May 26, 2004
FCUK Look-alikes
Gene Hackman in The French Connection and Ahmad Chalabi the Iraqi leader accused by the CIA of having a close connection with Iran.
May 25, 2004
May 20, 2004
Picasso's Face-lift
For the past six months, Picasso?s ?Les Demoiselles d?Avignon? has been undergoing a major restoration in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Read about it here.
Fear and Disorientation
The New Yorker reported that the decision by Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was designed to create ?fear and disorientation? in Iraqi prisoners. Rumsfeld authorized the establishment of a highly secret program that was given approval of killing, capturing or possible interrogation of ?high value? targets in the Bush Administration?s war on terror. Read the article here.
May 16, 2004
Middle East after Saddam
Read here the recent lecture by Fred Halliday on ?The Middle East after Saddam Hussein?.
May 12, 2004
May 07, 2004
Brother Tarantino
(After Reservoir Dogs)
A comic film that mocks the clergy has become a box-office hit in Iran. Apparently the film has struck a chord with the public. The film tells the story of a thief who escapes prison by posing as a cleric. In one scene the main character refers to Quentin Tarantino as "brother Tarantino"! Read more.
May 04, 2004
Middle eastern look-alikes
Jesus and the wired Iraqi prisoner.