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Tag Archives: Edward Snowden
Nobel Peace Prize 2013 – four perspectives
10 December 2013, Oslo, Norway: The hitherto largely unknown Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) receives the Nobel Peace Prize, is happy about the free publicity, the effects of which surpass those of all its previous image campaigns, … Continue reading
Posted in China, Human Rights, Politics, Syria
Tagged creative writing, Edward Snowden, Human Rights, Malala Yousafzai, OPCW, peace nobel prize
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The Phone Call from Russia
He loved getting calls from Russia. The international country code was 007. He always wondered what had come first: the assigning of that dialing code to the Soviet Union or the first James Bond novel. He knew that the latter had … Continue reading
Poetry Slam (5) Edward Snowden
“Hi”, said the guy, “I am the spy from Hawaii, but I had to get away. I went to Hong Kong, but I couldn’t stay long. I am still a spy and I would like to fly to … Continue reading
Easily Confused (29) Spies, cold and warm
The spy who came in from the cold: The spy who wants to go to a warm country:
Posted in Books, Ecuador, Russia, Travel
Tagged asylum, Ecuador, Edward Snowden, NSA
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Easily Confused (27) Whistleblowers
Whistleblower (will be prosecuted): Whistleblower (won’t be prosecuted):
The Happy Hermit 