
Viena, from the top of Praterstern's wheel
(by my lomo supersampler)
Herberto Helder
Once again, in the UN General Assembly, an overwhelming majority of countries votes for the end of US embargo on Cuba.
#2
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An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
(And on the most violent and humillianting possible way.)
Everybody knows there's no better way of starting a country.
Some (rational) reactions:
FINNISH PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
"The EU opposes capital punishment in all cases and under all circumstances and it should not be carried out in this case either. "
And, with (good) surprise, the Vatican's reaction:
CARDINAL RENATO MARTINO, HEAD OF THE VATICAN'S COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE
"For me, punishing a crime with another crime - which is what killing for vindication is - would mean that we are still at the point of demanding an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."
"Ma Qui Non È Così




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