We Sweden

 With reference to Naipaul’s latest about which much concern has been variously expressed in this public domain

 the USA -Africa Dialogue Series 

 http://groups.google.com/group/usaafricadialogue/browse_thread/thread/365b59d7fa34e681

This is addressed to our doyen of African Literature and some of the like-minded:

Professor Harrow & Co,

 I’m seeking some more direction from you.

 At this very moment I’m strangely reminded of Ulli Beier of whom I heard an anthropologist joke that he was leaving Nigeria for Papua New Guinea, which he described as “ another area of darkness”

 Some people see and have seen Naipaul and Rushdie as the Wild West’s literary attack dogs who in fiction and non-fiction peer into our backwardness, to wage war on cherished religious and cultural values and the life lived outside of the pale of Western Civilisation, the Western Civilisation of which when asked, Mahatma Gandhi said “I think it would be a good idea.”

I erroneously referred to “Among the Believers” as post -Salman Rushdie, because it has been around for so long; perhaps it even paved the way for “ The Satanic Verses” and enjoyed even greater popularity after Rushdie’s controversial novel.

 We all agree that V.S. Naipaul is an engaging writer, perhaps a great writer, one that we do not neglect and some of us seem to be forced to read, just because he visits some of our natural habitats. Is that not so?

The Nobel Prize committee awarded Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul the Nobel Prize in Literature for largesse of spirit, not for being a racist or for being “one of the great racist writers of our time “ but “for having united perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutiny in works that compel us to see the presence of suppressed histories”.

 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2001/naipaul.html

 After the award he has not rested on his laurels but suitably encouraged and rewarded has continued in the same vein, turning his lights on and exposing other areas of darkness with even greater intensity ( insensitivity?) and gained an even greater audience.

 Can he also be accused of rank dishonesty in his “Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions among the Converted Peoples”?

 I got a copy of his “ Half a life” from his Swedish literary agent for Christmas, 2001 or 2 .She was at the Noble Banquet and may have a soft heart for him and seems to to think that he’s a nice bloke.

That’s women for you, can have a soft spot for every kind of scoundrel. Beauty and the Beast.

 But does the Selection committee of the Swedish Academy need to have their heads examined ? Do they see the “racism” that you see in the unrepentant Naipaul – or do you think that conscious as he is, he is simply unaware of it ? Was it a mistake to award him the Nobel Prize and should we tolerate the Swedish Academy awarding such prizes to writers such as Sir Vidia or should the prize be withdrawn now or even posthumously?

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUK257&q=Nobel+Prize+%3A+Naipaul

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 Oh, we could make comparisons all year long.

 But once we take away the history of slavery and the sunshine plantations in the South, we do have a lot in common, even the spread of Stockholm’s December snow in 1971, reminded BB King of the Cotton fields in the Mississippi. I heard him say so

 ”When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white man came, an Indian said simply, “Ours.”

 The United States of Americans have their Native Americans and reservation culture, whilst up North, We Sweden have our own “Indians”  the Sami People who hunt Reindeer instead of Buffalo.

( However  we may note with satisfaction  – or dissatisfaction that the “Rein” in Reinfeldt does not come from Rein-deer)

 I got to thinking about all this, in connection with this very fundamental idea of FREEDOM  “a word that has been elevated throughout American history to near-theological status, and has been twinned, for most of that same history, with the secularizing impulses of “power.”

With names like( Jonathan) Franzen and his fictional character Berglund popping up, we are surely talking about Swedish-Americans  and in Franzen’s case from Chicago to be sure, from whence came some of these immigrant songs 

 The main point that I want to make about “Sweden is not America”, is this little news item that caught my eye in yesterday’s Dagens Nyheter report  that Anders Hellner the director of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs had “given up” because there was not going to be any of the usual traditional debate on Foreign Affairs, by Sweden’s party leaders. This ( no debate on foreign policy) is of course UNTHINKABLE  in an American presidential election, even as Mama Mona Sahlin coos, “It’s a bit like a presidential election”. It isn’t.

 The first Presidential Debate  between Barack Obama and John McCain was on FOREIGN AFFAIRS

 In the US of America FOREIGN AFFAIRS is very important.  But as I said previously Sweden is not America.

