http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/11/battle-of-algiers/ "That was the beginning of the century; this is its end. I have been thinking not only of the people who lived there once, but also of the generations of dogs accompanying them in their everyday bustle, and one night— I don't know where it came from— in a predawn sleep, that funny and tender phrase composed itself: a road-side dog." - Czeslaw Milosz, Borderlines. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:09:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/11/battle-of-algiers/#comment-764 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:56:14 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/02/11/battle-of-algiers/#comment-764 I wanted to see this film for a long time, and then I had a chance to see it a few months ago. Col. Mathieu got the best lines in the movie. While the film is powerful by itself, I was blown away by the similarities with the current war in Iraq. I wanted to see this film for a long time, and then I had a chance to see it a few months ago. Col. Mathieu got the best lines in the movie. While the film is powerful by itself, I was blown away by the similarities with the current war in Iraq.

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