The idea behind the Manahi film initiative deserves acknowledgement and appreciation, though I don t believe its content transcends the slapstick comedy Al Masil , or the public relations film Kaif Al Hal? which Saudis viewed in Bahraini cinemas with ridicule and disgust.

Although none of the aspiring candidates for the US presidency can match him in terms of zaniness, similar trends are plain to see.

Why do the news agencies in these countries not relay the achievements of the new Iraq and convey the real picture of the terrorist offensive, which targets popular markets and civilian gatherings, instead of inciting media reports that distort facts and falsify realities?

SB Well, I think the only way I know to do it is to have accumulated the advisers that I have who go from practitioners who can establish through improvisational play or clowning or whatever a state of play.