 Yesterday I talked to a very tall, and blonde, a quite imposing-looking and smiling  Sten Nordin very briefly, at St. Eriksplan where the Moderate Party is holding house . I told him that it appears that he and his party are very much loved in Vasastan. He asked me whether I lived in Vasastan and I told him that I used to (for 24 years at Upplandsgatan 23) but now live in Enskede which is in two parts, half for the Alliance and half for the Social Democrats and allies, that there it’s 50:50.

But back to essential foreign affairs matters: four years ago Anders Hellner had invited all the party leaders to the Institute and talked the talk about foreign affairs, but this time round, they had all politely declined the invitation to talk or hear talk about foreign affairs.

 The question I’m sure that we all have in mind is : What are they afraid of?

The potentials of an Iranian nuclear bomb or two?

The fallout from Admiral Mankell or the ideological Commander-in-Chief General Gardell leading the 2^nd and 3^rd Swedish Flotillas to Gaza ?

GAZA? 

Or the issue of bringing our boys and girls back home from Afghanistan and some of the problematics of an Afghan policy, a very serious matter  which Pierre Schori discussed here just a few days ago 

Or Lars Ohly’ fiery anti- Americanism which is costing him some votes, that and his insistence (like flogging a dead horse) that Sweden should leave the European Union.

Is it at such a debate that Foreign Aid would be discussed?

At such a debate, it should be interesting  to see  what the Sweden Democrats could have to come up with. Perhaps they are of the view that all Muslims should be sent back to Timbuktu?

And why should a foreign minister of a great nation like Sweden , not want to debate Foreign Affairs?

 Well, let it not be said that Carl Bildt ever ran away from a debate. In all truth and honesty, it is reported that he actually accepted Anders Hellner’s invitation to debate Foreign Affairs issues, but , it is reported that Mr. Blidt would only debate if certain conditions were met.( It’s not clear as yet, what those conditions should be) Certainly it could disturb the hornets nest if people like Ohly really went on the attack about Afghanistan.

 No. It says that Carl Bildt would like to meet the Red-Greens spokespeople for foreign affairs or the collective opposition’s candidate for the post of Foreign Minister.

 ”Det innebar i klartext att utrikesministern inte ville möta Socialdemokraternas Urban Ahlin” which translates “This clearly shows that the foreign minister does not want to face the Social Democrat’s Urban Ahlin” ( in such a debate)

 “Men Ahlins medarbetare förklarar att han är beredd – och har rödgrönat mandat att komma”)

(But Ahlin’s party comrades explain that he is prepared – and has a mandate from the red-green to represent them at such a debate)

“En av Bildts medarbetare säger till DN: Är det någon som tror att Ahlin kan bli de rödgrönas utrikesminister? Inte vi?”

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The election campaign has considerably heated up, with picture portraits of the various beautiful and not so beautiful party candidates on eye-catching election posters to be found everywhere, either plastered on walls or hanging from trees or electrical poles, in down town Stockholm.

Since health is wealth, Health Care ( Sjukvård) is a major issue of concern to everyone.

The political party people and those most directly affected would like us to believe that the main issues are the economy and unemployment. And the soul? Of course once there’s food in the belly, and the health is OK, then Göran Hägglund and most of his people and all the other people who want to can then turn to spiritual matters and apply the right medicines for the soul. Otherwise , apart from the good Muslims who are presently celebrating the month of Ramadan fasting, it is a little more difficult for ordinary mortals to be praying on an empty stomach, albeit the KDS do pray the Pater Noster and along with the Catholics do beseech the Almighty, “ Give us this day our daily bread”

About yesterday’s duel/ debate on the economy between the baldhead, Social Democrat shadow cabinet challenger Thomas Östros and the Government’s able finance minister Anders Borg of the pony tail, Johan Norberg writes the following in today’s Stockholm Metro:

” Det tog en timme innan någon påminde om att resurser måste skapas innan de kan fördelas” (It took an hour before someone pointed out that resources must be created before they can be shared equitably)

Norberg’s statement is reminiscent of a guy that you all remember : Joe the plumber in the United States of America. And Obama’s little controversy/palaver with Senator John McCain in which McCain accused Obama of being fat on promising the socialist idea of “ spreading the wealth” that he so often talked about but thin on spelling out exactly how the wealth that was to be spread, was to be created in the first place.

