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Thursday, August 17, 2006
Indoneziýanyň Garaşsyzlygynyň 61-nji Ýyly
230 million ilaty bolan Indoneziýa Respublikasy Alparslan aýynyň 17-sine garaşsyzlygynyň 61 ýyllygyny belledi.
Ülkaniň ähli ýerlerinde boluşy ýaly paýtagt Jakartada-da reňkli dabaralar bolup geçdi. Garaşsyzlygyň nyşany bolan “Monas” milli ymaratynyň ýerleşen meýdançasynda açyk konsert, çaga we ýaşlar üçin umumy oýunlar, meşhur artistleriň sahna oýunlary bolup geçdi.
Ülkaniň prezidenti Susilo Bambaň Ýudoýono göni ýaýlymda halka ýüzlendi we milli baýram bilen gutlady. Indoneziýanyň dürli etniki we dini toparlara degişli bolan halklaryň agzybirligi dowam etdirmek üçin watan soýgüsüni dowam etdirmelidigini we bu döwleti gurmak üçin alada edenlere we söweşenlere wepaly galmak bilen mümkindigini ýurt baştutany belledi.
Ýudoýono Indoneziýanyň soňky ýylda eýe bolan üstünlüklerine garamazdan, parahorlugyň we korrupsiýanyň entek hem iň uly mesele bolup durýandygyny we bu meseläniň öňüni almak üçin çäreleriň dowam etjegini aýtdy.
Watansöýer Indoneziýa halky öz mümkinçilikleri bilen öýlerini we köçelerini gyzyl-ak baýdaklar we milli nyşanlar bilen bezediler.
Gije wagty bolsa asman ýokary atylan dürli şekil we reňkli feýrwerkler bilen bezeldi. altas
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Modern Crusades
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns—usually sanctioned by the Papacy—that took place throughout the history. Originally, they were Roman Catholic Holy Wars to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims, but some were directed against other targets, such as the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars of southern France, the Northern Crusades, and the Fourth Crusade which conquered Constantinople.
In the older days, countries were more independent, and people were nobler. Any party was free to declare war on another, as long as they could afford it. The reason for a war never had to be hidden; they could easily announce it, weather it was to conquer lands, kill an enemy, or just a fight for glory…
As civilizations evolved, so did the relationships between countries, nations and races. Nowadays there is “politics” (poly-many, tic-face); meaning one country cannot attack another for no good reasons such as oil or territory. That would be invasion…
If there is no reason to start another historic crusade, then one should be created. 9/11 attacks, that triggered the “holy quest” US took upon, did exactly that.
Crusaders started the war with the oldest tactics in the book, “divide and kill one by one”. They started with Afghanistan, the easiest of targets. It ensured the control of potential oil & gas pipelines to the east. Another very good reason is drugs. Distribution of drugs within desired country can help ruin the country from within, not talking about billions of dollars made in process. Bullzie…
Next target is Iraq. Many people think the reason for the war in Iraq is oil. It seems so obvious, everyone talks about it. But that’s exactly what the masterminds of this crusade want people to think. Oil would cover all the expenses of the war, and making some extra billions of dollars wouldn’t hurt too. Even oil prices seem to agree with this plan. There was no significant decrease in oil production over the recent years, yet the prices rocketed, because now the seller is a different person, who knows exactly what he is doing. Some smarter people say strategic geographic location of Iraq is the reason for war, close, but not exactly. The reason for this war is Iraq’s ethnic Shiite and Sunni population. Take over the country, trigger a war between Shiite’s and Sunni’s, start a civil war, claim that the situation is out of control and then just watch them kill each other. Genius….
