Endless Beginnings...
For God's sake, tell me where to begin? I was set out to write about Father's day and the thousands of fatherless Iraqi children.The thousands of killed fathers, the thousands of fathers trying desperately hard to feed their families, daily putting their lives at great risk, in a country gripped by demonic violence. The exiled fathers, selling scraps in Amman and Damascus, bearing the brunt of daily insults. Or the unemployed fathers, feeling torn inside watching their kids go hungry. Or maybe the head bent down father, slouched posture, hiding scars beneath a worn out shirt. The father that has been imprisoned, humiliated, tortured and sodomized, unable to look his children in the eyes... Or maybe I should write about sexual torture and sodomy instead... The further horrors emerging from Abu Ghraib and the Taguba report... More reports of "abuse". And I am sure Abu Ghraib is not over. I am certain that more Abu Ghraibs are taking place in Iraq, in those shadowy deten
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PS: Redacted was Hollywood at its worst.
In Solidarity
Redacted was hollywood at its worst because it had the courage and audacity to SHOW YOU AND YOUR ILK AT ITS BEST.!
Now fuck off and go and take those ugly curlers out....
Greg from USA
Movies you might find tolerable
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Schindler's List
Hotel Rwanda
Cool Hand Luke
Unforgiven
The Sixth Sense
The African Queen
Gladiator
Saving Private Ryan
Good Movies that you would probably hate
The Shining
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Memento
The Matrix
It's a Wonderful Life
Forrest Gump
Patton
The Lion King
A Christmas Story
War Games
Jaws
Blade Runner
Die Hard
Platoon
Greg from USA
PS: America is GOOD!! Don't forget it!!
And, one more, a truly extraordinary, remarkable performance on a subject also considered taboo, for the most part, everywhere, "Dominick and Eugene" Again, just one brief reference, www.imdb.com/title/tt0095050 You will never know from the descriptions, because they and I do not want to give away the amazing dramatic, emotional relationship and impact of what happens to the main protagonist in the film, the decisive moments and events. As in all cases, it is culturally specific, but, in these instances, the specifics are only the medium for more universal messages. Both, fortunately, have more or less "happy" endings. However, just thinking about the Dominick and Eugene film brings tears to my eyes. It really falls into a special category of its own in terms of subject matter and how it is/was depicted, portrayed, approached, etc. If I can thing of any others, Ill let you know. I think if I were to choose between the two, above, Dominick and Eugene would win, hands down, for me, again, because it was so extraordinary in terms of the performances and the subject matter they depicted with such delicacy--karlmarx
I'd like to thank many people for their support but most of all, that little brat who has followed my trials and tribulations as if she was a pimple on my ass!
goodbye to all.
Shame on the retarded pile of dogshit who dared use her dear name to comment above.
You are right....
besides, peri menopause or menopause or even old age, are nothing to be ashamed of...
A woman expulsed that donkey from her womb...It might need to remember the one who gave birth to It.
But then with mothers like it's what can one expect but..
I am 10 women in one.
you still have not taken off those ugly curlers...damn american suburbia.
I picture you to be in some small room with some pan Arab Islamist telling you what to write about... Did he tire and pull your plug because too many embarrassing issues were being exposed?
You can't give up until you have changed your mind about working with the Americans to rebuild Iraq.
Greg from USA
The imposter layla anwar, is obviously not me...it lacks imagination that's all.
You can find the Yacoubian building in English, published by penguin press if I recall right.
The book is a must read.
As for Lemon Tree, I would rather watch the film. Forget the book. The film was inspired by a true story that took place in occupied Palestine a few years ago.
You can go ahead and snoop my shit if you like..And fuck you and fuck your America.
Your time would be better spent in trying to sort out the disaster in your own backyard.
America:
Trashy prison system where one quarter of the global prison population are imprisoned Trashy health system.- approx 50 million Americans do not have any health care.. And even if one does that does not guarantee you get your insurance. Trashy pay-up or go away and die hospital schemes. Trashy Star-bucks soya excuse for coffee. Trashy social service system. Trashy fake food. And Trashy Trashy Hollywood Planet. As a world humanitarian film THE US IS THE TRASHIEST SHOW ON EARTH!
Both Greg from the U.S and American women are so full grudge. They get disoriented when they relaize who is better? Alas they don't have enough courage to admit that they are worthless srap metal of the lowest genre.
I wonder if you could recommend or provide a link for an Iraqi documentary or film from the eighties era. I remeber I once watched a film about the Babylon fesival in 1989 and I was so impressed.
Ok, I liked forest gummp, mainly the songs.
I like Robert di Niro and J.Nicholson too. I think they are very good actors, and the older they get the better they are.
As good as it gets is a good "comedy".
And I suppose this is as good as it gets.
"Your time would be better spent in trying to sort out the disaster in your own backyard."
This is too funny.........am still laughing.
Ditto for blue gum...am cracking up.
Hello,
I will have a look for you, but I doubt very much you will find anything from the 80's. the Iraqi TV and film archives have been completely destroyed. Completely.
Even the musueum of modern art, completely ransacked and destroyed and the paintings from the pioneer Iraqi artits, stolen and sold for peanuts....I don't want to go down that route right now, as this is a topic that really really tears me apart...
That was very funny too...loooooool.
I understand how you must hate America. Understand that the American people lost control of the government in the 1930's, we are a nation of slaves. The government is dominated by an international pro-israel banking cartel. Our military is nothing but an attack dog for corporate interests. You must understand that the American people have been brainwashed incrementally for about 80 years. Our food and water contains drugs such as sodium fluoride, and other toxins to dumb us down and turn us into complacent slaves. America is in its darkest hour, and we need a miracle from God, Allah, or anyone to help save the world from the powers of evil.
check out www.infowars.com
to her... priceless
annie
I agree, you need a miracle indeed...or maybe some MAJOR Divine intervention but not terribly pleasing to the Americans.
yes Betool is an amazing artist...
Thanks.