.1. Interesting how the stories are being spun, obnoxious they (here and by different writers in most other articles) refer to Hassan Almrei as the “accused terrorist”, “suspected terrorist”, completely dehumanizing yet another Eh-Rab. I guess it takes too much sophistication and editorial time for the writer (not merely the quoted) to relay that Hassan is an innocent man accused of perhaps having terrorist links.

Calling him an “accused terrorist” or “suspected terrorist” draws on the latest version of ‘If a woodchuck could chuck wood…’ and goes a little something like: Of what is this terrorist accused and suspected? It can’t be an accusation of terrorism, as he is already a terrorist and that’s what terrorists do…they terrorize tee-hee.

Folks, remember that language is arguably one of the most important manipulators of the world through which your senses mis/construct their surroundings.

.2. Recall the type of autostereograms that were really popular about ten years back? You couldn’t walk into a university student’s apartment without seeing one next to a Dali poster of time melting. Right after some drunkard yelled out “HOW SURREAL!” another would add “I see the dog! I SEE THE DOG!” I never saw the dog, or the cow, or the little old lady in a yellow sundress and suspected most people possessing this ‘vision’ were lying. (I adapt to my surroundings and quickly learned to sit directly beneath the posters, so as to avoid getting wrinkle lines at the age of 20.)

The current powers believe the Middle East to be one gigantic austereogram; Stare at it long enough and someone will eventually yell “I see The terrorist y’all! I SEE The TERRORIST!” as they shift and squint their already shifty and squinty eyes. Today, I believe most people possessing this ‘vision’ are liars.

.3. Go Anglicans!