tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61088782011-06-07T23:34:37.048-07:00An assembly of Iraqis inside and outside of Iraq...Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comBlogger611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1079825870970815682004-03-20T15:37:00.000-08:002004-03-21T11:23:12.700-08:00

History was yesterday. Let's learn together together today, so we don't needlessly die tomorrow. Killing won't create the proper example for democracy to flourish. But we are here now, so what will we do with this moment? Allow for the status quo of the last several years to continue? Or learn that hearts and minds are more important than money, prestige, power...and geostrategic control of

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1079768502569494102004-03-19T23:41:00.000-08:002004-03-19T23:45:03.920-08:00

Priceless. This anniversary means nothing when you cannot walk down the street at night in your neighborhood. lim

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1079683293182364792004-03-19T00:01:00.000-08:002004-03-21T02:08:09.060-08:00

The war profiteers Chalabi and his associates that pushed the war in the Pentagon must be kicked out. They are not making the situation better. In other words, if they stick around, Iraq, Iraqis, and the region are in serious trouble. But America doesn't really care about the region as long as the oil flows at a higher rate each day. The day the interim constitution was signed the oil levels

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1079651603512099572004-03-18T15:13:00.000-08:002004-03-18T23:55:32.343-08:00

His novel, "The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist" Let us be bent on happiness and survival. Let us rise up together and be true to ourselves. He died in 1998, but with him...not the hope for a better future in the Arab World. That was when I was very troubled by what Clinton was doing in Iraq (Sudan style bombings). Let us all be pessoptimists...and discover ourselves. Discover how

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1079629074623028322004-03-18T08:57:00.000-08:002004-03-18T09:36:39.106-08:00

US military says Car. Iraqis say a missile. US vs IRAQ Is this what will bring security? NO. Reconciliation will...and there needs to be a supplement of truth in order to acheive that goal. ________ does the U.S. take Iraqis for idiots, or is just me? ...Oh, it's that American VS Rest of the World Audience thing. PSYOPSPECIAL part two coming up. WTF. >>lim.

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So, we have this now. The streets my father walked on when he was my current age. This is the latest site of another terrible tragedy. Will it stop? And when it stops, will it have been worth it? I hope so. Democracy in Iraq is an Idea...and only exists as one at the moment. Just Like Palestine as a state is an Idea...and will probably remain so for our lifetimes. Sorry, my cynicism

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1079498254910328212004-03-16T20:37:00.000-08:002004-03-17T00:21:40.966-08:00

A PsyOps Special Production. I believe if Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today he would ask, "Who is accountable?" So, that's what I'm asking...I initially wanted to do a better production, but time is short. These are some images. I apologize to all those who have a slow connection...many many images. I am happy and honored to have met Fayrouz and her Texan/Chilean husband. What an

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I do not endorse this silly joke of a temporary constitution. It will serve only to divide. I've read most of it now...and, please please please. What fool's gold for the expat slime balls. They will grab for it. But because they are such slime, it will slip from their grasp. And I'm not saying they will not get what the power they tickle each other for illegitamately. Because they

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Click here to read it. Integrate and streamline for knowledge to spread faster and with more ease. The anniversary approaches. God bless those in Spain...my thoughts and my mentor from my higher education are with you at this terrifying moment. I hope they are all right...I'm so frightened for them because they're schedule coincided with these tragic events. I have yet to hear from any body

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1078990671790792732004-03-10T23:37:00.000-08:002004-03-10T23:45:58.996-08:00

Story time: (here's an outline, will finish in prose later...I just cannot believe it and I got to get this up on the blog.) My sister N. is an extremely intelligent and ambitious Iraqi woman that has degrees, both law and business graduate degrees, coming from some of the best schools in the world. She met with Salem "Sam" Chalabi because of a Clifford Ch. connection through a friend of the

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1078853151834310022004-03-09T09:25:00.000-08:002004-03-09T10:17:53.623-08:00

Check this article out. (also a hlink below) It's about time the mainstream press grabs onto the hypocrisy and actually writes soemthing about it. Chalabi wants to be "everybody's man" because that's the only way he'll have an iota of power after sovereignty is "transferred"....uhm'ah bih'ain'OH!!! What a power-hungry butt-muncher. heeheeeeee....Reminds me of Gollum, not Smeagol mind you.

