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| Delusions of grandeur |
| Overbearing US ambassadors reflect an overbearing lone superpower |
| Without going all the way with Peter Ustinov’s belief that “a diplomat these days is nothing but a head-waiter who’s allowed to sit down occasionally”, there is no denying the devaluation of ambassadors. Some might even say that they have never been ... |
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Sir — The fire at the Satyanarayan Park market has once again exposed the inadequacy and inefficien ... |
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| Parting shot |
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Sir — The front page picture of the tearful American Sergeant Lonnie Roberts, at the funeral servic ... |
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| WHERE IT WAS BORN |
| That civilization is a word with many meanings has been re-affirmed through the damage to Iraq’s ancient heritage wrought by ...| Read.. |
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Died some, pro patria,/ non ‘dulce’ non ‘et decor’.../ walked eye-deep in hell/ believing in old men’s lies, then unbelieving/ came home, home to a lie,/ home to many deceits/ home to old lies and new infamy;/ usury age-old and age-thick/ and liars in public places. — EZRA POUND
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| Wandering among Arabs |
| It came as a bit of a shock when I realized that I had never had an Iraqi friend. If I had had one, I would have most certain... |
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