Monthly Archives: April 2002

Israeli arrogance

Israel says it will only cooperate with a UN investigation if the following demands are met: ? Military and terrorism experts should be made full members of the investigating team ? The Israeli government should decide who the investigators can … Continue reading

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Apartheid in the Holy Land

Israel will never get true security and safety through oppressing another people. A true peace can ultimately be built only on justice. Archbishop Desmond Tutu A synopsis of Dr. Tutu’s remarks from his keynote address Occupation is Oppression, given in … Continue reading

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suffer the little children

Tell me please, once again, what exactly it is that makes these children evil.  Objectively speaking, I think it is grossly unreasonable of us to expect that these children will do nothing during their short lives in response to these … Continue reading

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server logic

generating page(s)… Look familiar?  I hate to complain (no, that’s a big lie, I love to complain, so here goes…).  I’ve been watching the above little graphic for an hour.  And during that time I waxed reflective about the magic … Continue reading

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little tiny screams and moans

It is truly cuckie here.  Cold like winter, and wet, well, …like winter.  Isn’t this after easter already?  I mean, didn’t I see pastel bonnets weeks ago?  I know I saw bonnets…  It. Is. Not. Supposed. To. Be. Cuckie. At. … Continue reading

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Flag

This is my answer to all the blind American nationalism.  I have nothing against generic nationalism, the gentle kind, sans bloodlust.  But blind nationalism ala USA says I’m better than you because I’m an American.  I find that nauseatingly juvenile.  … Continue reading

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Dear Diary,

Hi.  Hello.  So, you’re going back to work today? Yup.  It’s hard to go back, after so many days off, but it’s only for today.  Then I work Tuesday and I’m off again Wednesday. They’ll want you to work OT … Continue reading

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webserver stats

  reqs: search term —-: ———– 10: story .  7: true .  2: with .  2: sister .  2: is .  2: aids .  2: chainlink .  2: burgwinkel .  2: fence .  2: bike .  1: children .  1: … Continue reading

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the insignificance of killing boys

This line was tagged onto the very end of an article in The Guardian.  Elsewhere in Gaza and the West Bank, the Israeli army shot dead seven Palestinians, including two boys, nine and 14, during a curfew, and two gunmen … Continue reading

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breathing reX

Woke up feeling pretty good, thought the bactrim the doc gave me yesterday was kinda miraculous.  When I went to work it all came back, so I stayed for an hour gurgling and coughing incessantly, then came home.  Ate.  Slept, … Continue reading

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phantom updates

I’m tweaking my template (even still), and blogger apparently pings weblogs.com for each tweak even though there is no new post.  Sorry if you have come here seeking newness and been disappointed. 

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letter to Israel

Excerpt from the Independent News: I emphasise that I and the vast majority of Palestinians support Israel’s right to exist in safe, secure borders. This must be alongside a sovereign Palestinian state, with east Jerusalem as its capital. You have … Continue reading

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Amid the ruins of Jenin, the grisly evidence of a war crime

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bronchitis

Been coughing and wheezing for five days.  Deep down in my lungs I can hear the fizzing-gurgling of stuff that shouldn’t be there.  It seldom emerges, even after an hour of deliberate effort to tear it loose and spew it … Continue reading

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cry

And this (from days ago?I have to stop reading sites in reverse!) is so very sad.  You made me cry.  Again. There are many trite things available to say; none of them help.  Cry.  Break stuff.  Make the neighbors wonder … Continue reading

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