Remembrance day is for the soldiers, and thats pretty much all that we do remember and should remeber about the first world war. Not the politics, the rationales, the propaganda, but the horror. Thats the real lesson for today - Iraq, Palestine, Rwanda, Haiti, Chechnya, wherever.
jb, alex -- good posts
nostril - thanks for the info, I will look into Arafat's money a little more. On the face of it, I am disinclined to take the IMF as a dinsinterested party. What I would like to see is evidence of mainstream discussion regarding his alleged embezzlement in the last decade, and I haven't seen anything significant in that regard. The fact it is now given such prominence suggests pre-emptive spin. But I will see what is out there ...
I follow Mideast politics pretty closely and the first I heard that Arafat had embezzled a fortune was when he was already in Paris half dead.
Is there actually any evidence for this embezzlement? I have no trouble believing this happens with a lot of rulers, just I wouldn't ahve put Arafat in that category (he is in other bad categories, believe me). Overall, he seemed to live a simple life. Maybe I got sucked in by his schtick. But where is the evidence he embezzled a billion? And where did he get it from? its not like there are oilfields under Gaza.
I love the theory of the United States, though not the practice.
I love
the Oregon Coast
Cornucopia, Wisconsin and the Superior shore
The Bill of Rights
the San Juan Islands
the Chrysler building
the snail darter
the energy and the desire to be good, or Good
yes I've never noticed any issues with the BBC website which seems fast, stable and cleanly designed. I guess it just isn't cool on the inside.
posted by Rumple 17 years ago
In "The Cat's Eye"
That is very cool, thanks!
posted by Rumple 19 years ago
In "Curious George: Summer mix for a kid-musician?"
Folky stuff: John Renbourne, Jose Larralde Acoustic blues like some Taj Mahal Make her two CDs Or three
posted by Rumple 19 years ago
In "Don't forget 11 o'clock."
Remembrance day is for the soldiers, and thats pretty much all that we do remember and should remeber about the first world war. Not the politics, the rationales, the propaganda, but the horror. Thats the real lesson for today - Iraq, Palestine, Rwanda, Haiti, Chechnya, wherever.
posted by Rumple 20 years ago
In "Arafat dead"
jb, alex -- good posts nostril - thanks for the info, I will look into Arafat's money a little more. On the face of it, I am disinclined to take the IMF as a dinsinterested party. What I would like to see is evidence of mainstream discussion regarding his alleged embezzlement in the last decade, and I haven't seen anything significant in that regard. The fact it is now given such prominence suggests pre-emptive spin. But I will see what is out there ...
posted by Rumple 20 years ago
I follow Mideast politics pretty closely and the first I heard that Arafat had embezzled a fortune was when he was already in Paris half dead. Is there actually any evidence for this embezzlement? I have no trouble believing this happens with a lot of rulers, just I wouldn't ahve put Arafat in that category (he is in other bad categories, believe me). Overall, he seemed to live a simple life. Maybe I got sucked in by his schtick. But where is the evidence he embezzled a billion? And where did he get it from? its not like there are oilfields under Gaza.
posted by Rumple 20 years ago
In "Curious George: What do you love about America?"
I love the theory of the United States, though not the practice. I love the Oregon Coast Cornucopia, Wisconsin and the Superior shore The Bill of Rights the San Juan Islands the Chrysler building the snail darter the energy and the desire to be good, or Good
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