An Arab Woman Blues - Reflections in a sealed bottle...

Good God what a weird dream I had... Here I was minding my own business, and a commanding voice out of nowhere ordered : Follow the chain of command What chain of command ? The US chain of command. Me ??? And before I could voice my utter refusal, I saw a pyramid, not your ordinary pyramid, but a strange looking pyramid, that had no clear forms, made of orders, codes, names kept secret, and dark skin looking people... At the top of this formless pyramid was an American soldier, and at the bottom of this formless pyramid was a suicide bomber... And it was explained to me in this very weird dream. There is going to be a major change of strategy/tactics in Afghanistan. I am not Madame Soleil, the famous clairvoyant, so I was given headlines only...but no dates. - The pitting of locals against locals. - the use of outsiders who know locals quite well - the extensive use of local suicide bombers against the Talibans and people sympathetic to them. And then in this weird dream I was shown s...

Six years on and I am still, always, shocked by what I observe around me... My mind cannot comprehend how is it possible for any human being to be subjected on a daily basis to violations of basic human rights, and not get angry and enraged. The West in general and the Americans and their slave boys the English, in particular, expect you to take it, unconditionally, and mum's the word. You are not to express, vent, argue, debate, point the finger, criticize, insult, denounce... any of the crimes perpetrated by these people, their governments and their countries. You are expected to be able to differentiate between governments and its people, you are expected not to fight back, you are expected not to protect yourself, you are expected to rise above it all and be an example of good will and peace. How can that be ? How can that be ? If any American or English motherfucker, is daily subjected to arrests, bombs, endless stories of rape and torture of his/her own people by an outside g...

A few reactions from Arabs and Muslims regarding Oboma's being bestowed the Nobel Peace Prize. - Palestine : "Obama has a long way to go still and lots of work to do before he can deserve a reward," "Obama only made promises and did not contribute any substance to world peace. And he has not done anything to ensure justice for the sake of Arab and Muslim causes." - Iraq : "He doesn't deserve this prize. All these problems -- Iraq, Afghanistan -- have not been solved...The man of 'change' hasn't changed anything yet." - Pakistan : "an embarrassing joke." - Afghanistan : "The Nobel prize for peace? Obama should have won 'the Nobel Prize for escalating violence and killing civilians'." Yep.

Pissoir is the French word for a public urinal. I am not trying to be a snob or anything, but could not find the equivalent in English. And why do I have to explain myself linguistically, when you have been pissing on us, literally speaking. You as in England, G.B, U.K, whatever the fuck you want to call yourselves... Listen, I have nothing against the English per se, apart from their lousy food. You can't consider mushy peas, Cornish pasties, pork pies as food. Can you now ? Got nothing against you folks. Apart from your lousy cockney and/or, plum stuck up in ass, accent... Got nothing against you folks, apart from the fact that you're such a bunch of political hypocrites behind your "detached" facades of stiff upper lip. Got nothing against you folks, apart from the fact for your Commonwealth and Her Majesty are still bestowing favors on the subjects... You guys amuse me. I like your sense of humor and your grace to grass empire delusions. Grace to grass was a term...

Fellow Iraqi blogger Wafaa' Al-Natheema , will be on her second round of fund raising campaign for Iraqi orphans. For those of you who live in the U.S, it would be great it you can join her in her fund raising walk or make a donation and spread the word...For those outside the U.S you still can make a donation for Iraq's orphans. This is the least you can do for the 5 Million Iraqi orphans since 2003, year of Iraq's "liberation". Thanks for your support. I am publishing her appeal below as well as all the contact details. In four days, I will begin my walk to Vermont again on the weekend of October 9-12 to raise funds for Iraqi orphans, who have been living in dire conditions since the occupation began in April 2003, and very few have addressed the crises including and especially the media. I keep receiving tens and tens of emails and articles about the disgraceful acts of government officials and about the abuse or theft of Iraqi oil and artifacts, but rarely ab...

Brief news here. - As predicted the wave of arrests has spread, after Mosul and Tikrit, to Anbar, Diyala, Abu Ghraib and Baghdad. No numbers given. - In Kirkuk mounting violent attacks against the Christian community. The archbishop L.Zakho has made yet another appeal for government protection and he said " We have no militias like the government parties to protect us. Is this violent intimidation happening to scare us off and force us into exile ? " - Mosul and rest of the Nineveh province. What Roads to Iraq reported on that matter is correct. Those arrested were businessmen, tribal sheikhs and academics. In an interview with some of the heads of the Mosul tribes, the following was said. " We condemn strongly this SECTARIAN attack on the people of Mosul and we ask for all detainees to be released immediately." Moreover, demonstrations took place in Mosul following the arrests and demands were made for an inquiry on the assault (rape) by three police forces on a g...

It's nearly 6 am here, too late to sleep...another sleepless night. Might as well use it, squeeze it, until its last drop before the sun rises and exposes me... Hiding, in her tenebrous folds, I write away...like some thief stealing in the middle of the night...like some lover waiting for his beloved to appear with the morning dew... But am hurrying up... But am snatching the lines...every comma, every full stop, every pause, Greedily devouring the page before the light hits my page a missile, a mortar bomb, an explosion... But, but, but... sounds like a machine gun spraying bullets across... but, but, but.... sounds like a row of quacking ducks, but, but, but... sounds like the West, like the left, like the right, like the center, like the invisible man like a sniper. but, but, but... In between the raped butts and the buts, I search for mine... cigarette butts, flower buds, bouts and buts... But you know But you have to understand But you see But it was proven that But evidence s...