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0mfg! i just wrote my first haiku poem [^_^]
i shall however be posting my second ever haiku poem and not the first:
the plains were so smooth
like the winters snow and ice
just much more warmer
0mfglolxxx! [^_^]
ndr: woh light dekh raha hai?
wsm: woh light nahi jahaaz hai
me: nai, hai woh light hi, buss lagi jahaaz pay hui hai
kurosaki-kun pwnedd manago's head for 250 gold/ Assists: ndr
a few days ago, a guy committed suicide on campus - separated from the program, last year before graduation.. you must have heard
everybody on campus seems to be, if not deeply then atleast on an intuitive level, affected - apart from probably me.. somehow it doesnt move me as much as it did move them
Shahzad is eagerly waiting for the 9th of January
The Tibet Card
By Soraya Ulrich
http://Countercurrents.org/ulrich260308.htm
During the Vietnam era, the United States eagerly
supported the brutal regime of Ngo Dinh Diem, a man
who brutally oppressed the Buddhists; yet today our
government has risen in defense of the Dalai Lama and
Tibet. Has our sordid history finally led to
compassion for the people of Tibet? One must wonder
which people we want to protect for there are 41 races
in Tibet, including Tibetan, Menpa, Luopa, Han
Chinese, Hui, Sherpa, Deng, and so on; although by
far, the majority are Tibetans. Perhaps the U.S. is
reaching out to the Dalai Lama - again?
It seems that the U.S. government excels at propaganda
for it continues to win over the very people it has
betrayed and caused to be killed; buying their trust,
it offers a friendship that is only self-serving.
Oblivious to the past havoc wreaked by the CIA in
Tibet, the innocent gather around the storm, stare
into the eye, ready to be sucked into it. Not too long
ago, the Truman administration attempted to use the
young Dalai Lama against China's new Communist regime.
The CIA offered to provide him financial support as
part of the deal. Its subsidies to the Dalai Lama
lasted, at an unspecified level, until 1974. However,
the CIA officials seem to have misled the Tibetans
into thinking they had American support for the
establishment of an independent Tibet[i]. They did
not.
Once again, the Tibetans are thinking they have the
support of the United States. It should be mentioned
that such names as Tom Lantos (a Holocaust survivor)
endorsed the promotion of a free Tibet. He also
promoted the International Campaign for Tibet, a
campaign which receives grants from the National
Endowment for Democracy – a State Department operation
which engages non-suspecting NGOs to openly do what
the CIA did/does. Neoconservative queen, Jean
Kilpatrick was pushing The Committee of 100 for Tibet
with artists such as Richard Gere as unsuspecting
fronts[ii]
What is the reason behind America’s sudden interest in
Tibet, the Buddhist ideology of 1649 Dalai Lama
preserving animal and nature (we certainly could be
preserving nature at home) or is it what is under
nature? Tibet has the world’s largest reserve of
uranium, and in addition to gold and copper, large
quantities of oil and gas were discovered in Qiangtang
Basin in western China's remote Tibet area[iii]. A
friendly Dalai Lama would help reimburse the CIA
subsidies, and much more.
There are other more important factors. Israel’s
interest is undeniable. In fact, they have been
helping this ancient green land with ‘agriculture
techniques’ in recent years[iv]. Elie Wiesel, Nobel
Laureate and Holocaust survivor, is recruiting fellow
Nobel winners to press China on Tibet. Other notables
such as Spielberg have already cooperated, and Sarkozy
is considering boycotting the Olympics. One has to ask
why these humanitarians are not concerned with the
well-being of 1.4 million Palestinians described by
the UN and the ICRC as being subjected to worst
possible human disaster witnessed.
China has always shown reluctance to impose sanctions
on Iran. From an Israeli and American perspective,
China became a veritable short-term liability (versus
a long term power challenging the U.S.) when Iran and
China engaged in talks to allow for a military base
for China in one of Iran’s Persian Gulf ports. This
was in response to Sarkozy making an announcement that
France and the UAE were negotiating a deal in which
France would have a small base in that region. Such a
cooperation between Iran and China would make Iran
less vulnerable to an attack by Israel and/or the
United States.
