a true story

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me—and [...]

Martin Rowson in the Gaurdian says it all. The $100m ‘loan’ from the World Bank to Haiti could be paid off like that by a fraction of the banking bonuses paid out on top of enormous salaries. Sickening.
I hope for a happier new year to you all, despite the horror the above reminds us all [...]

This is the actual answering machine answer from this school. It is due to a conflict and a lawsuit against the teachers by the parents.

Johanna(my wife) and I had a 4 week vacation in Asia this summer, here are 3 pics from the trip. You can find more photos if interested at my facebook profile.

Abduls place in the Perintian Islands off the east coast of Malaysia. We stayed here a week.

Mong noi, a small village a few hours north [...]

I want to marry my wife once again, just to be able to do this!

In the far east for a month,so there wont be much stuff from me here. But if you know of anything I should not miss in Thailand, laos, Cambodia or Malaysia let me know.

Amoz Oz was recently in Gothenburg (where I live) promoting his newest book “Rhyming life and death”.
It made me pick up a copy of  Amoz Oz`s “how to cure a fanatic”. If you haven’t read it, it is a must read (and short read) for anyone interested in finding common ground with people you don’t [...]

This info video will help you in your time of need. Watch the whole thing or go to the end where it teaches you how a newspaper can even protect you from the bomb! Duck and cover…

Watch this simplified and well made “credit crisis” visualization.