How appropriate. After having invaded the African country of Mali under false pretenses, with no legal justification or international mandate, where a bloody trail of that nation’s destruction lies in the wake, what better way for the “international community” to honor French President Francois Hollande than to give him an international peace prize! In this case it may be more appropriate than one might first imagine. The prize, awarded by UNESCO, is known as the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize in honor of the authoritarian president of of the Ivory Coast from 1960-1993. Houphouët-Boigny was a reliable Cold War partner of … Continue reading Another ‘War is Peace’ Award (This Time Hollande Wins!)