Jun 05 2007
…by Lebanese poet, Musa Shu`ayb, about the 1967 defeat. Written in 1967 and translated/posted by As’ad at http://angryarab.blogspot.com/: “For whom do I write? Do I wrote about you, o my homeland Do I write my sadness and bitterness and the hopes of millions that were buried without coffins? Do I write about our history which is mixed …
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Jun 01 2007
Good letter, but the worst of it is the massive loss of Iraqi life, the mass exodus of Iraq’s best-educated and experienced citizens, the unending lack of basic civil infrastructure throughout Iraq, and (worst of all for us Americans who don’t really care about anyone but lily-white Anglo-Christians) the establishment of a “terrorism incubator” that will hatch …
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May 04 2007
Dear Mr. Spencer: I am tardy in responding to your interesting comments about the historical role of Gurkha units in the British Indian Army. In referring to the Gurkha as “mercenaries”, I most assuredly did not intend to impugn their honor or integrity in the slightest — or, in particular, the steadfast loyalty that they …
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Apr 18 2007
Thanks Fadwa. What a beautiful country! Whenever I see pictures like these and read accounts from the same time period, I wish I could have walked the countryside paths and ridden on four-legged beasts instead of whizzing around in noisy cars and airplanes. Imagine the time they had back then, to think, to see and …
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Mar 30 2007
Arthur C. Clarke came to mind when reading your post. Whether or not this has anything to do with your thesis is probably open to debate, but I think you will find Clarke’s comments entertaining if not enlightening… The quote that made me think of Sir Clarke: “Sometimes I think we’re alone in the universe, …
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Mar 15 2007
—–Original Message—– From: [Jacques d’Nalgar] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:34 PM To: ‘pgreenberg@arkansasonline.com’ Subject: Word games Dear Apologist for Evil, I can’t say it was wholly a pleasure to read your calculated mischaracterization of recent remarks related to unpleasant observations of the happily departed German bishops during their late great visit to …
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Mar 10 2007
Interesting history. Thank you very much. I’m curious, because it wasn’t mentioned in the article and perhaps wasn’t germane, but how much Baptist work in Israel/Palestine is with Jewish (secular and confessing) persons and how much is with non-Jewish (i.e., Arab Christians and Muslims and non-Arab visiting pilgrims/tourists) persons? What are the ratios? Maybe I’ve …
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