In the Left Party’s solidarity poster “Håll ihop” (hold together) featuring Lars Ohly, the aim is clear : “to build the world’s best welfare system, without (some people making) private profit” ( corporate profit?)

Well, you know what Senator John McCain would say about Lars Ohly and his party.

One difference between Lars Ohly and old MacDonald , is that Sweden is NOT America.

Do not despair  Listen here and hear : This is not America

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Must fulfill my promise to Jeez, his friends and my enemies in this discussion that went astray and now I dash this off, because time is limited just now, I’ve got an appointment to keep before I light my candles at 20.05, this evening.

 And talking about battles, in the annals of Swedish Election history, the elections of September 19, 2010 could also come to be known as a modern Swedish version of ” The War of the Roses”( the Battle of Bosworth)- since the rose is the party symbol of the Social Democrats and this time round a woman by the name of Mona Sahlin is commander-in-chief of the Party. I’m sure that some among us the people of Sweden may not think of it as a battle, since apart from sending some of our lads (and beautiful lasses) to far away Afghanistan, Sweden has not been at war for quite some time now, yet this election is a war between the “rödgröna” ( the Reds and Greens) and The Alliance – which must not be confused with the allies during the second world war

The battle goes on! Others will say that it’s a battle between values – between present day Swedish Conservatism and the Social Welfare system established by Swedish Social Democracy. Take note, “Taxalien”, I’m talking about Swedish Conservatism and not about the blue-blooded British-to-the-bootstraps Conservatism where most of the higher echelons of British Conservative leadership graduated with first class honours in PPE from Oxford University.

 Read

 THIS

and shiver with the same conclusion : too close to call – according to the Synovate opinion poll only 68, 000 votes differentiate the Alliance from the coalition of opposition parties, with the barometer showing 47.8% for the Alliance, and 46.6% for Mona, her boys and girls and even pensioners.

My countrymen and countrywomen,

Today is the 70^th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill saying, what Mona Sahlin or Fredrik the Great Reinfeldt may be saying on the morning after, when either one of them congratulates the Swedish electorate for their election victory, with Churchill’s words: never was so much owed by so many, to so few ( about 68,000?)

It’s a very very serious situation. A whole lot of people are going to vote blank;this is my conclusion since one of best friends and a very expert political commentator he is too, tells me that he is going to vote for nobody. Sounds like Imam Khomeini ( r.a.) saying America is worse than Britain, Britain is worse than America – and Russia is worse than both of them

 And then there’s the Sweden Democrats about whom the other parties are boasting that they are too clean to touch. The Sweden Democrats are going from strength to strength, especially in the South of Sweden ( so it’s said) and may turn out to be King Maker after all. Did I hear somebody say “ Insha-Allah”?

 With reference to these billions being pledged

in my humble opinion, much of the money being allocated should go to providing the possibility of the unemployed and the unemployable being able to upgrade their skills and competencies if they have any and to acquiring relevant ones for the job market such as computer skills and less to the so called job-coaching and how to perform at a job interview.

 In any case, by Sunday I intend to elaborate on this,

here :

http://www.thelocal.se/blogs/corneliushamelberg/

 Needless to say every Tom, Dick and Harry or piece of Cheese is  free to append a comment or start their own blog. I’m not in any kind of personality competition,  nor do I find it necessary to have to respond to every piece of illiterate tittle-tattle…. or to have to keep company or rub noses with some strange bed fellows, in any language.

 Or that Sweden should consciously take on the role of

 or that the discussion should have to take this kind of coloration:

The White Man’s Burden also discussed here 

Shabbat Shalom!

More about this, after the Sabbath

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Of abiding global interest

and

absolutely the most WORRYING just now

I am also an expert on racism .

If I’m still alive, my forthcoming postings about immigrants, race-ism etc. are going to be quite different from what anyone would normally be expecting.

