18 November 2011

Peace in our time

A damp but enjoyable run through the woods this morning.
Someone has been arrested after an amateurish attempt to shoot Barak Obama. Whilst Obama has certainly been a big disappointment, that’s maybe taking criticism a bit too far. However, as recipient of a rather premature Nobel Peace Prize, he may like to reflect on the futile war in Afghanistan having so far cost the US $460 billion (ref), whilst  some 2.5 million Afghanis are currently facing serious food shortage as a result of drought, failed crops and, critically, unaffordable food prices (ref). 

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