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Monday, April 9, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [9 Apr 2012]

9 April 2012

 Best of the Moment

Bosnia’s Come A Long Way

Tim Judah | Bloomberg | 8 April 2012

Don't be misled by all the reports from Bosnia saying that the country has gone nowhere since war ended. It has held together despite a jerry-built political structure. It hasn't collapsed back into war. That's quite a big deal Comments

Scientology's 'Heretic'

Guy Adams | Independent | 6 April 2012

Marty Rathbun spent 27 years with L Ron Hubbard's crowd. Oversaw sensitive legal campaigns, even mentored Tom Cruise. Fled, disillusioned in 2004. Dropped off radar for five years; emerged as outspoken critic of his former "church" Comments

How To Trigger A Volcanic Eruption On Purpose

Erik Klemetti | Wired | 4 April 2012

Forget firing a missile or drilling into the crater. Best bet is a massive explosion to remove top of the volcano; then add seawater. But not too little, not too much. Even then, eruption might take a year if it happens at all Comments

Losing Egypt

Steven Cook | Cairo Review of Global Affairs | 29 March 2012

US policy towards Middle East used to rely on "authoritarian stability". It wasn't good for Arab people but, for 30 years, it met Washington's goals. No more. US viewed so negatively in Egypt that hands-off approach best plan now Comments

Oradour-Sur-Glane: Reflections On The Culture Of Memorial In Europe

Will Stone | White Review | 2 April 2012

A visit to Oradour, ravaged in WWII. "Here is a relic of something that once lived, but due to the intensity of the death which clings to it, manages to live permanently in a different guise, as a warning, as a lesson, as a witness" Comments

Interview: Thomas Quasthoff

Joachim Kronsbein | Spiegel | 5 April 2012

Singer talks about his art and his thalidomide disability. "I remember getting a call from Grünenthal [which sold thalidomide in Germany]. They asked me to sing at their Christmas party. I said: You must be out of your minds!" Comments

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