Improvised Explosive Opportunity

Brian Zick

Last Sunday, Condoleeza Rice defended US policy in the Mid East, saying ""Every crisis has within it danger, but every crisis also has within it opportunity. This President is determined to seize the opportunity to bring about a new kind of Middle East." Reporter Aasif Mandvi for the Daily Show explains how the people of the Mid East understand the current strife in exactly those terms, and that "every day the cafes and outdoor markets of the Middle East explode in anticipation." Norm at onegoodmove has the video.

The text is from the poem “QUADRENNIAL” by Golden, reprinted with permission. It was first published in the Poetry Project. Inside front cover photo by Golden.
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