I am concerned about the Peace Not Poverty site. It holds up for me as a very good summary of some of the ethical and practical issues of the USA and its relationship to the world. Nothing seems to have been going on there since the Declaration was completed. What happened? Have the co-sponsors gone on with something further? And if so, where is the link? Please comment if you know. I am posting the declaration here, just in case….
Most of the people of Iraq want us to leave. I wonder why we don’t start asking them why. Where are the interviews? I am not referring to the latest appearances by Chalabi or Cheney, but real current in-depth interviews with people who are there – people of all the groups, all the areas – let’s get some perspectives. If soldiers are not allowed to state their opinions, then it’s even more important to be asking in their stead. Might…
See William S Burroughs perform his Thanksgiving prayer-poem here From BBC Interviews: Naked Lunch is regarded as Burroughs’ masterpiece, the template for all his work. Written in a stream of consciousness style, it is a nightmare peopled by secret agents, mad doctors, gangsters, zombies, phallic monsters, vampires and extraterrestrials, involved in sadomasochistic orgies, transformations, diabolical plots and interplanetary warfare. Its nihilistic humour, visionary intensity, strong social satire and brilliant style received critical approval in 1962, when American writer Norman Mailer…
Google “[your name] needs” and list the first ten things that pop up. VirusHead needs: 1. professional help to navigate through all the issues 2. water, food, care 3. to be flexible 4. some plastic, a cord, and something that beeps 5. the edge in life 6. to upgrade my phone and look at this newer ear piece 7. to take a hard look at career goals 8. an open standard for a People Finder XML structure 9. to connect…
Weekly Unconscious Mutterings Meme Week 146 … I say:: you think Heads up:: fyi Kicker :: screamer Aggressive:: in your face Getting ugly:: violence To be continued:: suspense Twist:: shout Form:: function On the road:: again Import:: export Flowers:: gesture
Wow – look at those Christian Fish! What a fabulous find! One of the most ancient christian churches – and where is it? In Megiddo. MEGIDDO! And how did they find it? Starting construction on a new prison wing for Palestinian prisoners. Israeli prisoner Ramil Razilo was removing rubble from the planned site of a new prison ward when his shovel uncovered the edge of an elaborate mosaic, unveiling what Israeli archaeologists said Sunday may be the Holy Land’s oldest…