Lebanon is the next chapter of the same story. Civil war in Iraq is not a good enough reason to divide the whole Muslim world into two. So, create another:
Claim that the two of your unidentified nonexistent soldiers were kidnapped (the most stupid but apparently good enough reason to start a war), and attack the Hezbollah who apparently did it. Viciously kill everything that moves in the region. Thus, while Shiite’s try to defend and hundreds of them die everyday, the Sunni’s just send their condolences and watch. Add to this the civil war in Iraq, and you have a reason for division of Muslim world. Already, in some Sunni countries like Egypt, demonstrations took place against the government for not supporting the Lebanon. Excellent…
Now, look at the overall picture from opposite angle. The “enemy” has been divided into two and is fighting each other. All their financial recourses have either been taken away or are under strict control. One more thing left to do is to limit their freedom in the world. But, we are living in a modern world with fair “politics”; one’s freedom can not be limited without a good reason. Then, a reason there shall be: “an alleged plot to commit mass murder on transatlantic passenger jets by Islamic fascists”. Only formalities are left to do; put a stamp on all the Muslim passports in the world, limit them from traveling to Europe and US, have a right to detain any of them at any suspicion, even have a right to kill them if you think they might be terrorists. Brilliant…
As the crusade continues, more and more casualties are suffered every day. Innocent men, women and children are being killed, just like it was during the previous crusades, with only one exception. This time, there is no Saladin Eyyubi to unite the righteous, to defend the weak, and to punish the tyrant.
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
New Turkmen “Superstars”
As much as admiring the guts, some of new Turkmen “Superstars” seem to be getting too carried away. Until recently every Turkmen singer used a simple theme; a formal dress, a tie, a fountain in the background and a smile. While watching them one couldn’t help but wonder, if they tried really hard, could they make it any more boring? Just then, the new generation of “superstars” emerged. They seemed very talented. They could copy any music, Western, Indian, Uzbek …etc within a week after the release. When listening to those music it hurts me as a Turkmen, it hurts my pride. Are we out of capable people who can write decent music that we only copy now? Although, one has to admit that there have been some nice results as well. Amash “Gel ezizim”, Dj Bega “Mahymjan”, Yazberdi Mahmydow “Gowher” are all examples to the “borrowed music” category, yet they are very popular hits among Turkmen youth. And then there is a second class, which copies the music and translates the words exactly. Especially Uzbek and Turkish songs are being directly translated because of similarities in the languages. What these “second class superstars” do is, they change the suffix of the words and release the song as of their own. But, that is not the worse; there is a third class as well. Many people have seen Enrique Iglecias “Rhythm Devine”. And perhaps many people have seen Turkmen version to that clip too, but it was so “exactly the same” that they couldn’t tell it was a different guy. While watching it, you have to be expert to tell its not original Enrique Iglecias clip. If it’s not enough to copy the clip and music, the guy borrowed Enrique’s clothes and walking style too. I guess only because it was a bit expensive, he didn’t get Enrique’s freckle with a plastic surgery.
Have at least a little respect for yourself, add a tiny something of your own, at least walk like yourself for Gods sake!
Another side to this new “works of art” is the culture and language they impose. Turkmen culture is one of the oldest and most beautiful cultures in the world. Everybody is aware, as civilizations progress, some cultural adjustments are experienced. But isn’t this too much? The purpose of art is to demonstrate the culture, the way of life; be it through a song, painting or a dance. And in all fairness, what does Azat Orazov “Net problem” song demonstrate? Even through the eyes of modern youth, is that the way we live? And I bet those guys are happy about themselves, thinking they did something cool. What a shame…
Among all the new artists, who seem to be multiplying exponentially, the one work I admired most was “Galyn” by Merw guys. It may seem as a funny clip that was recorded as a joke. In reality, it addresses a true current day social issue in a funny and creative way. Their modern dancing is a plus and fun to watch, the scenario is nice and natural. But the highlight of that clip is the background music that plays when the guy and the girl run away, Nury Halmammedow “Aygitli Adim”. After watching this clip the one thing that came to my mind was: “if they were properly sponsored these guys could be great”.
As a conclusion, if these superstars are not disencouraged somehow, their numbers will keep growing. Soon the real artists will be so ashamed to be in a same business with them, that they will quit singing and we will have to play CD in the weddings…
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