I think every one who wouldst say a single word about the israelo palestinian conflict should have read this book
"The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a tragedy, a clash between one very powerful, very convincing, very painful claim over this land and another no less powerful, no less convincing claim. Now such a clash between right claims can be resolved in one of two manners. There's the Shakespeare tradition of resolving a tragedy with the stage hewed with dead bodies and justice of sorts prevails. But there is also the Chekhov tradition. In the conclusion of the tragedy by Chekhov, everyone is disappointed, disillusioned, embittere
DVD Link: http://www.archive.org/details/ThePowerOfNightmaresDVD
A balanced, neutral and enlightening BBC documentary about the rise of extremist Islamists and of American neo-conservatives to power, and the overall history that led to the situation today.
Most enlightening thing i've seen in years, it is my personal opinion that this is a must-see for any person with interest in modern affairs.
The dvd is free at the link above.
For further details, there's always the wikipedia article about the documentary, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Nightmares
Cântico Negro
"Vem por aqui" — dizem-me alguns com os olhos doces
Estendendo-me os braços, e seguros
De que seria bom que eu os ouvisse
Quando me dizem: "vem por aqui!"
Eu olho-os com olhos lassos,
(Há, nos olhos meus, ironias e cansaços)
E cruzo os braços,
E nunca vou por ali...
A minha glória é esta:
Criar desumanidades!
Não acompanhar ninguém.
— Que eu vivo com o mesmo sem-vontade
Com que rasguei o ventre à minha mãe
Não, não vou por aí! Só vou por onde
Me levam meus próprios passos...
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