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Asserts that the rhetoric for US military spending to protect against rogue states is just an excuse to funnel large amounts of money to certain corporations. In particular, the article shows that the $50 billion missile defense system is unnecessary, because rogue states such as North Korea, Iran, & Iraq are incapable of staging a missile attack against the US. The article also points out that the US does not protest aggression if it fits in with American interests; eg, the Bush administration did not protest Saddam Hussein's using mustard gas on his own Kurdish population in the early 1990s. Altogether, US foreign policy has not been driven by lofty ideals but by national self-interest defined by multinational corporations. R. Larsen

It is likely that most people who have read & learned about Dag Hammarskold are familiar with his interest in nature. When & how this interest -- not to say love -- arose & how it was nurtured is less known. This short essay aims to throw some light on this matter, although, of course, with no illusion or pretension to give an exhaustive description & interpretation of this significant feature of Hammarskold' s rich personality. It simply presents some facts & findings from my newly published book in Swedish, Dag Hammarskjo1d. Barn -- Skolpojke -- Student ('Dag Hammarskjo1d. Child -- Schoolboy -- Student'). Adapted from the source document.