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Jesus Was an Arab
Mescaline CatechismSoon after (the US) 9/11, it occured to me that it was very likely that Africans would adopt the tactics of Al Qaeda. Whatever else one may say about the latter, they clearly had a dramatic impact! With only nineteen people, they changed the direction of the titan that is the American superpower. While it [...]
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From the Twin Towers to the Tuareg
Monday 9 April 2012
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Academic Criticism of Kony 2012. A Syallbus Instead of a Solution
Tuesday 13 March 2012
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This article at Al Jazeera, by Adam Branch, questions the “hysteria” generated by/over Kony 2012. While his analysis of the situation has merit (not suprising, for a professor working in the field), he is of no help. Whatever one may say about the group behind the video, Invisible Children, they have done something which no-one [...]
The Expanding Dark Continent
Tuesday 13 March 2012
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You know the theory of the expanding universe? (Einstein’s, was it?) I stumbled onto an argument about whether Pakistan is in the Middle East or not. (Likely on the Real News, between two commenters.) Western Civilization’s contemporary Dark Continent, “the Middle East”, seems always to expand, and include any troubled areas over there, thereabouts, where [...]
The Real News: Jihan Hafiz, Roddy Hafiz
Saturday 14 January 2012
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Jihna Hafiz, of The Real News, has the best reports from Egypt. This is just one sample, on the use of US/Israeli tear gas. She is in the thick of the crowd, with great shots by the cameraman/woman. The close-up shots, the wide angles, the interviews with individuals (who are) anonymous in their randomness, all [...]
Qatar’s Al Jazeera, and War in Libya
Thursday 5 January 2012
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Al Jazeera’s coverage of the war in Libya was mere cheerleading. Its simplistic reports never tackled the funding, or the question of who the “rebels” really were. So it came as no surprise that Qatar was arming them. Somebody had to pay for the weaponry, the ammunition, the transportation, the food, the spare parts, or [...]
Documentary: Muslims of France
Monday 19 December 2011
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The documentary “Muslims of France”, on Al Jazeera, is absolutely fascinating. They touched on FLN, and even the racism of brown Arabs against their black, fellow Muslims. As I often say, the truest form of equality is equality in stupidity; and, in this case, the brown Arabs were just as stupid as the white French (who [...]
Congo: The Rebels’ Funding
Monday 12 December 2011
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As always, follow the money. And paramount is the question of who funds the rebels who terrorize their own people. In the case of Congo, Uganda and Rwanda have been mentioned. And so have the mining companies. This great interview on The Real News names the mining companies involved in Congo. Reportedly, they give private [...]
Chad
Sunday 11 December 2011
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A documentary on Chad. An overview of recent conditions. Among other things, it raises the question of (the discovery of) oil being a curse for a nation. It certainly has been for many nations. Makes me think of the scene in Three Kings where the father feeds petroleum into the mouth of Mark Wahlberg’s character.
Mogadishu Mayor. Al Shabab’s Funding.
Wednesday 7 December 2011
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The documentary “The Mayor of Mogadishu” provides a bit more info with respect to Al Shabab in Somalia. It is informative, though, as with all documentaries, its PoV has to be kept continuously in mind. In particular, it is very sympathetic to the mayor, and does not at all touch on the TFG or the [...]
