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August 14, 2006 -- In this issue:
Note from the Editor: Saturday we awoke to the reverberation of gunshots
from the neighboring canyon. It was the first day of deer-hunting season,
and the blasts that sound the sickening trumpeting of death will be
repeated morning and evening for the next six weeks. Was it the young
buck with the budding two-point antlers that quickly crossed the driveway
in front of the office window last night while we were editing? Was it
the beautiful doe that guides her two youngsters along the tree line at
the bottom of the hill most evenings? Or was it one of the fawns
themselves -- too young to have yet acquired the fear of humans? And if
not today, will it be tomorrow? Morning thoughts turn quickly to the
killing fields of the Middle East, where the Western world, with the help
of Israel, has declared open season on civilians and civilizations in
preparation for the next hunt, and the next hunt, and the next, each time
on a quest for a bigger trophy and leaving in its tracks new resistants
who will become the new hunted.
Those believing the mantra that the world changed on September 11, 2001
should read Seth Sandronsky's article. Written in 1996 following the
Israeli bombing of Qana, Lebanon, and other Lebanese civilian targets, it
is sadly relevant to the ongoing propaganda and bias of US-Israeli
politics and the present tragedy unfolding in the Middle East. Cries for
humanity come from Milo Clark and Charles Marowitz; doses of reality are
provided by Philip Greenspan and George Beres. The hunters with bloodied
hands are sheltered from opposition in their secure bubbles, as Jan
Baughman witnessed when Tony Blair came to town. And in case you aren't
aware, the raping of land and its inhabitants occurs unfettered in our
own backyard as well -- Martin Murie tells of the attack waged on
Wyoming's Red Desert in the name of oil, methane, and coal. Anything to
preserve our way of life, which those "terrorists" so hate us for...
Aaah, to be away from all this madness and amongst the beatniks -- on the
road with Kerouac; in San Francisco with Ginsberg; in Paris with
Burroughs... Author and fashion futurist Karen Moller was there, and she
shares her stories of inspiring literary adventures. Another
adventuresome woman we can escape with was Tina Modotti; Peter Byrne
tells of the colorful life she led, from Italy to bohemian San Francisco,
to Mexico and beyond: it was a pure mix of Art and Revolution. Or, we can
join Charles Marowitz in his time travels for an interview with William
Shakespeare and learn what Will thinks of T.S. Eliot, Hamlet, and all the
interpretations and reinterpretations of his works.
We close with a poem by Laura Madeline Wiseman on the reassurance that we
all need; the Blips from the Martian desk joining the cry for humanity in
place of all the madness; and your feedback on Jacob Amir's letter from
Israel and the violence imposed on the Lebanese and Palestinians, Charles
Marowitz's Al Gore endorsement, Peter Byrne's articles on Venice, and
more.
As always, please form your OWN opinion, and let your friends (and foes)
know about Swans.
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http://www.swans.com/library/art12/seths03.html
Qana 1996 - Seth Sandronsky
http://www.swans.com/library/art12/cmarow54.html
Blood Brothers - Charles Marowitz
http://www.swans.com/library/art12/mgc189.html
My Flag - Milo Clark
http://www.swans.com/library/art12/gberes15.html
Read Between The Lines Before It's Too Late - George Beres
http://www.swans.com/library/art12/pgreen94.html
"Realities" In B Flat - Philip Greenspan
http://www.swans.com/library/art12/jeb159.html
A Brief Report On My Brush With Tony Blair - Jan Baughman
http://www.swans.com/library/art12/murie09.html
Desert Lands - Martin Murie
http://www.swans.com/library/art12/moller01.html
From San Francisco To Paris In 1959 - Karen Moller
http://www.swans.com/library/art12/pbyrne11.html
Tina Modotti: A Blank Face Between Art And Revolution - Peter Byrne
http://www.swans.com/library/art12/cmarow53.html
Exclusive Interview With William Shakespeare - Charles Marowitz
http://www.swans.com/library/art12/lmwise05.html
Do You Love Me - Poem by Laura Madeline Wiseman
http://www.swans.com/library/art12/desk039.html
Blips #39 - From the Martian desk - Gilles d'Aymery
http://www.swans.com/library/art12/letter97.html
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