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Category Archives: mid-east

News, Blogging, Lebanon.

21-Jul-06

(This post and comments originally posted in livejournal)
In case google news hasn’t already drawn your attention to this article, I will. This is probably the most humanly insightful story about the war in Lebanon that I’ve seen because it’s told through the impact of actual real human beings in Lebanon and Israel.
Blogging lets [...]

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emily on the news.

14-Dec-05

Just for a second, I’m going to pretend that I’m a political/news blogger…
This story is CNN covering Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remarks about the Holocaust being a “myth” as part of his argument for the elimination of Israel and the reinstall of a Palestinian state. Now, these comments are absolutely deplorable, unacceptable, and evil. The [...]

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Reflections on (the middle-eastern side of) this mote of dust

26-Nov-04

My brother’s back in Texas from Iraq for a while, and I finally got to talk to him today. We talked about the family, thanksgiving, and I found that we now have something in common… we both see the world in a more global way. Me because I’ve been to another country and [...]

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War?

11-Oct-02

I am confused.
I have this very deep feeling that I don’t understand why a declaration of war is necessary. Is there clear evidence that Iraq really has the US on its shitlist? Or is this just Bush (and his Dad) on a personal vendetta?
It wouldn’t have come this far if there wasn’t good [...]

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A small request.

08-Oct-02

I want to have a conversation with someone who honestly feels that it would be good if the US goes to war with Iraq and has reasons to back it up.
I’m exploring my own political identity and opinions and I want to talk to as many people from as many sides as possible. For [...]

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Am I even an “A.A.”?

13-Sep-02

I was watching the news today… watching some of the newest crap about the “War On Terrorism”… and I felt suddenly this longing to see Lebanon… But not as the war-torn country it is now… but before the shit-storms… or maybe long afterwards. I’d like to see it when Western culture [...]

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