rendition and rape
June 29, 2008
The United States
ought to be about
dialogue and diplomacy
solutions and life –
not attack and torture,
rendition and rape.
artist:Gwyneth Leech
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Tags: diplomacy, life, rendition, solutions
June 29, 2008 at 2:34 am
This is a repost from Jan 07. I love this piece of art. I was searching images for an appropriate pictue to accompany the poem when I was stunned by it. I consider myself very lucky to have found it and privileged to have permission to exhibit it.
June 29, 2008 at 3:22 am
Interview Request
Hello Dear and Respected,
I hope you are fine and carrying on the great work you have been doing for the Internet surfers. I am Ghazala Khan from The Pakistani Spectator (TPS), We at TPS throw a candid look on everything happening in and for Pakistan in the world. We are trying to contribute our humble share in the webosphere. Our aim is to foster peace, progress and harmony with passion.
We at TPS are carrying out a new series of interviews with the notable passionate bloggers, writers, and webmasters. In that regard, we would like to interview you, if you don’t mind. Please send us your approval for your interview at my email address “ghazala.khi at gmail.com”, so that I could send you the Interview questions. We would be extremely grateful.
regards.
Ghazala Khan
The Pakistani Spectator
http://www.pakspectator.com
June 29, 2008 at 6:45 pm
In an Utopian world, rape wouldn’t even be in our vocabulary. Unfortunately, many countries rape other countries for their resources.
June 29, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Ghazala, thank you but I already did an interview.
cc, yes – so many words we say ought to fade into oblivion.
July 1, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Moving words qazse. I admire cats like you who can distill a 5,000 word political diatribe into a short poem. Did you hear the Supreme Court denied damage awards to rendition torture victims? And the U.S. government wonders why the World hates them. Go figure, right?
July 2, 2008 at 12:47 am
johnnypeepers, thanks for the complement.
RE the SuperConstitutional Court – it would be very dangerous to award damages, the government might then be forced to stop breaking the law. We wouldn’t want that now, would we johnny me boy.