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A Befitting Obituary
This is the first time I am hearing Ane-Karine's name, but here is a person I would loved to meet and know. A very befitting obituary by Robert Fisk.
posted by Balakumar @ 10:11 PM
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Our shameless hypocrisy
So much has been said and done in the last few days in the aftermath of the grim tragedy in London that snuffed 50+ innocent lives. There has been an outpouring of sorrow from across the globe. World leaders have mourned, citizens from across nations have shed tears, flowers decked sidewalks, posters expressed grief and solidarity, sportsmen paid their silent respects before games, even a dedicated web-site shows London is not afraid. And that solidarity sure lends a strong shoulder to our grieving friends in London.
Meanwhile in Iraq, the average civilian death toll continues to hover around 80 per week. 80 civilians per week killed by insurgents and coalition forces! Entire villages and cities have been wiped out by the coalition forces. Women, children and the aged brutally cut down by the savagery of the coalition and the insurgents.
But yet, there are no sidewalks lined with flowers. There are no moments of silence on sports-fields. There are no expressions of anguish or cries to bring the perpetrators to justice. There are no blogs that go silent for a day to express their grief for the Iraqi suffering. There is not even an official count of the dead. The Iraqi misery continues unabated!
Such is the hypocritical world we live in. Heres hoping peace to the innocent victims and their families across the world.
posted by Balakumar @ 5:07 PM
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When fiction comes to life - The story of Ramon Mercader
According to a news report today, the ice pick used to murder Leon Trotsky (founder of the Red Army and founding member of the Politburo) has been found. Some googling led me to a site that provided a detailed account of the assassination. Ramon Mercader's plot reads like a Ludlum book!
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posted by Balakumar @ 4:12 PM
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