Indonesia has been there before. And it took the country nine years to recover.
The wise and sensible Paul Krugman’s said: “the world is Indonesia now”. He was referring to Indonesia’s economical crises, which did hit Asia and particularly Indonesia, a decade ago. Like the US and Europe now, in ‘97 it also was all about [...]
Just some quotes from the International Edition of NRC-Handelsblad 25.11.08:
In an incident during the five years of guerrilla warfare before Indonesia won its independence, Dutch soldiers executed a group of around 431 men and boys in the West Java village of Rawagede on December 9, 1947. [...]
Last weekend he won the most prestigious national prize in his profession: the Poelifinario-Cabaretprijs. If you don’t believe me check it here (well, it helps if you can read Dutch). His name is Maarten van Roozendaal and he is one of my favorites – which I can prove also. On this site I enthusiastically reviewed [...]
Soms shocking news today: the war in Iraq is over. Bush turns out to be a traitor and ms Rice says she’s sorry. You can read all about it here in this free special edition www.nytimes-se.com
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During the euphoria I seem to have said that Europe could do with a politician like Barack Obama. On second thought – and after reading this cover story in one of our weeklies – I realize this is, apart from being nonsensical, also a serious error of judgment.
If he really would be our President elect, [...]