Posts Tagged ‘ lebanon ’

bm281 Thomas Milo on Arabic Script, War in Lebanon, and More

bm281 Thomas Milo on Arabic Script, War in Lebanon, and More

September 29, 2008

On the surface it is an interview about Tom's work with Arabic Script. But really, it is about world culture and the effects of the war in Lebanon. I spent a good part of a saturday at his home in Amsterdam where we recorded this program with the focus...

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bm271 Planning Soy Shows and Housekeeping

August 1, 2008

In the great tradition of stream-of-consciousness podcasters, I'm breaking out of the usual format for this edition.  Instead I'm in the kitchen, making a snack, and discussing the issues for the coming months, as well as a quick summary of how my talk went at the Hope conference, and...

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bm204 Thomas Milo on UNIFIL

bm204 Thomas Milo on UNIFIL

May 24, 2007

The name UNIFIL doesn't often appear on page one of the mainstream newspapers. For many it was last summers invasion of southern Lebanon that caused the media to even mention that there was an international force wedged between Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, given the task of ensuring that all...

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Meanwhile, on the Streets of Beirut

Meanwhile, on the Streets of Beirut

November 23, 2006

It would be nice to just continue to describe these days in Italy. And the plan to head to Slovenia tomorrow evening. But while I stroll and take photos, things are taking a terrible turn in Lebanon. At a little café here in Verona, we stopped to get lunch,...

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Cluster Crimes Against Humanity

Cluster Crimes Against Humanity

October 24, 2006

21 people have died and over 100 have been injured as a result of cluster bombs left over from the Israeli invasion and bombing of Lebanon over the summer. I was just reading yet another report about it. DemocracyNow had also mentioned last week that Hezbollah had...

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