Beirut to Bosnia – a banned report by Robert Fisk

Mar 28

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Robert Fisk

Its not very often you watch a movie or documentary that moves you. Beirut to Bosnia is a report by Robert Fisk, an English journalist working for The Independant, who was made a 3 part documentary film for the Discovery Channel in the United States, and also for Channel 4 in Britain. It was an attempt to find out why an increasing number of Muslims had come to hate the West. Indeed, the title was “Why Muslims Have Come to Hate the West.” It was filmed in Beirut, Southern Lebanon, Israel, the occupied West Bank and Gaza, Egypt, Bosnia and Croatia. The film was banned by Discovery Channel in 1993.

Its a sad sad thing when people, wether Muslim, Christian or from any other faith, gets forced out of their homes, family members mutilated and children killed because of the inhumane beliefs of man. This is one film that brought me to tears seeing families torn apart, homes killed and children shot by snipers, while the world turned their backs on these innocent people.

Yet, we carry on with our lives, ungrateful of even the simple water that flows through our taps, the roofs over our heads or the freedom to practice our own beliefs. We fight with our brothers and sisters for small trivial things, sometimes not speaking to them for years. Its sad. Very sad that we call ourselves human.

Watch the documentary here : Beirut to Bosnia

Best medicine – stay in bed.

Mar 23

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Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds

The real cure for illness is rest. Im talking in bed, doing yadda rest. I’ve been ill for the past two weeks actually but finally decided to resort to taking time out and STAYING IN BED over the weekend. Of course I had my mac by my side for the occasional movie and such but aint nothing like a little time out to relieve you from them ailments – hehe. I have to however admit that I cannot reveal the nature of the illness but let just say it made me literally immobile. Anyways, weather in newcastle over the weekend was good. I managed to watch two movies – Boondock Saints I and II and also Inglourious Basterds. I gotta say that ain’t nothing like a good movie with o’l Brad Pitt. His acting is superb and really brings out the humor. Loved IB.

Lemme know what your thought of IB