r/neoliberal • u/gary_oldman_sachs Max Weber • 27d ago

Rebel technocrats start to disentangle Syria’s corrupt state News (Middle East)

https://www.ft.com/content/7efc20db-6da9-47d0-96e3-94b0f230134c
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u/JesusSinfulHands 27d ago

Sitcom level article

The same department head also had a translation division, staffed by two employees who spoke English. Ghazal asked if there were Russian or Iranian translators — states that propped up the Assad regime and frequently sent envoys — and was told there were none because representatives of these countries brought their own.

“But you didn’t have English-speaking dignitaries visit?”

“No,” the department head said.

Ghazal shook his head. “A ridiculous state,” he said.

Also this

Ghazal spoke of the new government’s aversion to the old regime’s atavistic procedures. In Idlib, a long-neglected corner of the country that was fully cut off after rebels took it over early in the conflict, everything is digitised and you can get an ID in five minutes, he said. In Damascus, it could take months, and usually needs a bribe.

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u/No1PaulKeatingfan Paul Keating 27d ago

Don't forget the flags comment 💀

Everyone needs to read the article. Very enjoyable read

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u/sigh2828 NASA 27d ago

Its a big job

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u/ghiaab_al_qamaar YIMBY 27d ago

https://i.redd.it/tzddpz5u386e1.gif

My job…. It’s just “flag”