She rarely spoke
publicly of the unbanked – her imprisonment,
the remains of 33 people –
the chicken-and-egg dilemma.
The quality of truth
charges high fees for that
privilege.
Easy solutions – resist a record
for collective memory.
Derived from Foreign Affairs articles Nothing But the Truth and Bitcoin for the Unbanked
On depicting Muhammad – always.
Use. Protection.
Weapons, uncommitted – look.
For. Flings.
A ten-month jail sentence – wear.
A number. Tag.
From the minaret of a mosque – shift.
The Goal. Post.
in an upscale pasta and pizza restaurant in Tehran.
Derived from Foreign Affairs articles Turkey’s Blasphemy Barometer and Iran, with Love
Those guilty Western pleasures –
stability, prosperity, and democracy –
a cartoon, a caricature.
A strategic asset,
a cover “offensive.”
Becomes what they call it.
A strong military in all its ugliness,
a strong and amicable Russia,
packed –
with an emotional wallop.
Derived from Foreign Affairs articles The West Should Arm Ukraine and Crime and Caricature
A nine-year-old girl named Spozhmai
artificially inflating
numbers – the country’s nationwide elections,
the real Disneyland comparisons –
often ineffective,
with both her hands, embellishing
the truth – using it to escape
violent, intentional deaths –
continuing to grow a life of her own.
Derived from Foreign Affairs articles The Rise of the Child Terrorist and Nigeria’s Countless Casualties
The end. Two-thirds of the territory, lopped off –
[Hungarian Versailles. the dictator(ship) in 1977]
A living, wage – state-guaranteed
(especially in pro-Fidesz areas).
A change in policy course in
its former territories (the unemployed intelligentsia)
would be unwise.
Unstable neighboring countries make
it so special (!) to foment serious ethnic conflict.
Derived from Foreign Affairs articles Can the Far Left Sweep Spain? and The Hungarian Putin
Rifles strapped to
their backs, $14 million in
ransom, largely along
ethnic lines, local people are
taken, known as “the white army,” the baby
was found dead
from the Thar Jath oil field, thousands
of dollars, cowards
for a good reason, the only tools
they have – garden tables, fans, and televisions –
the murder of its citizens.
I hate South Sudan.
Derived from An Elusive Peace in South Sudan and Rampant Ransoms
Paths to ending the tyranny
of hereditary monarchy –
to improve their
lives. Pay.
Prominent as a member of Parliament –
a climate catastrophe
prevented. Too late.
Distorted views of benefits seen –
safeguarded drinking water and air –
liberties. Seeping through.
Derived from Foreign Affairs articles How to Think Like Edmund Burke and Should We Frack?
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