tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229767971893785777.post1628262730415233914..comments2023-04-28T17:46:13.215+02:00Comments on المرآة: We're There Because We're There!Hishamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303451078690636594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229767971893785777.post-5446853288129914842007-09-12T16:56:00.000+02:002007-09-12T16:56:00.000+02:00Thanks for the tip on the Guardian article. I coul...Thanks for the tip on the Guardian article. I couldn't agree more with your sharp analysis on the American political system. It's oligarchy: power in the hands of unelected "private tyrannies" (another phrase of Chomsky's). Just like Morocco where the Makhzen in made up of rich, highly influential notables, in America (as I modestly see it) people are given the illusion of democracy, having to Hishamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303451078690636594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229767971893785777.post-38212252094444928332007-09-12T16:21:00.000+02:002007-09-12T16:21:00.000+02:00Check out this article from the British newspaper ...Check out <A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2167098,00.html" REL="nofollow">this article</A> from the British newspaper The Guardian that came to me by way of the blog <A HREF="http://palestinianpundit.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Palestinian Pundit</A>. <BR/><BR/>Here is the title of the article: "The gains of Petraeus only delay hopes of peace for Iraq." And here is theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com