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Via 'Wicked Knickers'

Israel soldiers speak out on Gaza

A group of soldiers who took part in Israel's assault in Gaza say widespread abuses were committed against civilians under "permissive" rules of engagement.

The troops said they had been urged to fire on any building or person that seemed suspicious and said Palestinians were sometimes used as human shields. Breaking the Silence, a campaign group made up of Israeli soldiers, gathered anonymous accounts from 26 soldiers. Israel denies breaking the laws of war and dismissed the report as hearsay. The report says testimonies show "the massive and unprecedented blow to the infrastructure and civilians" was a result of Israeli military policy, articulated by the rules of engagement, and encouraged by a belief "the reality of war requires them to shoot and not to ask questions".

Full story at the 'BBC' here.

US Man chokes on the cost of his cigarette habit

Josh Muszynski: 'I thought someone had bought Europe'

A man in the United States popped out to his local petrol station to buy a pack of cigarettes - only to find his card charged $23,148,855,308,184,500.

That is $23 quadrillion (£14 quadrillion) - many times the US national debt.

"I thought somebody had bought Europe with my credit card," said Josh Muszynski, from New Hampshire.

Full story at the 'BBC' here.

Wilco & Feist - You and I (Letterman)

FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real)

Dash Snow RIP

Dash Snow (born July 27, 1981, New York; died July 13, 2009)

What D'arcy Wretzky is up to

A very strange radio phone in interview on Chicago's Q101 request line.
Here.
(Via 'Pitchfork')

Happy Birthday # 2 Spacebubs

Why did Piglet go to the toilet?
He was looking for Pooh!

J - there's a bear in there -
in the 'com-pooh-ta'!

love
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First we must deal with the light of nature then with the nature of light

trees found in saul levine's note to patti - 1969

title from stan brakhage's a moving picture giving and taking book
frontier press - 1971

An excerpt from another truly beautiful post from:
'The Art Of Memory'
Consistently one of the most beautiful blogs you will ever come across.

Sparklehorse - Hammering the Cramps

Sparklehorse - Belly of a Mountain

REPOST: Sparklehorse - Saturday

Currently reading: 'Scurvy' by Stephen R. Brown

I demand my money back (all $2 from the op-shop! No mention of the 'Bastard' anywhere!)