil. Tina On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 8:27 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > On 13/06/2017 00:27, Tina Manley wrote: > >> PESO: >> >> I told myself I would not post here again since my last post about my trip >> to Syria was totally ignored. I checked to be sure it was posted and it >> was. My posts on Facebook have received many comments but not a single >> one >> here. Just in case, I'm trying one more time before I give up completely. >> These are Syrian children who attend a school that is supported by our >> Syrian Working Group. We are trying to make it possible for Syrians to >> stay in Syria. If you read my first post, you know that the news we >> receive in the USA is very different from what the Syrians believe is the >> truth. We are just hoping the children will be able to make a difference >> in the future. >> >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/165612438 >> >> Leica SL, 50/1.4 - a phenomenal lens. >> >> Tina >> > > Tina, your last post - which had no photo links per my uncaught up records > - was basically pushing the pro- Assad viewpoint and recommending Al > Mayadeen as an unbiased news source which, of course, in this complicated > melting pot is not quite accurate. It may be accurate to those who > recommended it to you, but I prefer to read or view all biased news sources > including all pro-Iranian, pro-Saudi, pro-Israeli, pro-Sunni, pro-Shia, > pro-Hamas, pro-Hezbollah, pro-Daesh, etc., etc. in the vague hope I might > get some sort of feel for a Middle East that has been completely messed up > by the Great Powers since the Sykes-Picot agreement by the British and > French in 1916. I recommend James Barr's "A Line in the Sand" as a > relatively simple starter in what is a terribly complex political and > religious mess. > > Obviously, swimming in the maelstrom of media that we all seem to be at > the moment, leaves anybody little time for comments on other people's > photos - even yourself betimes, it seems :-) > > Douglas > PS nice to see the images - take it as a big thumbs up or LIKE. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html