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[Kipling]

Here is an interesting book review of two recent books about KSA for those who are interested.

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n14/tariq-ali/in-princes-pockets

Mr K

[scot47]

Be wary of book reviews written by born-again Trotskyites who are the sons of Pakistani feudal landlords ('zamindar'). Especially if the same reviewer is part of the chic London literati.

[Kipling]

I am always in heaven
But it often gets scary
When Scot47
Says one must be wary!

Quite so Mr Braveheart quite so. Critical faculty and all that. I am sure those interested will exercise it judiciously.

In Every way
I am Mr K

[Cleopatra]

You do know the link is from 2007?

I haven't read either book, but I've heard good things about the first one, and have read some of Madawi Al Rasheed's works. She is something of a 'dissident' and was recently denied entry to Kuwait, let alone KSA!

[scot47]

I am always suspicious of millionaire's sons who become jet-set revolutionaries.

[Kipling]

Well the review came via the London Review of Books of which I used to be a subscriber and they send me a general on-line version with one or two accessible articles to whet your appetite, the article featured this month was about Yemen but I noticed the one about KSA and found it interesting.
Actually I had the dubious pleasure of seeing Tariq Ali speak at a hall in Red Lion Square circa spring 1971;He cut a fine figure in his camouflaged army fatigues but as I remarked at the time ' If Tariq Ali was a tube station he would definitely be EAST HAM
Having said that we can't all be captive to our youth and we are not to blame for the way we are raised which is probably what he was rebelling against.
I think he writes well regardless of what you think of his politics or social background, besides wasn't Orwell a bit of a Toff?( though I am in no way comparing the two as writers)

Up the workers!!!!!!
Mr K Guevara


PS.
I also spoke to Tony Cliff of the SWP at the same venue and if Tariq Ali was East Ham then Tony Cliff was absolutely the next stop on the line.
lol:

[scot47]

Ah but did you ever hear that master orator Gerry Healey ? A great example of how contact with the Fourth International accelerates insanity. Compared to him all these others are paragons of normality.

http://www.marxists.de/intsoctend/cliff-bio/sarneh.htm

[Kipling]

Aghhhhhhhhhh Mr Braveheart

'All the luminous past
Comes back tenderly
Thine image like a monstrance
Shines in me'


[/quote]
Tariq Ali .........is part of the chic London literati.
[quote]

Hmmmm and this is our Gerry that...
....Formed in 1987, the Marxist Party which had very few members, but did retain the allegiance of Corin and Vanessa Redgrave......
the one we knew and loved.

He spoke well but come on really ....
"all the rant was a mirror of his mood'
Those were days eh?
What can I say

Except that I


Am Mr K