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1078720273851070392004-03-07T20:31:00.000-08:002004-03-08T16:37:21.700-08:00

Zbigniew Brzezinski was the national security advisor for President Carter. That aside, the man wrote a compelling book called "The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives" that I recommend for anybody to check out. There are excerpts of it all over the place online. Google it. It verges upon prophecy at times. But it's intelligently written and ominous. Not to

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1078644331944012922004-03-06T23:25:00.000-08:002004-03-06T23:28:35.700-08:00

I’ve been watching fingers pointing at every direction, some ppl blame it at the “Resistance”, but who are the resistance, are they Iraqis, are they foreign fighters, at this point I don’t know. Some ppl say its American/Israeli made, to drive the county in to civil war dilemma, so that they can control the resource of Iraq, The funnies on of all this is a post I read saying that its

Torshehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04202696889276609838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1078630517558720872004-03-06T19:35:00.000-08:002004-03-06T19:38:20.950-08:00

Salam is fine. And me...ha! I was writing, "God be with you"....me of all people. But, I was honestly scared...and when you see the terrible events unfold in the ever-over-dramatized manner as they were on Arab and Western media...well, you can't help but fear the worst. Those of you who wrote...thank you. I'm sure Salam appreciates it. (I can't guarantee that tho! lol :) ) Sounds like

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1078464520913651322004-03-04T21:28:00.000-08:002004-03-04T21:38:28.483-08:00

Many in the Iraqi Blogosphere are extremely concerned about Salam, his family, their whereabouts and well-being. Email me to pass along well-wishes to his friends in the Iraqi Blogosphere and to others that know him. Frankly, I'm freaked out about what has happened. The consequences of this horrific day have yet to resonate across Iraq and the region. And so, I hope both Salam and his kin are

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1077686628187568212004-02-24T21:23:00.000-08:002004-02-29T13:53:06.653-08:00

A dear friend of mine says, "We should teach history in reverse." When I first hear him say this I am studying both western and eastern classical authors, dead white male philosophers, and newer ideas in academia like post-colonial studies (which could be banned from being taught in the U.S.---more on that later perhaps) and woman studies. I was (and am still) a person intermingling and

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So, I got a quote, too! “What we are watching today, I believe, is a culmination of 10-15 years of mounting barbarism of the American culture the world over, crowned by the achievements of science and technology as a major weapon of mass destruction. We are witnessing manhunts and wanton killing of the type and scale not seen since the raids on American Indian populations, by a superior

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1077471271548984742004-02-22T09:33:00.000-08:002004-02-22T09:39:22.140-08:00

(The word “Terrorist” seemed totally inappropriate. It is a term too frequently applied by people to certain other and serves only the shore up there own prejudices. ‘Some terrorist wear pin-striped suits, they hide there terrorism behind institutions and law or social regulations that have more to do with control than liberation. This terror maintains the status quo and power brokerage in the

Torshehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04202696889276609838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1077429170619555202004-02-21T21:52:00.000-08:002004-02-29T13:56:19.216-08:00

Mark my word... Check Sistani, der speigel interview...(if anybody wants links, I'll provide them when I have the chance...) [i.e. if there are riots and killing in the streets of iraq's cities in september and october, bush doesn't get elected. and honestly, i've always thought (besides one or two moments of hope) that he would be re-elected. but now...very interesting.] Certain Iraqi voices

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1077422383600249822004-02-21T19:59:00.000-08:002004-02-26T05:32:19.543-08:00

Got to a CPU and was somehow inspired. Now the Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us · Secret report warns of rioting and nuclear war · Britain will be 'Siberian' in less than 20 years · Threat to the world is greater than terrorism Mark Townsend and Paul Harris in New York Sunday February 22, 2004 The Observer Who are we kidding, tho? We knew (well, some of us perhaps

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1077264664119909732004-02-20T00:11:00.000-08:002004-02-29T14:06:36.263-08:00

I couldn't sleep, so I had to get this off my chest before I leave for a while. Also, I was feeling quite depressed because of certain events taking form and (what seems like) so little action and the quality of information I am seeing used and consumed by Americans...but now since I've been energized by new news, I'm very hopeful. Anyhow, one of my fellow Iraqi bloggers emailed me about this

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Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1076894519812075212004-02-15T17:21:00.000-08:002004-02-15T21:51:53.640-08:00

A complete CROSS POST, SINCE NOBODY VISITS SHLONKOM BAKAZAY? And I'm not ashamed of it. UPDATE: Possibly a mild over-reaction. I don't regret it, though. The program will be shown in one of my readers' area at 3am NOT "IN THE THREE TOWNS only," just to CORRECT THAT...I apologise for this. But it is only scheduled on WNET in New York at 1 a.m. February 16. Also on WETA in Washinbtgon, D.C

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1076832564910147702004-02-15T00:09:00.000-08:002004-02-20T03:49:51.153-08:00

And... What took so long? ___? We will NOT forget Amiriyah, 13 Febuary 1991.

