During the siege of Sarajevo, the Danish army NCOs who controlled UN relief flights had a sign behind their check-in desk that read: “Do not confuse your rank with our authority”. For politicians ranting against the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants for the Gaza conflict, I suggest one that says: “Do not confuse your self-image with the moral high ground.… Read the rest
It’s not unreasonable to expect that those in a position to influence the war in Gaza, or make real progress against climate change, would know better than to be blindsided. Instead, they’ve willfully proven the veracity of Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegard’s tenet:“There are two ways to be fooled/ One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”… Read the rest
The chances of self-imaged macho man Vladimir Putin ending up in court for war crimes in Ukraine are slim to nil. He has, however, already been judged impotent by the one thing his massive firepower could not overcome…the perverse truism that the worst of human beings invariably bring out the best of them.… Read the rest