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If the Nobel Committee in Oslo Only Had Courage…

…it would award this year’s Peace Nobel Prize to USAID. The award must go to the person or organization that has done the most “for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation … Continue reading

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Dignity – Untouched

UNICEF has selected the above and below as photos of the year. These children, Palestinian and Israeli, have, despite all heartbreaking despair of losing their family, retained their dignity. At the end of 2024, the most horrible in a series … Continue reading

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Twenty Years On in Saudi Arabia

Since I have retired from my professional life a couple of years ago, it was every now and then tempting to write sort of memoirs here on this blog and elsewhere. These days I have once more looked, with horror, … Continue reading

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How Does a Yellowhammer Sing?

About two years ago, I had blogged about a rare concert by Brian Eno and friends and family members at the Acropolis in Athens which took place under very concerning circumstances. So far unseen wildfires had approached the outskirts of … Continue reading

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Norman X. Finkelstein’s Inquest Into His (Self-provoked) Martyrdom?

Phew! I just checked and it took me ten weeks to finish reading it. I don’t know exactly what is this, at least, it’s Norman Finkelstein’s latest book. One user over at reddit, when seeing the announced book cover a … Continue reading

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