Harini Calamur's Writings
Saudi Arabia is finally having municipal level elections early next year, ushering in the first whiff of Democracy. In this too there is a caveat. Women cannot vote. The excuses offered are ridiculous. Lack of female staff and photo identity can both…
…. the answers my friend is blowing in the wind. The answer is blowin’ in the wind sang, Joan Baez – , sometime last century. About another war based on another lie. Another people who were decimated at the altar of Democracy….
The Guardian today had a selection of letters from Iraq excerpted from Michael Moore’s new book. The letters are terribly heart rending. … I was so scared. Didn’t know what to think. Seeing dead bodies for the first time. People blown in…
One more group in the world is pissed off with the American President, George W Bush. This time it is football players from Iraq – who are offended by the Bush’s campaign ad At this Olympics there will be two more free…
A brilliant description from the Angry Arab News Service The only reason that somebody like Muqtada As-Sadr (who has limited knowledge, no oratorical skills, and no charisma) can achieve this level of popularity is only due to the incompetence, stupidity, and unpopularity…
There was a story of a boy called Ramu who herded sheep deep into the forest. Now Ramu was a lazy boy and didn’t like long walks into the forest. He would rather sit by the edge of the forest and play…
Yesterday the terrorrists bombed a whole bunch of Churches in Iraq. No that is not what is the glimmer of hope. That is provided by the senior Iraqi Shiite Cleric – Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani – who condemned the attack and…
The best way, if you are a Government, to divert attention from your fuck ups is to ensure that your armed forces is engaged outside its borders. So anyone who cribs and complains about your government can promptly be accused of being…
……. is somewhere between US$500 and US$ 2500 in occupied Iraq. Yes, I know that power was “handed” over, but as long as the US Armed forces remain on Iraqi soil, with the kind of mandate that they have – Iraq will…
…. (if you kill one of ours, we will kill four of yours) – or something very close to that – were the immortal lines spoken in the film Sholay. The scene is stark – Ahmed (Sachin) on his way to town…