Nov 20 2010
Lebanon, my Lebanon: A stirring new photography book sparks Robert Fisk’s memories From ancient groves where he once dodged bullets to peaceful mountain ranges, from embattled politicians to wise-cracking locals, Robert Fisk, the Independent’s Middle East correspondent, finds his memories of 34 years living in Lebanon brought into poignant relief by a monumental new photography …
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Nov 19 2010
From: Monsieur d’Nalgar To: Sam Stein Subject: Today’s award… Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:51:44 -0700 It’s been a while since I awarded a “You Bastard!” prize for overt nincompoopery by one of the morning-show bobble-heads, one of the screeching castrati remnants of our once-vaunted Fourth Estate. Your comments this morning about the efficiency and …
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Nov 04 2010
Whoa: I found this funky-but-great version of Seamie O’Dowd, Mairtin O’Connor, and Cathal Hayden playing Cedars of Lebanon. They are three of the greatest living folk/trad musicians in Ireland, and tour Europe a lot in this formation. [tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22xDMXEo0Dw[/tube] Cedars Of Lebanon A long way from Pharoah’s hand, and a quick step from the Promised Land, …
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Nov 04 2010
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae2dEWoKsxA[/tube] A song called Alice in Jericho, where Lebanon/Beirut is the actual subject. The singer is Ireland’s Seamie O’Dowd. The venue is some jazz club in Australia, not sure where. Alice In Jericho Now, the natural part of a Nazarene man is the life he’ll give for his own blood-band; but there’s nothing left over …
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Nov 03 2010
Monsieur d’Nalgar’s note: The following reaction was set in motion by the arrival of a poem/article/essay by Ange Mlinko, entitled “Letter from Beirut.” It was published in the July/August 2010 issue of Poetry. The photo below (©2006 Derek Henry Flood) is of a woman looking at the destruction of Haret Hreyk after the ceasefire was declared on August …
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Oct 30 2010
Dear Friends: Below is the full text of an excellent (make that superior) speech delivered last week in Washington by Kathleen Christison to the annual meeting of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR) on the subject of current U.S. policy toward the Israel-Palestine problem. Most of you will recall that Kathy is a retired …
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Oct 13 2010
People who cultivate the land and produce food for their fellow men share a special bond with all other “sons of the soil” who practice the same life’s work. In all cultures and traditions, the farmer enjoys is a unique place in society, accorded a particular kind of dignity and considered worthy of a special …
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