Saturday, November 13, 2010

"Epitaph on a Tyrant"

Perfection, of a kind, was what he was after,
And the poetry he invented was easy to understand;
He knew human folly like the back of his hand,
And was greatly interested in armies and fleets;
When he laughed, respectable senators burst with laughter,
And when he cried the little children died in the streets.
by W. H. Auden

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Trying to make sure you see this article, Jeff.

"Secret Papers Detail U.S. Aid for Ex-Nazis"

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/us/14nazis.html?_r=1

fatster

Valtin said...

Thanks. I've now written a review of this article at Firedoglake which I'll repost here soon.

Link: http://my.firedoglake.com/valtin/2010/11/14/nyt-releases-unredacted-report-on-u-s-aid-for-ex-nazis/#comment-265852

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