tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post6370993202005929802..comments2023-10-01T14:37:09.159+01:00Comments on Maysaloon - ميسلون: Syrian conference on the Golan -SOASMaysaloonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826378383173206624noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-14313775041186568452007-06-18T10:27:00.000+01:002007-06-18T10:27:00.000+01:00Maybe my Ministry of Information comment was a bit...Maybe my Ministry of Information comment was a bit over the top, but I agree that any attention and organisation is better than a painful silence.Maysaloonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826378383173206624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-21555438026972301292007-06-17T12:18:00.000+01:002007-06-17T12:18:00.000+01:00Oh no! Terrible!!I admit, it wasn't inspiring. The...Oh no! Terrible!!<BR/><BR/>I admit, it wasn't inspiring. There was nothing new. And there were far too many men in suits.<BR/><BR/>But I disagree about the Ministry of Info comment. There was a huge variety of speakers: Ian Black from the Guardian and Sharif Nashashibi from Arab Media Watch are two people I have a lot of respect for. At one point, Black and the Ambassador almost had an argument - with the Ambassador trying to claim there was a conspiracy by pro-Israeli groups to control the media. Black laughed at the suggestion.<BR/><BR/>Of course, Patrick Seale was there too.<BR/><BR/>It could've been a lot worse: just imagine if dozens of government speakers were shipped over.<BR/><BR/>But it also could've been a lot better - and that's the great tragedy. Why wasn't there any opposition, for example...exactly as you say.<BR/><BR/>It was an important start - and a very important symbolic start. And for that I am happy.sasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768949840709111768noreply@blogger.com