For me there is no country in the world like our wonderful Sweden ( it’s love) and apart from ISRAEL, I would not prefer to live and die anywhere else (not the UK, Holland, Germany, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt – or any other country in Africa, the US, India,or any other place, I’ve lived, apart from the Holy Land

The reason for postponing any discussion of immigrants, immigration, race or race-ism is that I would not like my own in-sights on such questions to in any way impact, even marginally, on issues connected with the Sverige Demokraterna /Sweden Democrats (Party) or cause special attention to be turned on the Sweden Democrats prior to the elections or to make such questions an election issue for that party, since they have been – in my opinion, erroneously identified/ associated with

Racism

Islamophobia

xenophobia

without being accorded a place in the party leader debates to explain or defend and represent  their positions on these issues, to the Swedish electorate. That’s not democratic.

I do not think

that Jimmie Åkesson is a little Le Pen, or a BNP in the making, or a Geert Wilders

or any of that.

I do think that

Jimmie Åkesson does say some very reasonable things about which we all would normally agree, chief of which is some of the issues around regulating/controlling immigration – which even immigrants realize, must be controlled – it cannot be allowed to roll on forever, uncontrolled. His

ideas about Swedish Foreign Aid may be controversial, but not absolutely crazy and there’s no reason why they should be silenced. Åkessonn could on those grounds have a reasonable discussion with Gunilla Carlsson or any of the former SIDA bosses, or have party leaders engage his arguments/ opinions constructively and very ultimately leave it up to the people to decide.

I also think that in the name of Democracy and of freedom of speech and all the great ideas around that – including the extension of such a courtesy to the arch rascal Lars Vilks, in the name of poetic/ artistic license, the same courtesy could also be extended to the Sweden Democrats, in the name of political plurality, so that they too are given at least a little space in the party leader debates. Honest discussion should not prejudice the outcome of the Swedish elections. In the meantime, its also being rumoured that the Green people could easily go into an alliance with THE ALLIANCE

The Swedish Parliament

The election is only 33 days away. Time will tell.

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Kara,

concha de tu puta madre

The discussion probably started on a wrong footing and never got back on track. This is just to complete what was started –Ahmadinejad & his bomb ( the great Satan) has – as they say in America “ gotten” some attention; ama now turning attention from Ahmadinejad to Al Qadhafi. As to what should be earnestly said, we should get back to that, later.

Re – Swedish Aid minister appointed to UN Panel

“God don’t make promises that He don’t keep
You got some big dreams baby, but in order to dream you gotta still be asleep.”

In the pure realm of imagination and dream, you’ don’t necessarily have to be asleep to dream of Lady G, so sweet, so tall and straight, all nicely oiled, perfumed and lightly hi-ja-bed, some belly dancing waiting as a side show in the Welcome Visitors Bedouin Reception Tent of Libya’s supreme Desert Lion.

Now Brer Qadhafi has a lot going for him.

He believed and probably continues to believe that the women of Europe and The West are oppressed, this idea of “the oppressed women of Europe& the West ” resonates well with the feminists, the wage-slaves and the generally disgruntled and unsatisfied, never satisfied. This includes the generally dissatisfied lumpen proletariat of Lars Ohly and the Social Democrats.

More than a decade back Qadhafi had already won the heart of Oriana Fallaci , among others.

The Green Book is understandable. What is not understandable is why he should go out of his way to say this sort of thing

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Not even ladies!

Commander-in-Chief, Second Flotilla Admiral, Chief Scribe of the 2^nd Flotilla :Yes we can! Can still see the look of shock replaced by the look of Thor and thunder on Mr. Mankell’s ansikte (face) on that day. A day he’ll always remember. The day when he drove to the air port to collect (the parcel containing) his precious manuscripts and other personal belongings.

The Parcel :What turned out to be a mere offer of ladies clothes in lieu of his manuscripts.

Ladies clothes in lieu of his personal belongings!!!!

So sad. So cruel.

Verily, Mr. Mankell must be one of those who has suffered the most among the ragtag Swedes who manned “The 1^st Flotilla”

I saw the exhibition of Blake’s art at the Tate in October 1971 – mention it now as I think of the visage of Mankella and somehow that awful shock of wise man’s hair , same hue as Blake’s Adam’s) yet , I still can’t imagine it and if you are normal it should also be a little difficult to imagine it – in reality – our somewhat avuncular Mr. Mankell as an armed robber or as one hell of a guy who in a sufficiently desperate situation could ( just possibly – desperation being the mother of madness ) takes out a handgun to hands up an official IDF naval inspector-of-goods who had boarded a vessel of

The 3rd Intifada ,

well within Israeli waters…….

