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Palestine National Day and Welcome, Ambassador

This evening I had the pleasure of attending a meet and greet drinks affair to commemorate Palestinian National Day at the NSW Parliament House, Sydney. Now a yearly event, it … Continue reading

15 November, 2006 · Leave a comment

For Enlightened White Guys

I was very impressed with the following thoughtful and deeply aware passage from an enlightened white male. It is humble, conscious and canny and aware of the dynamics of social … Continue reading

14 November, 2006 · 3 Comments

The Passion of the Western Mind

A Norwegian friend and I living in Canberra a few years ago had fun filling up some rare idle time writing lists on a rainy day. Personal top tens such … Continue reading

13 November, 2006 · 2 Comments

South Africa seen as model for Palestine

By Ali Abunimah, a Palestinian-American, and the author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Chicago Tribune | November 12, 2006 As I watched the images … Continue reading

13 November, 2006 · 10 Comments

Timely Reminders

"Those who crusade, not for God in themselves, but against the devil in others, never succeed in making the world better, but leave it either as it was, or sometimes perceptibly worse than what it was, before the crusade began. By thinking primarily of evil we tend, however excellent our intentions, to create occasions for evil to manifest itself."
-- Aldous Huxley

"The only war that matters is the war against the imagination. All others are subsumed by it."
-- Diane DiPrima, "Rant", from Pieces of a Song.

"It is difficult
to get the news from poems
yet men die miserably every day
for lack
of what is found there"
-- William Carlos Williams, "Asphodel, That Greeny Flower"


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