Farid Ghadry » Blog

Stalin: Death is the Solution to all Problems

Farid Ghadry — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:49:57 +0000

Over the last 40 years, any mention of Syria by world leaders or politicians almost always referenced the name Hafez al-Assad in the same conversation. During the height of the Cold War and beyond, they all considered Syria to really mean Hafez al-Assad.

But no other country associated its fate in the region with the [...]

Do Unto Others..

Farid Ghadry — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:25:03 +0000

What is the common denominator between Assad, Saddam, Qaddafi, and the Mullahs in Iran?

They all killed and terrorized American citizens.

With the exception of Iran, all have fallen, or about to fall, to the sword they drew and to the blood they spilled.

The Mullahs of Iran, the big prize, won’t last for long [...]

What Will Happen to Syria’s Weapons?

Farid Ghadry — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:38:55 +0000

There are two opinions prevailing on Syria today as to what will happen to Assad. Many seem to agree that his end is near, but some believe he will survive this tragic episode in Syrian history to remain in power.

In either case, what will happen to the large depository of conventional weapons in Syria? [...]

Bearing Arms or Seeking Peace?

Farid Ghadry — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:19:48 +0000

There are two groups calling for a peaceful resolution in Syria: Those who champion freedom and human rights and fully understand that a peaceful end is the shortest distance to achieve both and those who seek to install another autocracy led by extremist Sunnis and can only achieve it by stopping Assad from killing.

Exclusivity [...]

Of Montaigne, Facebook, and Revolutions

Farid Ghadry — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:33:28 +0000

Abject poverty, the architect of Arab societies, is the result of a diabolical design created to suppress any thoughts of freedom in favor of a physiological pursuit of Maslow’s pyramid of human needs.

The argument tyrants clear their throats with (Imported from the Soviet political system) rests on the notion that if an individual spends [...]

Brutality, Cruelty, and Impartiality

Farid Ghadry — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:46:39 +0000

During last Sunday’s 60-Minutes interview of the ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, he suggested the use of Arab Forces to quell the violence in Syria. His words echoed widely in the Arab world and the west.

But if one looks closely into the legality of this bold statement in the ink of the [...]

Who is Protecting Assad Inside the Arab League?

Farid Ghadry — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:11:25 +0000

The Libyan Revolution officially started on February 15, 2011 and the Arab League on March 12, 2011 unanimously endorsed a UN-backed No-Fly Zone to be enforced by NATO.

It took exactly 25 days between the first day of Revolution in Libya and the Arab League action to save the Libyan people.

The Syrian [...]

Two Reasons Why the West is Not Acting on Syria

Farid Ghadry — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:51:33 +0000

Think back to December of 2010 when the Tunisian Rebellion against its despotic ruler managed to spark a youthful Arab street in five different countries. Those were the good days because all signs were indicative of an organic social Rebellion based on self-empowerment to attain economic parity and freedom.

Forward to today’s political landscape across [...]

A Friendly Advice to Qatar and its Leadership

Farid Ghadry — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:22:27 +0000

Qatar, because of its size and immense wealth, has adopted a foreign policy based on the theme “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time”

What Qatar has forgotten is the rest, which says “..but you cannot fool all the people, all the time”.

Qatar [...]

Free Syrian Army: The Story Behind the Story

Farid Ghadry — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:33:29 +0000

It first started with an agreement to work together. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the Syrian National Council (SNC) that is.

But when the FSA understood the real purpose of the SNC and the Muslim Brotherhood elements in control of SNC’s destiny, which is to share power with Assad under a plan conceived by [...]