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by Maximilian C. Forte

In Afghanistan: Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me?

Come On, Show Me that Smile! One has to wonder if NATO military planners and officers in the field are just slightly insane with frustration, or simply have a perverse sense of humour. In this BBC story, British troops armed to the teeth enter a compound in darkness en masse, scaring the little children, and […]

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by Maximilian C. Forte

Source Verification: Notes for Activists Using Photo and Video in Protests

Source verification of digital information has risen to prominence with the Iranian election protests that have been ongoing since Saturday, 13 June, 2009. This does not just apply to alleged information distributed through social media, of course, as it also applies to mainstream media who, like the BBC, have been found to use doctored photos […]

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by Maximilian C. Forte

Derek Walcott’s response to my question on the BBC

Arising from what I had written on this blog about Derek Walcott, a couple of months ago I was contacted by the BBC’s World Book Club to submit a question to Walcott. On Saturday, 6 December, 2008, Harriett Gilbert spoke to Walcott, St. Lucian Nobel laureate in literature, about his epic poem Omeros. I got […]

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by Maximilian C. Forte

Because there is a shortage of grenades in Baghdad…

A bit early for this blog’s “Monday Morning Madness” series, and surely this will be only one among millions of blogs to carry this video, an event that was virtually made for blog consumption. Is this evidence that there has been a drastic drop in the supply of hand grenades in Baghdad? Watch this poor […]

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by Maximilian C. Forte

The Retreat of Globalization? The Possible Impacts on the Future of Anthropology

Before beginning, more than the usual word of caution to readers: added to the usual grain of salt, one should keep in mind that what follows is speculation based on current trends and news, a scratching of the analytical surface that is not intended to pose as a summary derived from an extensive research project. […]

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