Thats one of your strongest messages Mazen - adressing what we all feel and want to say if I understand correctly:
"Nasralla, Olmert, Rice, Assad, Achmedinejud & the rest of the unwashed pack please fuck of, take all the religious extremists and heros with you, and let the (by a far shot more cultivated, stylish and modern then anyone of you) Lebanese people decide and create their future for themselves.
WE DONT WANT ANYONE OF YOU HERE - WE DONT LIKE YOUR "HELP" - WE DONT LIKE ANYONE OF YOU - PISS OF - GET LOST - GO HOME!"
The Lebanese people build a Paris out of ash several times - they can do it again - and I want to visit the new Paris soon.
hey boris, yeah it is something like this maybe. i am putting this comment just to say that you forgot mr george bush in your list. i don't want him to feel neglected.
I'm an American of Lebanese descent (or dissent, at this point). After listening to and reading the news of the last couple of weeks, seeing pictures of bombed-out bridges and buildings, and hearing the blithe recitation of casualty figures, it seems as if the American media have been missing the worst thing of all: that the two fighting factions have callously put the Lebanese people in their crossfire, as if the people don't matter.
You, Mazen, have voiced this out of the rawness and confusion of your own heart. Your work is powerful and beautiful. I especially loved your "Blue" post.
Take care of yourself. My thoughts are with you -- all of you.
We must not forget that the current "case" Lebanon has nothing to do with Lebanon itself, his politicians, what Lebanon does or does not. Lebenese folks are only the raw material strangled in the middle. Not a bit has the current flagrant agression to do with Lebanon, Israeli overall security or any abducted soldiers as FOX & CNN are pumping in the dumb heads of bible-belt conditioned John-six-pack.
The Israeli army is invading strictly on White-House orders as a USA proxy to prepare for the larger military, political & strategic aim the USA has in the region.
The Lebanese as well as the Israelis are paying now and will pay dearly a unknown price to come.
For the next big thing to "settle" the "Middle East matters" e.g. bully and finally overthrow / invade Iran & Syria to get on the strategic position against the next upcoming enemy China / already in works www.flickr.com/photos/borisvienna/170272498/in/set-721575...
The world stands on the sideline chatting, stunned, not really pleased, shouting support for Israels right of self defend, discussing, appeasing, shocked but otherwise totally impotent.
Lets be clear: We are on the beginning of a catastrophe build upon a disaster.
Sorry Mazen -I could not resist - delete this / my post if appropiate to you - no bad feelings.
Hi Mazen, My name is Shirin.. I have a blog also. In my blog I try to express my feelings and my opinion about the war in Lebanon using my drawings. So... we already have something in common. I invite you to visit my blog. I love your drawings vey much, I think they show the situation in Lebanon for those who aren't there. Keep on.. you are very good at what you do. I hope that with the help of Allah the war will end soon. I am going to add your blog to my favorite blogs, I will appreciate if you do the same. Can't wait to hear your opinion about my blog.
Shirin from Lebanon http://shirin-from-lebanon.blogspot.com/
Dear Mazen! Your work is brilliant! Thank you. Good to know there are people like you out there, never give up! I've linked your blog on my blog, and because I liked it (your blog) so much I even wrote a post encouraging people to read it. Check it (my blog) out if you like, http://acloudintrousers.blogspot.com. Keep up the good work. Who knows, maybe the bloggers will eventually save the world. Ha! We refuse to stay silent!
Hi Mazen I just saw this about you in the Guardian online http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/ archives/2006/07/28/the_art_of_war.html Maybe more people will take notice. The politicians are still dancing though. A focus of opposition to this brutality. best P
Thank you, and forgive me for reposting two of your drawings. As many people as possible need to see these and think about these terrible issues. Literature & Society
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You have got it exactly right.
Take care.
best
Paul
Thats one of your strongest messages Mazen - adressing what we all feel and want to say if I understand correctly:
"Nasralla, Olmert, Rice, Assad, Achmedinejud & the rest of the unwashed pack please fuck of, take all the religious extremists and heros with you, and let the (by a far shot more cultivated, stylish and modern then anyone of you) Lebanese people decide and create their future for themselves.
