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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Bricks vs. bullets: The battle of Benghazi, or what it’s like to fight a dictator in Libya
Battle at army base broke Gadhafi hold in Benghazi By PAUL SCHEMM The Associated Press Friday, February 25, 2011; 5:04 PM BENGHAZI, Libya — The young men of Benghazi pounded the dreaded military barracks in the city center with everything … Continue reading
Posted in Struggle and Revolution!
Tagged battle, benghazi, Libya: will it be revolution?
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i am free…repeat…i am free…
The following is a stream of associations following from the image above. Enjoy. Today in Libya and Egypt and so many other places it is the people against the military state. This is resistance. Fight Club. Underneath the hip…the putrefaction … Continue reading
The Hotty Mystique: sex and housework
This is great. Koontz describes “The Hotty Mystique” as the social demands on women to be as successful as they want to be – as long as they are sexually available and conform to high standards of erotic attraction. Be … Continue reading
Video from today in Libya…
These videos contrast the dilemma of those wanting to protest against the regime. If you don’t stand up for yourselves in mass, nothing will change; but if you do…the regime might convince its henchmen to shoot you. Even as Qaddafi … Continue reading
Qaddafi ft Rihanna — Under My Umbrella
Qaddafi ft Rihanna — Under My Umbrella [ PRIKOL…, posted with vodpod
Posted in Interesting and unlabelled
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What’s going on in Madison
What’s going on in Madison? The short answer is that the governor, Scott Walker, has launched an all out attack on state employees’ right to unionize. The attack is vicious, has a chance of succeeding, and is being closely watched … Continue reading
Rough notes on Venezuela
South of the Border Here are some rough notes on Oliver Stone’s documentary “South of the Border”, which documents the recent democratic resurgence of leftist, socialist oriented regimes within Latin America, along with their consistent misrepresentation as “dictators” within the … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting and unlabelled, Movie reviews
Tagged IMF, Oliver Stone, South of the Border
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Curveball: The WMD were all in my head
The Guardian has broke a story that is a surprise to none: The WMD hype that brought the US public to a “kill Saddam” frenzy aand stifled political debate in Congress, leading up to the Iraq war, was all based … Continue reading
Nir Rosen: Um, I didn’t mean that
Nir Rosen’s disavowal of his rash twitter comments, here, is so sensitively articulate and so razor-sharp that it deserves to be read for its own sake. He said some brash things. He talked on Twitter as if her were talking … Continue reading
Bush, next to Pinochet and Chad’s Habre, faces prospect of war crimes charges
From Reuters: GENEVA (Reuters) – Former President George W. Bush has canceled a visit to Switzerland, where he was to address a Jewish charity gala, due to the risk of legal action against him for alleged torture, rights groups said … Continue reading
Still resisting at Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt
See more of these pictures from yesterday at Tahrir Square in Cairo here at zungungu.
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Jamie Kilstein on Conan Obrian: Obama’s the best!
Jamie Kilstein on Conan Obrian: Obama’s the best!, posted with vodpod
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