The U.S. and its allies announced they are reaching out to “moderate” Islamist rebels with $500 million in cash backing an effort to “train and equip appropriately vetted elements of the moderate Syrian armed opposition,” Andy Borowitz used his platform in the New Yorker to help. Although his article is from May, it is clearly evergreen in nature. The Moderate Syrian Rebel Application Form The New Yorker satirist developed a handy questionnaire, the “Moderate Syrian Rebel Application Form,” to assist allied efforts in categorizing the “moderates,” and the result is laughter at a difficult situation. The first question asks the rebels…
As House Votes To Arm "Moderate" Syrian Rebels, Andy Borowitz Lends A Helping Hand
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.
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