December 2010
37 posts
C’est la vie …
US embassy cables →
Ethiopian intelligence chief gives rare interview. — Wikileaks
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Mulugeta Kahsay - Habel Terekiba (ኅብል ተረኺባ)
To avoid falling into sentimentalism, we must not weep. With sentimentalism one cannot understand death. Sentimentalism belongs to the messianic vision of the world, which, since it expects a single man to transform the universe, inspires lamentation, discouragement, and despondency as soon as this man disappears. — Thomas Sankara
Quoted from “a death that must enlighten and strengthen...
Ethiopian Solo Piano
“The underground nightlife of Jiddah’s elite youth is thriving and...”
– a U.S. diplomat in Saudi Arabia, quoted in a memo recently leaked by Wikileaks.
Assange 'not responsible for security breaches' →
says Kevin Rudd, Australia’s foreign minister.
Don't Shoot The Messenger →
Assange, editor and founder of Wikileaks, writes:
“Don’t shoot messenger for revealing uncomfortable truths.”
“In what bizarro world are donations to Wikileaks blocked by PayPal, Visa and...”
– An Australian
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different...”
– Albert Einstein
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Tequila Party →
If the Reps have to fear the Tea Party, there comes the Tequila Party for the Dems.
“If the WikiLeaks site did not exist, Israel would have to invent it.”
– Sever Plocker, columnist for the daily Yediot Ahronot newspaper
Eyob Artwork →
Eyob Mergia is an Ethiopian American artist based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The Cello Dream 8’ x 2 ½’
November 2010
48 posts
Are Humans Inherently Selfish? →
Are altruism and morality artificial outgrowths of culture, created by humans to maintain social order? Or is there, instead, a biological foundation to ethical behavior? — Newsroom
