I Leave Shreds Of My Soul On

I've Always Disliked Kamikazes, That Is, People Who Commit Suicide In Order To Kill Others. Starting With The Japanese Ones From World War Ii. I Never Considered Them Pietro Miccas Who Torch The Powder And Go Up With The Citadel In Order To Block The Arrival Of The Enemy Troops At Torino. I Never Considered Them Soldiers.

Khomeini Was Not A Puppet Like Arafat Or Qaddafi Or The Many Other Dictators I Met In The Islamic World. He Was A Sort Of Pope, A Sort Of King - A Real Leader.

There Are Three Points Of View To Everything - Mine, Yours, And The Truth.

Whether It Comes From A Despotic Sovereign Or An Elected President, From A Murderous General Or A Beloved Leader, I See Power As An Inhuman And Hateful Phenomen. To The Same Degree That I Do Not Understand Power, I Do Understand Those Who Oppose Power, Who Criticize Power, Who Contest Power, Especially Those Who Rebel Against Power Imposed By Brutality.

Hearing Him Speak Is So Fun, Reassuring I Dare Say. You Can Say All You Like About Sihanouk: That He's An Atrocious Liar, A Madman, A Fraud, A Swashbuckler, An International Blot. You May Think That, But You Cannot Deny How In This Age In Which The Political Arena Seems To Generate Only Dull, Obtuse And Boring Characters With No Imagination, He's A Kind Of Miracle.