The World After Gaza by Pankaj Mishra

Its a short history which leaves with a bigger thought.

How far the war can go to establish the irony of one sided balance. The world we know today is still recovering from the long time colonisation but still comes face to face with the same force which is wearing a different mask. We always hear war and peace as opposites but they are really not opposites. They are two independent phenomenon, the absence of one doesn't mean the presence of the other. War never leads to peace and vice versa.

The wars will always be there but the reasons and the after effects need to be recorded. These records will not change anything and are less likely teaching anyone worth teaching. But it is a memoir of what led to what. The people who are going to wage a war are not likely to read any of these records ever but that doesn't lower down the needs for these.

Peace

The Hour of the Predator by Giuliano da Empoli

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There is no real analogy between power and money but it has been historically established that one leads to another in no one direction. But what happens if they are directly proportional in nature. A person with money ends up with power beyond comprehension. And this exposes the irrationality of a person.

Humans are driven by passion (its presence or abundance) but the passion doesn't always bring sanity. Bringing the two together is a lifetime project. Add money/power to it and it will never come together.

The cases in this book shows the hunger for that power, and what extent do people go to get it or maintain it. 

Peace