Engaging China in a Tibet uprising, threatening the
public image it has worked so hard to build around the
world (China has far surpassed the United States in
Public Diplomacy. During the G.W. Bush presidency,
while the world watched in dismay an do-it-alone
America that made a blunder at every turn, China has
won ‘hearts and minds’ in South America, Middle East,
and Africa. It is attempting to win over its regional
neighbors by developing economic, political, and
diplomatic relations, and exercising skillful
diplomacy) would distract or dissuade it from building
alliances with Iran. Iran must be kept isolated at all
costs.
Tel-Aviv hopes that Cheney will push Bush to launch a
military attack on Iran, just as he persuaded Bush to
attack Iraq. Given that the Iraq tactics are old, new
ones have to be sought. As such, many experts suspect
that a false flag operation would be required to
launch an all out war. In October 2006, when
Anti-terrorism officials conducted a helicopter survey
of New York City's radiation sources in preparation
for a so-called "dirty bomb" attack, they came across
an unexpected radiation hot spot which has been kept
out of the media as it is a political hot spot – A
strong radiation spike from the area of the Israeli
Embassy. Officials would not comment on why they
thought that particular area showed such a stunning
peak in radiation[v].
Can America afford another war? Will the world
withstand another assault on humanity?
In 1787, George Washington said: “The power under the
Constitution will always be in the people. It is
entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a
certain limited period, to representatives of their
own choosing; and whenever it is executed contrary to
their interest, or not agreeable to their wishes,
their servants can, and undoubtedly will, be
recalled.”
Let us recall our servants who do not represent us,
who do not serve our interest, and who are killing in
our name.
Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich is an Iranian-American
studying at the University of Southern California, Los
Angeles. She is a member of World Association of
International Studies society, Stanford. Her research
focus is U.S. foreign policy towards Iran, Iran’s
nuclear program, and influence of lobby groups. She is
a peace activist, essayist, radio commentator and
public speaker.
hey ho! make some noise for the man who looks a bit like Saddam Hussein!
sir, enjoy your time - no formalities! all yours sir!
courtesy of the lovely folk at the f365 forum
thought it was relevant as another wave of uproar has hit our shores regarding the 'blasphemous' prophet mohammad caricatures and the movie (?)
have absolutely no problem in countering their (arguably disrespectful and provocative) work with a vulgar display of manpower through rallies of comdemnation and the like.. but death threats, the proposition that all danish products be banned and all ties be severed with denmark, and the absolutely and unbelievably over-the-top special english version of aalim online addressing this issue, are completely out of order..
why though?
death threats - the notion that blasphemy has no place in islam and muslims should strive to yada yada.. well, it doesnt matter folks, because the people in question do not share the same beliefs as you.. its akin to a liberalised enlightened moderate (what was that famous Musharraf phrase again?) telling you, say, to not wear an abaya, and that if you d wear it, ima kill you (the achmed the dead terrorist ethos).. who are you to set out the rules? if something that someone says hurts you, you have the power to do the same.. but retaliating with such excesses is out of question and unjustifiable.. if its about setting a precedence perhaps, then maybe the next time out you think about forwaring an sms involving a pathan and homosexuality, you should think twice as there may be a mob of bearded men with turbans (i know its a generalisation but theres no humour in always remaining politically correct) outside your house with, yes, you guessed it, pitchforks!
banning of danish products and cutting off relations: brilliant. i guess its okay for the US authorities to detain Edhi, or to say, pressurise Pakistan with economic sanctions and the like. I mean many terrorists are afterall bred and probably now born in Pakistan (probably), so the whole of Pakistan should bear the brunt
quick notes about aamir liaquats show which had more fallacies than an o levels debating competition.. two points he raised caught my attention (before i painstakingly got up and changed the channel). one about how countries like the USA have rules which involve monetary punishments for blasphemy, and how that means 'selling your soul' in a sense and buying redemption with money and how that is shameless.. i dont really think that, crappy as it may (apparently) be, the foundation of the existence of the US isnt religion so its easy to see why they would want to punish you more severely for say, burning the flag..
