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View Article  PURPLE HAZE - NIGEL KENNEDY

LISTEN! DON'T BE TOO SERIOUS - PURPLE HALE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dm-zritG9k

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View Article  BLAIR DOES GOD... The Guardian
                          Blair does God in interview to launch inter-faith foundation

Tony Blair declares today that he wants to devote the rest of his life to promoting understanding between the world's religions as he recalls how his Christian faith gave him the strength as prime minister to take ...   more »

View Article  Tactical Tremors
Tactical Tremors in the Indian Ocean

                                                     By: Chandi Sinnathurai

TAMIL TIGER attacks under the sea and the recent sinking of a ship-load of arms in Trincomalee harbour [1] have set off alarm bells. The well-known secret is that the Indian Ocean is a lucrative sea-route. Its strategic importance to the Western powers including the US Imperium cannot ...   more »

View Article  Embedding the Analysts - Bill Berkowitz

Embedding the Analysts: Modern-Day Propaganda?

Over the course of the Iraq War, the Pentagon has used hand-picked retired military officers as “message force multipliers” to shape public opinion, a New York Times investigation revealed last month.1 According to the report, which was the product of a two-year battle with the Pentagon over the release of some ...   more »

View Article  LOvely Jovely!

Lovely, Jovely!

Like a wind that’s lost control over its destiny

You whirl. You twist as a destructive force.

Demolishing the sense of decency and trust.

Like a tongue that’s disconnected to its back bone.

You lie. You cheat without even a prick on your conscience.

You cry. But your dry-tears have become meaningless self-pity.

Self on the throne. Others ...   more »

View Article  The Band
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View Article  Conceptual Art - MALI

                                                                Conceptual Art - MALI

Mali often comes to Saturday coffee mornings run by one of our churches and sits and chats over cake and coffee.  Over the years he has grown to be a friend and we began to appreciate his art work which he has exhibited not only in prestigious places in London, but also in Paris and various ...   more »

View Article  THE BOMB SQUADS - RAMZY BAROUD

The Bomb Squads: How To Survive
A Gaza Refugee Camp

By Ramzy Baroud

The following are excerpts from Baroud’s upcoming book, “101 Ways to Survive a Refugee Camp.”

We waited breathless. Breathing heavily was hazardous under these somewhat exceptional circumstances. The army, my father often advised, was sensitive to the slightest movements or sounds, including a whisper, a cough, ...   more »