This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
UNRWA's fascinating 1950 report - A look into the history of how a temporary program to help refugees has turned into one of the most destructive welfare scams in the history of humankind.