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Responses to Meaning of Life Challenge as of 5 June 1999
The meaning of life is…..42. Avi & Adina Ciment with apologies to Hitchhiker’s Guide I believe we’re here to improve the world and therefore win our return to the lost paradise (gan eden). We can do it! Marcus Rudelsky, Washington
The Meaning of Life according to Ivan Ciment — as of 5 June 1999
Remember, this stuff has changed over the past few months and will likely change again. But I put it forth (a) as an exercise to get others to think and comment about the big issues and (b) as an interesting
Serbia — 21 April 1999
I have been trying to ignore this but the situation refuses to go away. Short and Sweet. Either we should stay out or tell Milosevic (if we haven’t been able to figure out how to eliminate him already) that we
China Notes — Discussions with Chen 12 April 99 in Miami
I sat with a good friend from Shanghai who has good insights into China and the world. These are his opinions as to what to expect. I would tend to think with 80% probability that these opinions represent a fair
Israel Election Update — 22 March 1999
OK, I’m finally ready to issue forecasts with 60 days to go. This is tough; I have changed my stands quite a few times this month in my own private drafts but this is my best attempt to rise above
Results of ivan’s poll. Who living today do you admire most? January 27, 1999
I received 30 responses. “Dad” led with 4 responses; Michael Jordan came in second with 3. Seconds came in for Mandela and Bibi Netanyahu. Clinton got one vote but several people mentioned him favorably, as did God, Al Gore, the
Elections in Israel and the Jordanian Succession — 27 January 1999 Also: Discussion of the BBC’s history of the Middle East documentary
I am more optimistic in the past 24 hours than i have been for several years. several important things have happened that have been unexpected and that, all things being equal, definitively affect the calculus of voting patterns in israel
Israeli Elections To Come — 24 December 1998
Heady from being on the verge of winning my $500 bet that Bibi wouldn’t last his term, I am yet filled with trepidation in trying to comment on this subject. Coming up is a very chaotic and hostile situation which
Iraq Bombings, Impeachment Vote and Long Term Prediction on American Political Theater 18 December 1998
The Iraq bombings won’t accomplish much and I expect Saddam will just sit this out for 3 days and wait for it to pass. This is the US at its worst — lobbing over a couple hundred cruise missiles without
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