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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Lebanese Minister: Martyrdom is "Art" and Creates a "Strategic
2004-11-21
MEMRI TV Project Clip #368
An excerpt: "Recently, there has been a claim that martyrdom is an act of extremism. Why?! It is art! It is light because in light of the great imbalance in the region and the world, and in light of Israel's military supremacy over the Arab regimes and over the entire nation-- the concept of martyrdom appeared in order to create a strategic balance. An airplane takes off and kills 100 people. Then, someone who believes in his god and the world to come says [to Israel]: 'This operation is dedicated to you!'"
www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=368
Oh, I quite agree. And leveling Beirut would also be a work of art, though not as estimable a work of art as leveling Damascus.
Leveling Tehran would get you into the MoMA.
Posted by:Fred

#3  after his speech minister kishama al-mustachio cut the ribbon and invited the bejeweled and behijabed crowd into the beirut museum of modern art and martyrdom to view the most recent "splatter paintings" of noted lebanese-spanish artist s'al vator al d'ali
Posted by: SON OF TOLUI   2004-11-21 2:30:24 AM  

#2  Art as in shit-splattered canvas and empty rooms, or art as in a practiced skill?
Posted by: gromky   2004-11-21 2:11:11 AM  

#1  And leveling Ramallah would get you into the Whitney--ROFL
Posted by: Not Mike Moore   2004-11-21 12:28:32 AM  

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