Dag Hammarskjold

Gaddafi, who is 67 years old and came to power in a coup 40 years ago, remembered all the events he despised in his youth -- the death of Dag Hammarskjold, the second UN Secretary General, killed in a plane crash in 1961 (which he thought might be a conspiracy), the British-French-Israeli attack against the Suez Canal in 1956 and the 1950-1953 Korean War, among others.

Update: Gaddafi Hijacks UN General Assembly Podium 2010

The famed Swedish UN secretary-general, Dag Hammarskjold, did the honors and New York hosted a ticker-tape parade.

Evelyn Leopold: Here Comes the Queen: A Sense of History 2010

The famed Swedish UN secretary-general, Dag Hammarskjold, did the honors and New York hosted a ticker-tape parade.

Evelyn Leopold: Here Comes the Queen: A Sense of History 2010

Gaddafi, who is 67 years old and came to power in a coup 40 years ago, remembered all the events he despised in his youth -- the death of Dag Hammarskjold, the second UN Secretary General, killed in a plane crash in 1961 (which he thought might be a conspiracy), the British-French-Israeli attack against the Suez Canal in 1956 and the 1950-1953 Korean War, among others.

Evelyn Leopold: Update: Gaddafi Hijacks UN General Assembly Podium 2010

I note, in passing, that there has been a lot of this “major leader killed in an airplane accident” thing going around for the last several decades–Dag Hammarskjold comes to mind.

Death of Polish President Kaczynski 2010

The Indian businessman, Nishan Kohli, had bought the apartment, located in Dag Hammarskjold Towers, in 2003 for $1.25 million.

Apartment in U.N. Case Is Sold 2010

Although maybe there is still hope for Reagan since Dag Hammarskjold won the prize in 1961 after he was dead.

Richard Grenell: What Peace Did He Achieve? 2009

Gaddafi, who is 67 years old and came to power in a coup 40 years ago, remembered all the events he despised in his youth -- the death of Dag Hammarskjold, the second UN Secretary General, killed in a plane crash in 1961 (which he thought might be a conspiracy), the British-French-Israeli attack against the Suez Canal in 1956 and the 1950-1953 Korean War, among others.

Evelyn Leopold: Update: Gaddafi Hijacks UN General Assembly Podium 2009

Note: If you live in New York, I bought my red okra from Yuno Farms, which is at different Greenmarkets throughout the week: Union Square on Mondays; Dag Hammarskjold on Wednesdays, and West Village on Saturdays.

Archive 2009-08-01 Homesick Texan 2009

His latest diplomatic "efforts" harrowingly call to mind both is naivety and the words of Dag Hammarskjold: 'The lapdog disguised himself as a sheep and tried to hunt with the wolves.'

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009