All of the above, is predicated on the assumption that the Mankells and crew have exhausted legal possibilities by engaging some of these sort of definitions and the arguments in this document :

The Legal Basis of Israel’s Naval Blockade of Gaza

What would the spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld do if he were chief adviser to the sponsors of “The 2nd

Flotilla” ?

Going ahead could be a good try, but no cigar …

Anyway the bard sings so that we can all cheer up, think about it :

“there’s no success like failure
And that failure’s no success at all “

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Once Upon a time, when everything was not as quiet, there was the 1^st Intifada, followed by the 2^nd Intifada. That was a long and bloody chapter in the history of Israel. The history of the people of Israel continues.

In the meanwhile, back home in We Sweden, far-reaching plans are being hatched to launch “the Second Flotilla “ – this time a Grand Flotilla which will float to Judenrein Gaza, unimpeded.

Considering what happened the last time, it seems that the same dedicated people, Gardell, Mankell and Freiler are putting their trust where their mouth is : in their mountainous courage and also in the admirals of the joint venture to navigate according to the compass – stay on course, challenge fate, have an historic meeting with destiny.

And the possible dire consequences, have they thought about that? There’s no doubt that they have some faith in their cause, although I’m sure (almost sure) that none of the trio has arrived at the level of certainty of the suicide bomber about their place in history or the immediate enjoyments to be enjoyed in the sunny hereafter. Just now, talking about the possible dire consequences, their bravery, courage and commitment to this act of defiance – on the outside at least leaves us with the impression that they are saying,“and to hell with any dire consequences !” At the same time – as I said before, I’m sure, almost sure, that none of the three aforementioned has a martyrdom/martyrology complex.

One thing you cannot say about them is that they are scared ( they are not niggers).

On the Ides of March, Caesar did say “.Danger knows full well, that Caesar is more dangerous than he. We are two lions litter’d in one day, And I the elder and more terrible”….

Whilst a more cautious Robert Burns did observe that

“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men

Gang aft agley.”

Some of the discussion about a foreign policy  in action that

Gardell ( the brain)

Mankell ( the Father)

and Freiler ( the artist) are heir to,

has been carried on here

on these very pages

Bear with me : From a Taj Mahal song, “ Scattered”

“Cross hairs search the jungle plain
For those who go against the grain
Lion hunts too far from home
Steps into the danger zone
Victim of some unwritten law
The hunger at his belly gnaws
The hunter and the hunted blur
Depending upon the caliber “

For me, several questions remain, chief of which is: What protection can be offered to defiant Swedish citizens who sail all the way from a safe harbour in Malmö ( a good support base) – all the way to the uncertainties of what-s known as the international waters that must be crossed before entering sovereign Israel waters in and on which Heil HaYam HaYisraeli reigns supreme

Mankell – probably not in a hurry to lose another manuscript – might still be on board one of the less confrontational in the Armada – or born again as Hemingway in the thick of where the action is – in the first person narrative with him himself in the eye of the storm – much to write home about – or keep the manuscript in his head and don’t lose it…..

It would all sound less intimidating and still uncertain if the Flotilla set off as a Flotilla Festival, something of a colourful regatta, perhaps with with big fish like Archbishop Tutu on board – and for extra colour Mary Robinson and for good good measure, a very concerned Louis Farrakhan, concerned about the conditions of the brothers and sisters of another nation of Islam, the Gaza nation of Hamastan

Penultimately, Dror Freiler hit the limelight with his Snow White swimming in a sea of blood which got the Israeli ambassador in Stockholm, We Sweden, Mr. Zvi Mazel to see red

And here too some other questions are answered about the self-hating Jew.

Meanwhile much is happening even before the flotilla takes off

Who can rewrite destiny? Think about this seriously :The Rabbis say, that Tzedakah helps.

Do have a pleasant Sunday afternoon everybody…

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http://www.thelocal.se/28126/

Another point of view

In all fairness, the article being referred to ( and to be read care-fully)

Whereas, this is being written in a hurry.

“Festina lente”, say the old Romans. “Ta det lungt”, ( take it easy) say the modern Vikings.