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1076400577616179702004-02-10T00:09:00.000-08:002004-02-10T00:17:40.140-08:00

Shameless Crossposting & addedums, edits: It was supposed to be a "decapitation attack" to take out a bunker underneath Al-Sa'aa restaurant where Saddam or "the big one" was supposed to be at the time. Now, we all know for certain there was no such bunker. So, I'd first like to thank the Department of Defense for providing the transcript that includes an hour of questions from reporters while

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1076285562976847742004-02-08T16:11:00.000-08:002004-02-08T17:46:34.496-08:00

Here is the latest news I got from Iraq, one of them is really funny. I was chatting with my cousin in Baghdad, He was filing me with the latest about the Situation, electricity, water, gas, and security. He said that to fill your car with gas there’s odds and even numbers and there is a certain days for odds car numbers and even car numbers, this is not the first time Iraqis had to deal with

Torshehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04202696889276609838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1076240374988467582004-02-08T03:39:00.000-08:002004-02-08T04:17:58.543-08:00

To the People of Baghdad Vilayet: In the name of my King, and in the name of the peoples over whom he rules, I address you as follow:- Our military operations have as their object the defeat of the enemy, and the driving of him from these territories. In order to complete this task, I am charged with absolute and supreme control of all regions in which British troops operate; but our armies

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1076123849043378632004-02-06T19:17:00.000-08:002004-02-06T19:48:36.373-08:00

just wondering... Co-Chair of Bush Panel Part of Far Right Network - inter press service Bush to Pick Panel for WMD Inquiry, Official Says - CNN Iraq Commission Could Pose Serious Threat to Bush - Reuters September 11 Inquiry Could Become Election Embarrassment for Bush - Agence France Presse ...oops wrong post! Incidentally, a two month extension was graciously accepted by John McCain (Rep.)

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1075265737868936472004-01-27T20:54:00.000-08:002004-01-27T20:57:47.436-08:00

I will be commenting on a subject that touches all of us. How the rest of the Arabic population feels about Iraqis right now. For some of you, it will be shocking. I’ve been watching this very closely, I’ve read comments that is so extreme, examples one of them said Iraq has 10.000.000 traitors thus “Shiea”, cause they are not fighting the occupation, Kurds deserve to be Gassed, cause they want

Torshehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04202696889276609838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1075097842767775082004-01-25T22:17:00.000-08:002004-02-17T20:20:46.513-08:00

check it UPDATE 17 FEB 2004: Something to do with iraq...I predict that cheney is dumped (or "leaves the Vice Presidency for health reasons") by the Bushies...and is replaced by John McCain. That'll be like botox for Bush and co. And they'll get re-elected. How depressing. lim

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1075007840756599432004-01-24T21:17:00.000-08:002004-01-29T22:15:13.360-08:00

I am getting too worked up. There is no one answer for Iraq. I only know what I feel. And I need to feel free to express myself these days. My father came here and sought freedom and a better life for his family. He's done just that (But it's more complicated than just stating this). I am in the highest regard of him and the ideals and principles of freedom. We both feel like what is

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074930419783193262004-01-23T23:46:00.000-08:002004-01-29T22:14:01.983-08:00

...and/or Being Broken Down by conditions beyond the grasp of what we call reality. Does anybody see a ironic metaphorical parallel to the preventive war (i.e invasion) of Iraq, then the precipitous yet curiously consistent breakdown (i.e. lack of planning and intelligence in every sense of the word) of post-war Iraq after the supplanting of Saddam and the now unfolding invasion of Mars, with a

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074748335238922272004-01-21T21:10:00.000-08:002004-01-22T00:58:44.843-08:00

Iraq Under Religious rule As far as I remember Iraq was never under religious rule, we have bars “till Saddam” closed them, but he didn’t ban the selling of alcohol. We have nightclubs and all of use knows about Abu Nawas street. The way am looking at the situation right now, I don’t think its heading to the right direction. It started with the family law, then you cant access the

Torshehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04202696889276609838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074582591460599182004-01-19T23:09:00.000-08:002004-01-19T23:11:50.750-08:00

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074578544196914022004-01-19T22:02:00.000-08:002004-01-30T22:49:10.060-08:00

Do we have to make this step backwards? I am still confused about it. Could anybody fill me in? On a somewhat separate yet related note: I have been checking out Sistani's website and it is pretty remarkable. It's well organised and in many different languages. Wow. So, when and if this law takes effect (now or) in July (???) ...it makes completely no sense. How do you de-secularise a

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074389768853765392004-01-17T17:36:00.000-08:002004-01-30T22:55:22.153-08:00

If you have any questions about making your post in color just email me.... and I'll help you out as much as I can. Here's a good site...called ColerMatch Remix. Customize. I'm figuring out slowly that I have a lot to learn about blogging. New members on their way. l.

