2014, day after day

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What do you think of the latest IS John Cantlie video?

I expect it all just part of the propaganda war?

He was right about one thing - there are not any journalists around

I have noticed myself that most of the news reports now are rehashes of Associated Press - Reuters or Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reports

It has become extremely difficult to find any genuine information

As for whether or not John Cantlie is actually in Kobani - many reporters are not really where they purport to be - they just put jackets and helmets on and stand in front of a screen

BBC Reporters are some of the few who really do risk life and limb to follow the news - not even sure if there are any of those left in the area - I do not think they were very happy when the Turkish troops fired tear gas into their vehicle

One thing I do know for certain is that I do not know anything for certain

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Of course there are PYD propaganda and ISIS propaganda, as there are KRG propaganda and ISIS propaganda.

In war time, all news coming from a military spokesman is suspicious, more or less. Some are really fakes, some are slightly distorted.

But journalists are free to make their job among the Kurdish lines or near to the front without fear and not like hostages as with ISIS, which practice brainwashing and torture its prisoners. So we must not consider that a report from Cantlie can be serious. ISIS controlled some parts of Kobanî, but not all, it is easy to watch it with satellites.

Concerning the videos on Kurdish TV, especially from the PKK reporters, well they can be biased but false news are soon corrected by other journals, or civilians from the city.

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I still have not found any recent news from inside Kobani

But I did find the site below about Kurds - I am sure you know Chris Kutschera

Des Photos, des Reportages inédits, des Enquêtes, des Exclusivités

http://www.chris-kutschera.com/

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Kurdish Lady by William Carter



I see why you fell in love with Kurdistan



http://bywilliamcarter.wordpress.com/20 ... headlines/

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Work, students, journals, radio, students, tourists…

I wish sometime that everybody leave the Kurds alone (and me also)

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This is one of those rare times when it's OK for you to just throw out the dirty dishes that you are too lazy to wash. It's also permissible to hide from a difficult person, spend money on a supposedly foolish indulgence, eat a bowl of ice cream for breakfast, binge-watch a TV show that provokes six months' worth of emotions in a few hours, and lie in bed for an extra hour fantasizing about sex with a forbidden partner. Don't make any of these things habits, of course. But for now, it's probably healthy to allow them. Halloween costume suggestion: total slacker.

http://www.freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/leo.html[

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My thoughts on sex

Do not cover me in chocolate spread and lick it off

Just give me the jar of Nutella and a spoon

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Make big changes to the Library : Have to move and classified in a clear and rational method 8000 books. Good for losing weight, I think.

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Make big changes to the Library : Have to move and classified in a clear and rational method 8000 books. Good for losing weight, I think.

8000 BOOKS

No Christmas holiday for you

Will the institute provide you will assorted handsome young Kurds to do the moving for you - while you do the organising ?

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Will the institute provide you will assorted handsome young Kurds to do the moving for you - while you do the organising ?

No Kurds would have that strength

I don't do it in one day, but step by step. That's good when I stayed unmoved on a chair, to write. 3 hours of such exercise = one year of yoga.

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Finished the Endless Night of Agatha Christie, and I begin the Graveyard Book of Neil Gaiman : perfect Halloween readings.

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Wonderful movie : Great Anthony Hopkins and sexy hot Brad Pitt.

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Finished the Endless Night of Agatha Christie, and I begin the Graveyard Book of Neil Gaiman : perfect Halloween readings.

I used to enjoy reading Agatha Christie - and years ago I had a friend who also read Agatha Christie - we used to swap books and decuse ways to murder my ex-boyfriend - it made reading the books so much more fun

Sadly my ex is still alive and well

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lost 10 000 calories by classifying the Library. This is my project (could have changes)

GENERALITIES
Kurds and Kurdistan
bibliographies
journalism, publishing, media

PSYCHOLOGIE, PHILOSOPHY

RELIGIONS

Alevism
Christianism
Islam
Judaism
Yarsanism
Yezidism
Others

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Kurdish society :
generalities
violence and gender issues
migrations
statistics

Politics :
Kurdish Question (generalities)
Iraqi Kurdistan
– A special place for Anfal
Iranian Kurdistan
Syrian Kurdistan
Turkish Kurdistan
Ex-SSSR and others
Iraq
Iran
Syria
Turkey
Gulf Crisis
Middle-East (generalities)
European Union (And Kurdish Issue, or with Turkish issue)

Economy
Law :
International issue
Rights of minorities
Linguistic rights

folklore and customs :
cook
clothes, fabrics, etc.
dances, songs

LANGUAGES
Linguistics
Kurdish Languages (Grammar, vocabularies, etc)

SCIENCES OF NATURE :
Botanics
Zoology


TECHNOLOGY
agriculture

ARTS
urbanism
architecture

Arts
Painting
photography
Music
dances (ballets)
cinema
theater

LITTERATURE
Kurdish Litterature
anthology
poetry
novels
theaters
memories, autobiographies,
essays, analysis, critics, etc.

Kurdish authors who write in another language
Foreign authors writing about Kurds

GEOGRAPHY
Travelers

HISTORY
Prehistoric times
Ancient times
Archeology

Kurds & Kurdistan :

Medieval Times
Modern Times :
Ottomans
Safavids
Others


I will add or suppress categories by listing the books. It is inspired from Dewey but with adaptation.

[Anthea]

GOSH that looks like fun

You must be worn out if you have moved all your books around already