tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post7960769594926739297..comments2024-01-06T10:31:34.575-08:00Comments on Across Difficult Country: PredictableC. Van Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918883799053031223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-10418555586386369862012-04-18T13:17:29.891-07:002012-04-18T13:17:29.891-07:00I'm against the Taureg because their name soun...I'm against the Taureg because their name sounds too much like Toe Rag - "Truth does oft' itself reveal in homonym"american fezhttp://www.stephenesque.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-13871094533981945282012-04-09T10:54:04.512-07:002012-04-09T10:54:04.512-07:00I'm taking the side of the Taureg because our ...I'm taking the side of the Taureg because <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nato-nations-must-help-restore-order-in-mali/2012/04/05/gIQAFK1LyS_story.html" rel="nofollow">our establishment who supports rebellions everywhere else is against them</a>.C. Van Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918883799053031223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-42346115581725452382012-04-09T10:49:50.539-07:002012-04-09T10:49:50.539-07:00Some believe the Tuareg are descendants of the Gar...Some believe the Tuareg are descendants of the Garamantes who hunted <a href="http://www.livius.org/ga-gh/garamantes/garamantes_troglodytes.html" rel="nofollow">troglodytes</a> ("the swiftest of foot of all men"- Herodotus) with chariots.C. Van Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918883799053031223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-28480552430691080092012-04-08T18:09:11.695-07:002012-04-08T18:09:11.695-07:00Amusingly, I read in an article that the Tuareg sa...Amusingly, I read in an article that the Tuareg say they are mistreated in Mali due to their light-skin, which is sort of the opposite of what's happening to their co-ethnics in Libya right now. Of course, when the "light-skinned Arabs" are supposed to be expressing prejudice against "dark-skinned" tribes in Sudan it's hard for an American to wrap their head around. Don't they know if you've got one drop that means you check "black" on the census form?<br /><br />I thought my comment had been double-posted, hence the deleted one below.TGGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017651009634767649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-9260406531716057652012-04-08T18:07:42.373-07:002012-04-08T18:07:42.373-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.TGGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017651009634767649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-41597053484155772532012-04-06T20:53:06.736-07:002012-04-06T20:53:06.736-07:00Do you have any comments or insight on the thrilli...Do you have any comments or insight on the thrilling developments in Azawad? I have no doubt that the editorial staff of A.D.C. take a strong line in defense of the legitimate national aspirations of the Berber people, and against nefarious American-Malian imperialism. <br /><br />Keep up the good work.Scoopnoreply@blogger.com