Author Archives: Mash

The Nakba

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Mash

    On June 28, 2006 the Israel Defense Forces reentered the Gaza Strip ostensibly to win the release of Corporal Gilad Shalit. Corporal Shalit had been kidnapped by Palestinian militants 3 days earlier. The Israeli operation has been codenamed … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Israel-Palestine | 6 Comments

Wide World Of Blogs!

Posted on July 2, 2006 by Mash

  Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of the web…the thrill of victory…and the agony of defeat…the human drama of athletic blogging…this is Mash’s Wide World of Blogs! After a long absence the blog reviews are back with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Reviews | 5 Comments

A Masterful Performance

Posted on July 1, 2006 by Mash

Zinedine Zidane played today like it might be his last game. With Zidane retiring after this World Cup, if Les Bleus had lost against Brazil it would indeed have been Zidane’s last game. Instead Zidane produced a masterful display of soccer to … Continue reading →

Posted in World Cup | 10 Comments

If Looks Could Kill, In Iraq They Probably Will

Posted on July 1, 2006 by Mash

    Crooks and Liars and A Tiny Revolution refer to him as the "World’s Bravest Human". I have written about his articles in the past. He is Nir Rosen. He is one of the many reporters risking their lives in Iraq … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Iraq | 2 Comments

Fucking Ridiculous

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Mash

Miraj at Baghdad Chronicles wrote a post a few days ago lamenting the frustration the Iraqis feel in George W Bush’s Iraq. Her posts are often raw but always genuine. They chronicle the frustration that ordinary Iraqis feel day in and day … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Iraq, Personal | 12 Comments