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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Monday, September 18, 2006

A different, beautiful vision

10 Nobel peace prize winners criticized the US foreign policy. This, in its beauty, jumped out.
"After the painful events of September 11, I wish that America would have built a school in Afghanistan in the name of every victim," said Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian judge and 2003 Peace Prize recipient.

You know what, so do I.

3 Comments:

  • Me too, with the caveat that they all have functioning roofs and running water.

    By Blogger Praguetwin, at 11:56 AM  

  • The real shame is you couldn't do it now. In 2002, shortly after the invasion, probably could've pulled it off. Now, The Taliban would just follow on and burn them down.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 2:05 PM  

  • Yep. That whole "window of opportunity" thing is a drag sometimes.

    By Blogger Praguetwin, at 5:49 PM  

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