Comments on: C’mon now http://cominganarchy.com/2005/10/07/cmon-now/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:29:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: radi http://cominganarchy.com/2005/10/07/cmon-now/comment-page-1/#comment-35987 radi Tue, 18 Oct 2005 04:21:15 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1178#comment-35987 Well I am fluent in arabic and can tell you what Mahmoud Abbas and Nabeel Shaath said: Mahmoud Abbas talked about the founding of the palestinian state, he reassured him that it was moraly his obligation, and relegiously as a god-fearing man. Nabeel Shaath Said that on two occasions bush spoke of a divine message to him, one that he was instructed by God to free the Iraqis and two that he was instructed later on to create a palestinian state. As a man knowlegable of the PLO and their leaders, I wouldn't trust Shaath but I would believe Abbas. Well I am fluent in arabic and can tell you what Mahmoud Abbas and Nabeel Shaath said:

Mahmoud Abbas talked about the founding of the palestinian state, he reassured him that it was moraly his obligation, and relegiously as a god-fearing man.

Nabeel Shaath Said that on two occasions bush spoke of a divine message to him, one that he was instructed by God to free the Iraqis and two that he was instructed later on to create a palestinian state.

As a man knowlegable of the PLO and their leaders, I wouldn’t trust Shaath but I would believe Abbas.

]]> By: Chirol http://cominganarchy.com/2005/10/07/cmon-now/comment-page-1/#comment-32776 Chirol Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:04:38 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1178#comment-32776 I have a feeling this has more to do with the "telephone game" syndrome than translation, however I must admit that a year of Arabic isn't really enough for me to offer any real linguistic insight. Sorry! However, there have been a number of these type of stories about Bush such as the alleged case of him asking the Brazilian president "Do you have blacks?" which was a myth. I have a feeling this has more to do with the “telephone game” syndrome than translation, however I must admit that a year of Arabic isn’t really enough for me to offer any real linguistic insight. Sorry! However, there have been a number of these type of stories about Bush such as the alleged case of him asking the Brazilian president “Do you have blacks?” which was a myth.

]]> By: Curzon http://cominganarchy.com/2005/10/07/cmon-now/comment-page-1/#comment-32554 Curzon Sat, 08 Oct 2005 05:38:03 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1178#comment-32554 Yup. The Palestinian in question is saying the BBC took his words out of context: <blockquote>Nabil Shaath said he and other world leaders at a Jordan summit two years ago did not believe Mr Bush thought God had given him a personal message.</blockquote> Damned "Biased BBC!!":http://www.biased-bbc.blogspot.com/ Yup. The Palestinian in question is saying the BBC took his words out of context:

Nabil Shaath said he and other world leaders at a Jordan summit two years ago did not believe Mr Bush thought God had given him a personal message.

Damned Biased BBC!!

]]> By: Younghusband http://cominganarchy.com/2005/10/07/cmon-now/comment-page-1/#comment-32499 Younghusband Fri, 07 Oct 2005 20:52:29 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1178#comment-32499 "See!":http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4320586.stm See!

]]> By: Younghusband http://cominganarchy.com/2005/10/07/cmon-now/comment-page-1/#comment-32498 Younghusband Fri, 07 Oct 2005 20:37:47 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1178#comment-32498 "More from the BBC":http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/10_october/06/bush.shtml. This seems like people taking stuff a bit to literal to me... More from the BBC. This seems like people taking stuff a bit to literal to me…

]]> By: Joe http://cominganarchy.com/2005/10/07/cmon-now/comment-page-1/#comment-32485 Joe Fri, 07 Oct 2005 16:21:19 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1178#comment-32485 Maybe Chirol can shed some light on this, but could it have been a translation issue between English and Arabic? "Religious obligation" and "instruction from God" aren't that far apart in many people's minds... especially devout Muslims. I'm interested to know how the phrases would differ in Arabic translation. Maybe Chirol can shed some light on this, but could it have been a translation issue between English and Arabic? “Religious obligation” and “instruction from God” aren’t that far apart in many people’s minds… especially devout Muslims. I’m interested to know how the phrases would differ in Arabic translation.

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