The Modern Vikings also say lagom är bäst and that probably explains why the Modern Viking (Swedish sextion) will leave it all to the USA to kick ass whether it be in Afghanistan or even Iran ( if need be) but will not ( ourselves/ We Sweden) participate in an offensive mode. WE are peace lovers always and always in love. Let the Americans kick ass if they want to / love to / have to – for the peace of the world. After all George W did make it clear, separating truth from error: that either We (Sweden) are with the terrorists (Heaven forbid) or we are with the anti-Terrorists and their supporters. Of course we have always made a clear choice and no matter how you define terror/ terrorism we have chosen wisely….

“Now there’s spiritual warfare and flesh and blood breaking down
Ya either got faith or ya got unbelief and there ain’t no neutral ground “

Not even in No-r-way

Perhaps that’s why Dr. Dynamite decided to award the Noble Prize to Brother Obama

after all

The Swedish Government’s overwhelming emphasis is on peace, not war, and “ to extend the civil mission”.

In the meantime, Holland ( unlike Sweden, a NATO nation – and unlike Sweden with no claims of qualms about neutrality) has pulled out her 1,700 troops from any further military action in Afghanistan .

The following questions  remain unanswered and continue to trouble the minds of some of the Swedish peace lovers – lovers who boast of having not waged war for the past two hundred years. Lovers who say that they believe in making love , not war.

Question 1. Why has Holland pulled out – and why has Holland not adopted the Swedish option of peaceful “ civil mission”?

Question 2: Is Sweden in for the long haul?

Question 3: Is Sweden married to the Swedish Alliance/Government policy through thick and thin – because it is not a wedding vow ( say like between Bush and Bildt – or even between Bush and Bolton) in which the one affirms with the other “ till death do us part” ( not that we expect that the Alliance or Bush will last forever) and death, deaths, ( in alphabetical order) Afghan deaths, Afghan Civilian deaths , American deaths, British deaths, Dutch deaths, verily even Swedish deaths and other deaths have already occurred in Afghanistan and our lads, buried with full military honours.

Deaths have occurred and are occurring and so are more and more wikileaks.

Two items for our consideration:

1. Afghanistan ruined the USSR.
3. The Afghan People cannot be defeated. Nor can the Taliban. Sure it’s not the same as Vietnam. We know that the Taliban are not Vietcong, they are Afghans. It’s their country and needless to say their motivation is strong as they believe that victory is theirs.( Perhaps if the Prophet of Islam – salallahu alaihi wa salaam were to be beginning his prophetic career today, some people would be fighting against him, right now, using their drones and their other modern weapons of destruction.

Having said that, there is an important question about the Taliban which many people say are steeped in the Wahabi doctrines from which source it is alleged they get their inspiration – and as far as I understand the Wahabi, they are intensely against all forms of Shirk (idolatry).

The question is :Is the Taliban amenable to some reform impulses, that could impact on their overall strategic interests – should the proper peace overtures be made to them?

Taking the source /s of their religious inspiration into consideration, that must be the main avenue through which they must be approached.

Therefore – in my opinion, the US and allies should be going the extra mile in suing for peace – to make an extended call for peace – to call ALL parties together for such talks, to invite among the other players and influences in the region, Saudi Arabia ( of course) and also the Islamic Republic of Iran who can surely have a constructive role to play – better as a friend, than as an enemy or “the enemy”. I say this, not as one acquainted with the al-ghaib – because, without my glasses I am not even privileged to see beyond my nose, but you and I know that right now in any talk about the future we “ see through a glass darkly” and – it was either Emerson or Thoreau who said that you can tell the direction of the wind by throwing up a piece of cotton wool – more difficult to tell the direction of the wind ( even a poisoned chemical or bacteriological wind) by throwing up a stone.

Similarly there’s no telling what lies ahead for the US , in the US and outside of the US. In life or in death.

The camel’s back will probably not be broken by another Obama surge of an additional 30,000 fighters from the American reservists or by firing more American generals because they tell the truth about the situation. We ( Sweden) do not want to sing more dirges of untold/ unmourned deaths of innocent Afghan civilians even if Barack Hussein Obama the Noble Peace Prize laureate believes that Afghan lives in Afghanistan are worth considerably less than American or Swedish lives here in Sweden or in the United States or in Afghanistan.

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