Laughed at by History

All the same we take our chances Laughed at by time Tricked by circumstances Plus ca change Plus c’est la meme chose The more that things change The more they stay the same . –        Rush .

Maybe history wouldn’t have to repeat itself if we listened once in awhile.

–        Wynne McLaughlin

One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate, by Tom Segev.

The year is 1911; the place is Libya, Syria, Palestine; the man is Muhammed Iz-al-Din al-Qassam. ...