In these times of increasing international hostility, a marked decrease in cross national camaraderie and a slew of stories borne out of media(s) attention on inept and bloated bureaucratic processes plaguing the top levels of our political echelon, it is but important to take notice of anything atypical of such fascinations. A small news item on the seven Palestinian students out of Gaza strip (controlled by Hamas, and hence all movement controlled through strict Israeli restrictions) who had their Fulbright scholarships revoked by the US State Department caught my attention. It seems, or so TIME magazine suggests and the International Herald Tribune confirms, that US Secretary of State, Ms. Condoleezza Rice, once informed was outraged and took an active interest in the case and had the State Policy decision overturned to allow the seven students to travel to US for their studies. In a world where conspiracy theories and the end of world scenarios abound and are often the primary items of our morning news, this calls for a celebration of the human spirit. A case could be made that our politicians and leaders, after all, are not always removed from the reality of how their decisions are impacting people – sometimes it just needs to be brought to their attention in time. As I always say, there is hope and a case can be made for “benefit of a doubt” for our decision makers.
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