Hypatia

 

Hypatia (born c. 350–370; died in March 415 AD)

Alejandro Amenábar * 31 March 1972

If stupidity is joined by power

"Der Ignorant missachtet die Belehrung.
Und wenn zur Dummheit sich noch Macht gesellt,
scheut er kein Mittel der Zerstörung."

The Ignorant disregards the instruction.
And if his stupidity is even joined by power
he does not shy away from any means of destruction.

Ivan Krylov (13 February 1769 – 21 November 1844)

In memoriam Jacobo Árbenz

Jacobo Árbenz (14 September 1913 – 27 January 1971)

Good for Democracy

Greenpeace Netherlands has released 205 pages of previously undisclosed chapters from secret talks for an EU-Japan trade agreement (known as JEFTA). Greater public access to JEFTA negotiating documents is good for democracy and will enable more balanced and transparent public participation by experts, politicians, civil society and the media. 

The European Commission will be delighted, as it has frequently highlighted the importance of democratic principles and transparency.

Deadly Dust

Cihan's a clever horse

His name could well be

Josef Adolf Erdoğan.

Cihan* knew before.

* Cihan means World / Welt / mondo, mundo

1 Howard & 1 Harper = 2 Evil Bastards

When will the vast majority understand?

People like these are evil!! Bastards (Nothing against ordinary bastards.).

How could a majority of Canadian voters give a hypocritical bastard like Harper, a corrupt puppet like Harper the license to go on and on and on . . . ?

May not only his  toupee be blown away.


By the way, once again: Who wrote this very script in 2003?]

Harperman, it's time for you to go!

Mr. Turner is accused of breaching the government of Canada's values and ethics code for public servants by recording and posting following song.

Cui bono?

As so often, my heart it cries.

Ban landmines

By landmines
one may easily lose a leg.
And more.

Chosen People [?]

Bowing to the Victims of 9/11

For the sake of good order:
There have been thousands of victims of 9/11 whose names were not mentioned in New York today:
Victims of 9/11 1973 and . . .

Requiem

"Seit 5 Uhr 45 wird jetzt zurückgeschossen! Und von jetzt ab wird Bombe mit Bombe vergolten!"

Friday is Skyday [112]

All my sarcasm
does not fit in a haiku.
The peace of the night.

Braszilian censorship

Q.e.d.

One for the shysters of Monsanto & Co. . . .

Goldfingers aka Scumbags

Readers who regularly do read what my "Seldom Boring" friends (on the sidebar) are posting will know that not only when it comes to "Turkish affairs" Erkan's Field Diary is an excellent source.

Some months ago this very headline caught my interest:

Meet Sarraf,

the Great (Turkish) Gatsby

Reading the article added to  certain thoughts that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Effendi would not only call a prejudice.
After all, Turkishness is unrivalled, eh?

Once a Forest

Buying a forest,
letting cut all the beeches
making much money.

"Happy" Hundredth

The welfare of the people in particular
has always been the alibi of tyrants,
and it provides the further advantage
of giving the servants of tyranny
a good conscience.

Albert Camus *November 7th, 1913

La vie en rose

La vie en rose? Shhh . . .
Peace Nobel Prize Winner wants
war war more . . . ter .... ror.