the second point is rather more interesting.. basically, according to dr. amir liaquat (who possesses a false phd degree, rumour has it :O) a guy once mispronounced mohammads name out of mischief, and incurred the wrath of God upon himself.. it was revealed by Allah (apparently)that he was an illegitimate child, and even his wife was cheating on him.. something that was confirmed when that persons son asked his mother about the identity of his father.. amir liaquat then suggested the 3 men in question (the cartoonists) that they should go to their mothers and ask about their fathers identity too, and that they too may (or are?) illegitimate children..
that cracked me up a fair bit.. i look for comic relief in many places but this was quite teh unexpected.. never knew god had a sense of humour..
anyways, enough said about that twat.. watching that program suggested that fascism is on the rise.. consumerist and oligarchical fascism in the 'west' and religious fascism in our country..
there were so many grounds on which those cartoons could be condemned and perhaps deemed unjustifiable, but these guys picked out the worst of the lot..
oh well, what do i know?
havent you heard-omg this looks like a teenage testimonial master splinter-waves have lost their sympathy for me-and so have the ways a man must be-omg the beatles-election day-a 104 frigging degrees and rising-death and insanity for the two namesakes-just like the ocean is in love with the moon-bad bad smelly plagiarism-political science and simon bolivar-in pain-smiling blindly at your embrace-mountains in the sky-the hummingbirds sang-constellations of stars bear your name-aamriat ka baaghi saad rafique-howl at the moon once more-it looks like cheese-how did you guess that-hmm iss ko refute karo-clear away theres a slow train coming-oh now i get it-marbles and their craters-age old adage of creation being destruction and destruction being creation-your life is a montage of beautiful illustrations.. its a shame none of them are your own-you are not your job-the question begs itself-i get it now-what is liberalism and who defines it?-in death, a member of project mayhem has a name-his name is robert poulsen-his name is robert poulsen-his name is robert poulsen-a gondola full of ikea product-philosophy of f***-mere abbu ka cyclon se koi lena dena nahi, woh to cyclon kay purzay banatay hain-beautiful people-penny lane
As with every book, the dichotomy between the literary essence and (sometimes underlying) philosophy, is what makes the book what it is for the person reading it. Since the philosophical aspect of literary works by (apparently) 'existentialist' (or writers who have been termed as such) has been beaten to death by petty little sticks and stones by the scum of society - the 'type' of people i despise from the core of my bleeding heart, or paraphrasing sartre, 'the bourgeoise quoting rimbaud' - ad nauseam, stuff like this generally upsets me to the point of throwing up. However, conveniently ignoring that aspect (regardless of how beautiful and interesting it is in its essence), the literary aspect of this book is what made me fall in love with it. I am glad this was the part of the trilogy (this is the second book) i got to lay my hands on first. It is an absolutely sublime book with almost 2 dozen characters and how they look at life in the midst of the week leading up to the munich agreement before WW2 (and hence the name - a false reprieve).
Every time I try to deliberate upon or speak about something, my belief in the notion that one can never truly understand what another person says or does in its entirety, strengthens. One can only look at those ideas as an abstract reality and take it on from there. Apart from this having its bearings and implications on many things in my life, what it has done is convince me to shut my trap about the things i read or hear and speak only as much as I think can be properly conveyed to the other person, and that is the reason why I shall not proceed any further.
In other words, go and effin' read it yourself to get a much better idea :S
missing people in pakistan:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TUjSJMl1Hv8
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n2PYgrE33Jo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zaRGMb5GnDM
i admit that i m ignorant about the world at large and in specific about how many rounds this video has taken around the world, so at the risk of looking like a fool who posts videos that the world has already seen, i ve pasted the link (in 3 parts) to the video regarding the people who have gone 'missing' in pakistan..
most would know about the issue itself.. i did too.. and that was one of the reasons why i thought i could skip the airing of this video and a talk by mrs janjua and the mother of another missing person.. i didnt, but thats a story for another day..
i do not know how big a part that played in me posting this here, because the video told me of nothing that i didnt know about, yet, it told me more than i thought i could ever know about the issue.. anyways.. enough of this recurring going-round-in-circles apologetic-at-being-unable-to-convey-what-i-want-to-say talk that has become the feature of my life..
most of the people in the list at the end seem to be baloch (they were apparently 'picked up' for their nationalistic tendencies [only god knows what that means]) so it takes some of the gloss off the label of this being a product of the war on terror.. shameful and utterly wrong in any case..
