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londonderry, northern ireland, may 1969. a young catholic during clash with british troops.



karamoja district, uganda, april 1980. starving boy and a missionary.



bardera, somalia, november 1992. mother lifts up the body of her child, a famine victim, to bring it to the grave.



an najaf, iraq, 31 march 2003. iraqi man comforts his son at a holding center for prisoners of war.

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my hometown, seoul, ranked second-most expensive city in the world by mercer:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

moscow, russia seoul, republic of korea tokyo, japan hong kong, people's republic of china london, united kingdom osaka, japan geneva, switzerland copenhagen, denmark zurich, switzerland new york city, united states

i guess it's a good thing that i moved, huh?

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photographs of the korean war:



u.s. tank in seoul.





captured north korean soldiers.



captured chinese people's liberation army troops beg for their lives under the mistaken impression that they are to be executed.

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seoul ranked the most expensive city in asia—and the second most expensive city in the world—according to mercer human resource consulting:

moscow and seoul leapfrogged tokyo to become the world's most expensive cities, a survey by mercer human resource consulting showed. tokyo, which ranked first in the past two years, dropped to third place. moscow jumped to first place this year from fourth in 2005 as the costs of accommodation surged. seoul rose to second from fifth. new york was the highest-placed u.s. city, rising three places to 10th.

the top ten cities:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 10.

moscow, russia seoul, south korea tokyo, japan hong kong, hong kong london, united kingdom osaka, japan geneva, switzerland copenhagen, denmark zurich, switzerland oslo, norway new york city, united states

should i be glad i moved, then?

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artist renderings of the proposed the $3 billion kapolei-manoa transit system:





manoa.





chinatown.





pearl ridge.

062006
the weakerthans - confessions of a futon-revolutionist

held like water in your shaking hands
are all the small defeats a day demands
ten-to-six or nine-to-five
trying, dying to survive
never knowing what survival means

leave the apartment to buy alcohol
hang our diplomas on the bathroom wall
pick at the plaster chipped away
survey some stunning tooth decay
enlist the cat in the impending class-war

let's lay our bad day down here, dear
and make-believe we're strong
or hum some protest song

like maybe "we shall overcome someday"
overcome the stupid things we say
say i needed more than this
say i needed one more kiss
we left that light on way too long now

let's plant a bomb at city-hall
and kill an m.l.a.
we'll talk the night away

you call in sick
i'll quit the word-games that i play
i swear i way more than half
believe it when i say

that somewhere love and justice shine

cynicism falls asleep
tyranny talks to itself
sappy slogans all come true
we forget to feed our fear

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"i took a bath this morning in six war speeches, and a sprinkle of peace. looks like everybody is declaring war against the forces of force. that's what you get for building up a big war machine. it scares your neighbors into jumping on you, and then of course they themselves have to use force, so you are against their force, and they're against yours. look like the ring has been drawed and the marbles are all in. the millionaires has throwed their silk hats and our last set of drawers in the ring. the fuse is lit and the cannon is set, and somebody is in for a frailin. i would like to see every single soldier on every single side, just take off your helmet, unbuckle your kit, lay down your rifle, and set down at the side of some shady lane, and say, 'nope, i ain't a gonna kill nobody. plenty of rich folks wants to fight—give them the guns.'"

- woody guthrie

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"the wealth of the top 1% in the united states equals the wealth of the lower 95%."

- wikipedia

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a video clip of a 64 year-old anarchist emma goldman from an old paramount newsreel:

what do you think about russia, ms. goldman? i consider russia and america the most interesting countries in the world today. how about hitler? i don't know him—and don't want to. what is your opinion of italy? beautiful country—minus mussolini.

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planet earth as seen from mars:



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