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074387458726683912004-01-17T16:57:00.000-08:002004-01-19T23:15:42.670-08:00

My apologies to everybody for my swath of posts that amounted to very little discussion...I took many of them down because they were irrelevent. Approaching Hurria's Post: First off, thank you for your post...several important points, well taken. Now let me tell you my take on your points (one at a time, I hope) and engage in some discussion. First, I'd like to hear what Palast said in

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074322283114669052004-01-16T22:41:00.000-08:002004-01-17T10:50:19.076-08:00

Marhaba Liminal, I tried a few times to delete that original post, which wasn't supposed to appear in the first place, but it kept reappearing on the page, and now I see it is gone. I think there must be a jin in the site's software since I never posted it or even previewed it, yet it got posted somehow. Anyway, as you saw I finally finished it. By the way, I think when people like Palast

Hurriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09569197167936843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074320981366887482004-01-16T22:29:00.000-08:002004-01-17T14:14:59.860-08:00

I just realised that Hurria's post on Palast is intact! OMG! or it has been updated by her! well, anyway...only good intentions from me. Sorry, I definitely need to hold off on the Federalism post utnil tomorrow. Just as offer...esp. to those of you who aren't really interested in changing their color of their post each time...if you pick a color and send it to me, I'd be more than happy to

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074320470440964802004-01-16T22:21:00.000-08:002004-01-18T13:10:08.716-08:00

Here's a link to Greg Palast's website. And an interview of him by Mike Hersh. And also, a great website that offers some insight (with the help of Palast) on his book 'The Best Democracy Money Can Buy'. Truthout.org is excellent for a number of reasons, tho. There's much more out there on the web, but here are just a few sources. And here's his BLOG. This one's for Hurria!

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074318160501379902004-01-16T21:42:00.000-08:002004-01-18T13:08:39.013-08:00

Figured it out! Okay, that's how you do it...if anybody wants to know how to post in their own color, just go edit on the post where it now shows my color as dark red (8B0000) and insert your own color. check here for different web compat. colors ...there are other colors than the ones listed here, tho. just search around that pg and others thereabouts. I think there is a helpful chart, I

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074315419165447472004-01-16T20:56:00.000-08:002004-01-18T13:12:42.530-08:00

This is what I think of this?! Addendums to come! Long story, had some research to complete and a deadline to ponder and meet, but I'm back in action. Salam, welcome! I'm very happy you've joined us. And Hurria...and my cousin too! Yes! things are shaping up. My dad was ill then out of town, but now I think we'll have some time over the w-end to get him going too! perfect! I look

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074319963342507072004-01-16T20:54:00.000-08:002004-01-16T22:33:03.170-08:00

A few days ago I began a post, then got sidetracked and never posted it. Imagine my shock when I saw it appear on the page in all its brief and unexplained glory! So, now that I have some time again, I will try to finish saying what I had in mind, and hopefully it will sound less bizarre in its complete form. As I said, the other day I heard Greg Palast, who is an American investigative reporter

Hurriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09569197167936843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074301470052574492004-01-16T17:04:00.000-08:002004-01-16T17:06:24.966-08:00

Hurriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09569197167936843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074199952180411572004-01-15T12:49:00.000-08:002004-01-15T12:54:25.623-08:00

So what does everyone think of this?! I'm irritated beyond anything with this new turn of events about Shari'a law- what about everyone else??? YOU MEN- what do you think of it? Obviously, it's not going to affect your rights that much... And Faiza's post on federalism *was* fantastic... she expressed everything beautifully.

riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527780125152638402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1074031165737525842004-01-13T13:59:00.000-08:002004-01-13T14:01:15.623-08:00

لا أدري لماذا توحي لي كلمة حكومة فدرالية بأن ثمة عائلة قد تفسخت Go read it, translationI am sure will be posted in less than 24 hours, she already has devoted fans.

salamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1073888806231383442004-01-11T22:25:00.000-08:002004-01-15T13:05:36.903-08:00

Oh my God I’ve been out of Iraq since 1998. Reading your posts gave me Flash backs, Riverband you asked me where I used to hangout, I don’t know if those places are still exists or not but lets give it a try. I used to hangout around Al-Sa3a restaurant “I know that one does not exist any more”, but mostly it was “Tea Time” near Baghdad international Fair. I lived in Al-Mansour so I know that

Torshehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04202696889276609838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1073860416890428912004-01-11T14:27:00.000-08:002004-01-11T14:33:57.483-08:00

Welcome Everyone... Hey Salam!! No- it's not only politics (hopefully), although if you're Iraqi, it's inevitably going to be politics- isn't it? You make Samed sound good (a7*af 3ndek 7u9eh bil ma63am?!)... I can't make it to Mansur- too far away for me. I have to settle with Rubai'i street, which isn't too bad. The importance of any restaurant is in it's cleanliness, I suppose. I once found

riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527780125152638402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1073774530886119282004-01-10T14:42:00.000-08:002004-01-10T14:44:39.753-08:00

as he enters the Agora.... he finds a link to the tiny post about federalism and wishes he has written more about the subject. Latest Baghdad restaurant review: if you go eat at Samed in Mansour do not order the Chicken Shawerma, the cook dropped a whole bag of salt in it. The grilled lamb ribs are very good, but do avoid the strange apple salad they put in front of you as a starter, go for the

salamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1073681719572779542004-01-09T12:51:00.000-08:002004-01-09T12:55:39.333-08:00

Hi Guys, just playing around with this interface. Wow! I can type on it بالعربية ! I wonder if it will show in the published version!

Hurriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09569197167936843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1073529930378626822004-01-07T18:45:00.000-08:002004-01-18T13:11:50.123-08:00

Thoughts on Federalism in Iraq Riverbend and Salam wrote provocative and insightful pieces in their blogs recently. Juan Cole has some insight on the matter, too. I believe since this is such a buzz issue, it should be the first topic of discussion in the Agora. I know I said I was going to post some broad comments on economics, war, and how it relates to Iraq. But I'll save that for

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1073456863424751872004-01-06T22:27:00.000-08:002004-01-16T22:09:46.293-08:00

Economics is human, but is economics humane? "It seems politically impossible for a capitalist democracy to organize expenditure on the scale necessary to make the grand experiment which would prove my case--except in war conditions." John Maynard Keynes, 29 July 1940 "The old imperialism--exploitation for foreign profit--has no place in our plans." President Harry S. Truman, 20 January

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1073272211476461882004-01-04T19:10:00.000-08:002004-01-16T22:11:04.310-08:00

Stalled and Starving For Attention The blog is moving much slower than I had hoped for, but it will pick up very soon. I am still trying to garner support, encourage people to join (and not be reticent to post), and teach others how to use the blogger interface. I hope by the end of the coming week things will be moving at a stronger pace. Also, I hope to have my own personal blog up and

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1072066738423518502003-12-21T20:18:00.000-08:002003-12-21T20:19:13.726-08:00

Hi Cos

Torshehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04202696889276609838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1070752977998970772003-12-06T15:22:00.000-08:002003-12-06T15:23:09.340-08:00

Hey L. Just trying to post! This is fun...

riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527780125152638402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1070605182626335922003-12-04T22:19:00.000-08:002004-01-16T22:12:01.513-08:00

Order? Just getting things in order now...so, this is the space--in its cartographic majesty--that all the fuss is about. You're going to learn about what is inside and outside it from its most precious of natural resources--the People of Iraq. Excuse the dramatic interlude, but it's true...click the map below to get a more detailed version.

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1069921420951053432003-11-27T00:23:00.000-08:002003-11-27T00:23:49.700-08:00

shlonak ya zelemay?

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1069838930579688992003-11-26T01:28:00.000-08:002003-11-26T01:28:58.993-08:00

testing one two

Liminalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090641291385799610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1069385902849601462003-11-20T19:36:00.000-08:002003-11-20T19:38:29.713-08:00

shlonak ya'gora?!

riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527780125152638402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1069376246512994172003-11-20T16:57:00.000-08:002003-11-20T16:57:33.100-08:00

hello

riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527780125152638402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108878.post-1069376111292799462003-11-20T16:54:00.000-08:002003-11-20T16:55:17.916-08:00

Just checking it out.

riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09527780125152638402noreply@blogger.com