January 2009
“Article 33
No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has...”
– Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
“In particular, protected persons are the wounded, the sick, the shipwrecked,...”
– International Committee of the Red Cross - the ICRC
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Niko Villamor - Million $...
December 2008
Robert Fisk: Leaders lie, civilians die, and... →
Yes, Israel deserves security. But these bloodbaths will not bring it. Not since 1948 have air raids protected Israel. Israel has bombed Lebanon thousands of times since 1975 and not one has eliminated “terrorism”. So what was the reaction last night? The Israelis threaten ground attacks. Hamas waits for another battle. Our Western politicians crouch in their funk holes. And somewhere...
LCD SoundSystem— Big Ideas Where do you see...
This track is available for download at KEXP my...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
School of Seven Bells (29)
_underrain_ (19)
Eraldo Bernocchi (12)
Mulatu Astatqe (9)
SCSI-9 (8)
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Jerusalem Post →
Jerusalem: No international pressure to end op
By HERB KEINON Israel is feeling “no real pressure” from the world to end the operation in the Gaza Strip, and the amount of time the international community will sit relatively quietly on the sidelines depends on how things develop, senior diplomatic officials said Sunday…..
Contrary to the officials statement
Syria said it was...
Gaza Toll Hits 300 in 3rd Day of Israel Strikes →
On Sunday, Israeli troops and tanks massed along the Gaza border and the government said it had called up reserves for a possible ground operation. .. NYTimes
It seems as if he worst is yet to come for the people of Gaza
Hot Chip & Peter Gabriel - Cape Cod Kwassa...
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I was There
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
School of Seven Bells (29)
_underrain_ (19)
Eraldo Bernocchi (12)
Mulatu Astatqe (9)
SCSI-9 (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Sempiternal / Amaranth
[sem-pi-tur-nl]
–adjective
everlasting; eternal.
Sempiternal/Amaranth
Track 8 on Alpinism by School of Seven Bells
[am⋅a⋅ranth]
–noun
an imaginary, undying flower.
unfading flower
Awesome 11 minute song ! Listen to full track at Last.fm
Clara by Roberto Bolaño →
I wrote a short review of this story last week. I am deep into 2666 by Bolaño right now, on page 485 of 898 pages. The core of 2666 is very dark, Clara is more melancholy, but it too is in the shadow of death. I recommend both Clara and 2666. Via:i1326:
“She had big breasts, slim legs and blue eyes. That’s how I like to remember her. I don’t know why I fell madly in love with her, but I did,...
This song is perfect for me right now!
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