Peoples Geography — Reclaiming space

Creating people's geographies

The emasculation of the IOF

From Gideon Levy’s piece in Ha’aretz entitled Listen to Maj. Gen. Stern (6 November, 2006) A bloodbath is taking place in Beit Hanun, the Israel Defense Forces runs rampant and … Continue reading

6 November, 2006 · 2 Comments

Dr Hanan Ashrawi’s Sydney Peace Prize address

Three years ago, a proud moment and triumph of reason over smear. Dr Ashrawi deserved the standing ovations she received both before and after her address. 2003 SYDNEY PEACE PRIZE … Continue reading

6 November, 2006 · Leave a comment

George Bush and Tony Blair’s Endless Love

War criminals of the West made to mime with the best of them in a very well-done mock-up. Had me laughing out loud. Run-time: 1 min: 15 secs. These two … Continue reading

6 November, 2006 · Leave a comment

Was timing of Saddam’s verdict rigged for Bush?

Saddam’s time is up according to his pro-US administration would-be executioners … I am against the death penalty generally and this does not sit well with me particularly given the … Continue reading

6 November, 2006 · 1 Comment

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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