https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/04/22/durbin-ii-diary-part-5-arrivederci-geneva/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 02:14:12 -0400<![CDATA[Geneva is a beautiful place, but strange and enigmatic, a perfect LeCarre locale (from the good LeCarre of the old days), perfect too for the European home of the UN. The city&#8217;s very opacity, numbered bank accounts and endless black Mercedes with diplomatic plates mirror the Palais des Nations itself, a massive labyrinthine structure seemingly built to confuse. Yesterday, one reporter &#8211; mistaking me for an old hand &#8211; asked me the location of the Media Center. I grinned and gestured helplessly toward a dark hallway. &#8220;See you in two years,&#8221; I said. He laughed and disappeared. I saw him again several hours, wandering a corridor far from the Media Center.]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:27:08 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2009/04/22/durbin-ii-diary-part-5-arrivederci-geneva-n217022