WE DONT WANT ANYONE OF YOU HERE - WE DONT LIKE YOUR "HELP" - WE DONT LIKE ANYONE OF YOU - PISS OF - GET LOST - GO HOME!"
The Lebanese people build a Paris out of ash several times - they can do it again - and I want to visit the new Paris soon.
If it only would be so simple...
I'm listening to you. You are making such a wonderfull work!! I love your draws.
I wish I could hug you.
Love
hey boris,
yeah it is something like this maybe. i am putting this comment just to say that you forgot mr george bush in your list. i don't want him to feel neglected.
Right now I'm talking to a Lebanese friend of mine who is in Jounieh and here is what she told me:
"I used to be sooo naive but now I have started to learn"
Keep on posting Mazen, we still need a globalized resistance!
Greetz from Ankara
I'm an American of Lebanese descent (or dissent, at this point). After listening to and reading the news of the last couple of weeks, seeing pictures of bombed-out bridges and buildings, and hearing the blithe recitation of casualty figures, it seems as if the American media have been missing the worst thing of all: that the two fighting factions have callously put the Lebanese people in their crossfire, as if the people don't matter.
You, Mazen, have voiced this out of the rawness and confusion of your own heart. Your work is powerful and beautiful. I especially loved your "Blue" post.
Take care of yourself. My thoughts are with you -- all of you.
you're saying plenty mazen,
promise to never shut up.
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We must not forget that the current "case" Lebanon has nothing to do with Lebanon itself, his politicians, what Lebanon does or does not.
Lebenese folks are only the raw material strangled in the middle.
Not a bit has the current flagrant agression to do with Lebanon, Israeli overall security or any abducted soldiers as FOX & CNN are pumping in the dumb heads of bible-belt conditioned John-six-pack.
The Israeli army is invading strictly on White-House orders as a USA proxy to prepare for the larger military, political & strategic aim the USA has in the region.
The Lebanese as well as the Israelis are paying now and will pay dearly a unknown price to come.
For the next big thing to "settle" the "Middle East matters"
e.g. bully and finally overthrow / invade Iran & Syria to get on the strategic position against the next upcoming enemy China / already in works
www.flickr.com/photos/borisvienna/170272498/in/set-721575...
The world stands on the sideline chatting, stunned, not really pleased, shouting support for Israels right of self defend, discussing, appeasing, shocked but otherwise totally impotent.
Lets be clear:
We are on the beginning of a catastrophe build upon a disaster.
Sorry Mazen -I could not resist - delete this / my post if appropiate to you - no bad feelings.
Hi Mazen,
My name is Shirin.. I have a blog also. In my blog I try to express my feelings and my opinion about the war in Lebanon using my drawings. So... we already have something in common. I invite you to visit my blog. I love your drawings vey much, I think they show the situation in Lebanon for those who aren't there.
Keep on.. you are very good at what you do.
I hope that with the help of Allah the war will end soon.
I am going to add your blog to my favorite blogs, I will appreciate if you do the same.
Can't wait to hear your opinion about my blog.
Shirin from Lebanon
http://shirin-from-lebanon.blogspot.com/
Dear Mazen!
Your work is brilliant! Thank you. Good to know there are people like you out there, never give up! I've linked your blog on my blog, and because I liked it (your blog) so much I even wrote a post encouraging people to read it. Check it (my blog) out if you like, http://acloudintrousers.blogspot.com. Keep up the good work. Who knows, maybe the bloggers will eventually save the world. Ha! We refuse to stay silent!
All the best,
silje (norway)
Hi Mazen
I just saw this about you in the Guardian online
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/
archives/2006/07/28/the_art_of_war.html
Maybe more people will take notice.
The politicians are still dancing though.
A focus of opposition to this brutality.
best
P
Thank you, and forgive me for reposting two of your drawings. As many people as possible need to see these and think about these terrible issues. Literature & Society
i like your work. keep it up. it's valuable, useful, and it communicates differently than anything else i'm seeing right now. i linked to this one.
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