Cheers, Ken Hanly
----- Original Message ----- From: "Yoshie Furuhashi" <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:57 AM Subject: Re: cultural imperialism
> >Two items from today's NYT:
> >
> >>But the ideology, it seems, never sank in. When Taliban soldiers
> >>arrived they smashed every television set they could find. As they
> >>approached his home, Muhammad Asif, a young shopkeeper, rushed his
> >>Sharp 17-inch television and VCR to the backyard, where he buried
> >>them.
> >>
> >>Since then, Mr. Asif has dreamed of the day when he would be able
> >>to watch again. That moment arrived today when he unearthed his
> >>television and slipped a weathered copy of "Titanic" into the VCR.
> >
> >and
> >
> >>It was through Mr. Mir's connections with the Taliban that he was
> >>able to interview Mr. bin Laden for the first time, in March 1997.
> >>An escorted journey through the mountains of northeastern
> >>Afghanistan led him to a small artificial cave. Before he met Mr.
> >>bin Laden, he was thoroughly searched.
> >>
> >>During the first meeting, Mr. bin Laden played the generous host,
> >>serving a roasted sheep and Pepsi.
> >
> >Cultural purists must be alarmed!
> >
> >Doug
>
> On one hand, it's a funny anecdote; on the other hand, the popularity
> of Coke, Pepsi, etc. in poor nations is often a sad index of the
> absence of potable tap water.
> --
> Yoshie
>
> * Calendar of Anti-War Events in Columbus:
> <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html>
> * Anti-War Activist Resources:
<http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html>
> * Anti-War Organizing in Columbus Covered by the Media:
> <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/media.html>