Nobel Prize Winner Mario Vargas Llosa on Freedom in the Middle East

[lovesallweneed]

Thank for exressing our wishes in your clear words. The world must listen. We only want to have a say in running our own lives. Our fore-fathers lived under dictatorships but our children can not continue like slaves anymore. Please hear our voices. We are no different than you. Gracia.

[Zero5twelve]

this man supported the war in Iraq which killed more than 1 million people, come on, this man is a racist.

[litoperuusa]

MVLL bravo por tus libros mas no tu politica.Bravo por haberte marchado del Peru cuando perdiste contra el chino,cuando el pais mas te necesitaba.Bravo por dañar la imagen del Peru en el extranjero por tu enemistad al chino.Bravo por usar tu fama de premio nobel para tratar del llevar al Peru al retroceso del socialismo Humalista,sobre todo viviendo en España,donde no sufririas nada.Gracias por el derechazo a Gabriel Garcia Marquez,also asi como el golpe de estado de Humala.Zapatero a tu zapato.

[Stadiumrock]

@litoperuusa

Calla resentido! Vargas Llosa puede vivir en el país que le de la puta gana, eso no lo hace menos peruano. Y tuvo la razón en incentivar a Humala, porque era el mal menor contra Fujimori.

Solo los resentidos y acomplejados como tú odian a gente de éxito como MVVL, esa es la pura verdad...

[coricolapoule]

THIS COMUNIST NEVER LIKED WHEN THE PERUVIAN ARMED FORCES KILLED HIS MRTA AND SHINING PATH TERRORISTS. HE NEVER LIKED THE RESCUE OF THE HOSTAGES FROM THE JAPANESE EMBASY IN LIMA. To foreighners thinking about dictatorships, might not be obvious, but who in his right mind wants to disolve his country's army while they are battling an armed guerrilla / terror campaign?

[broimp]

In other words, "freedom" and "kill the Jews" aren't going to both survive.

[PeregrinadeOroLoma]

Mr. Vargas Llosa is correct: freedom is not divisible. Fourteen years ago, Hosni Mubarak decided he would follow the China model of development: liberalize the economy while keeping tight control of the political sphere. The result: Egyptians saw that things could improve, and they wanted more. More economic opportunity, more freedom to choose. The desire for freedom became the seed of the Egyptian "youth" revolution. How long will the China model last?

[weezinsuffy]

What an inspiration! Economic freedom is no different than cultural and social freedom. Incredible truth in these words.

[Chafuen]

Mario Vargas Llosa organized several meetings in Madrid with his Middle East friends, from Israel, Palestine and beyond, Atlas was also a part of those programs. It was not easy to find common ground but Vargas Llosa's tolerance and respect helped provide a positive tone to those meetings. Thanks Mario!