Monthly Archives: February 2005

1) US snipers on Samarra’s spiral minaret:http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11727The US military says “military necessity” takesprecedence over the safeguarding of this Islamiclandmark- By Lucian Harris US army snipers have been positioned at the top of thegreat spiral minaret of the 9th century al-Mutawakkilmosque … Continue reading →

1) Middle East Studies in America Developments:Middle East Studies: The New York City Department ofEducation will prohibit a professor of Arab studies atColumbia University from appearing in an occasionaltraining program for secondary-schoolteachers, citing the professor’s criticism of Israel.Rashid Khalidi, director … Continue reading →

1) Bush and American Utopianism:http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,1418474,00.htmlWhy Bush will fail in EuropeThe President has an enormous political gulf tobridge. The trouble is, he doesn’t even know it’sthereWilliam PfaffSunday February 20 2005The ObserverPresident George W Bush arrives in Europe this week inthe belief … Continue reading →

1) Published this past week:http://www.isim.nl/files/Review_15/Review_15.pdf>From Showcase to Basket case: Higher Education in IraqNabil Al-TikritiIraq’s academic professionals continue to face anuphill struggle to maintain standards following yearsof sanctions and months of social chaos. Althoughsome may remain optimistic about a future free … Continue reading →

www.truthtalkziraq.blogspot.comwww.truthtalkz.blogspot.comAm trying to make this as regular as it was, andfailing to do so…1) Refrain from paying war taxes. Unplug yourselffrom the war economy — thus reducing your personalliability for US Government actions. Contact: Ruth Benn, National War Tax ResistanceCoordinating … Continue reading →

My apologies for no postings in the past 10 days — work has overtaken me. I have a backlog of postings to send out, but I’m only sending this one article now to keep the blog/serve going. Yours, Nabil 1) … Continue reading →