And speaking of Egypt, The New York Times offers an oddly-timed puff piece in its travel section on a visit to Cairo, the capital of America’s number 2 ally in the Middle East, “a teeming city that jars all the senses, all at once.” What the Times neglects to mention is that Cairo is literally the most polluted city on earth. For a precious glimpse at the culture that really pervades the jewel of the Nile, read this hilarious piece by none other than Robert Fisk, who discovered that a book on Saddam Hussein in Arabic was being sold in Cairo bearing his name–although he hadn’t written it.
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