February 2011
48 posts
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What if Libya Staged a Revolution and Nobody Came?... →
abudai:
Libyans are painfully aware of the fact that their country does not attract nearly the same level of interest as Egypt or Iran, except perhaps when it comes to the eccentricities of their notoriously flamboyant dictator. This, despite the fact that the Qaddafi regime has been in power significantly longer than nearly any other autocratic system, during which time it has proved itself...
Mubarak 'ordered Tiananmen-style massacre of... →
zeitvox:
Buried in this Robert Fisk report for The Independent is a startling account of the Egyptian army refusing to move with tanks against the Tahrir Square protesters on January 30. If this is true, it must be the defining moment in the history of the movement that toppled Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign. My emphasis below:
Last night [Feb 10], a military officer guarding the tens of...
Heart Spirit Mind: Dhammapada →
heartmindspirit:
The Dhammapada is a collection of statements claimed to be the teachings of Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama), or inspired by him: but it was likely compiled some two centuries after his death.
“By oneself the evil is done, and it is oneself who suffers:by oneself the evil is not done, and by one’s…
“Spiritual love is different. This unity is beautiful, even more inexpressibly...”
– Amritanandamayi Ma (via oceanofmind)
January 2011
6 posts
