Category: History
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When war is raging, every day is Memorial Day. (Editorial Cartoon: Memorial Daze by Nick Anderson, Houston Chronicle.)
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This time the victims don’t want money. They want an apology and it is not forthcoming. Japan, for all its picture postcard beauty and colorful traditions, often has the most colorless, boring and sometimes corrupt politicians. That image was burnished by Japan’s recently retired prime minister, the charismatic baby boomer Junichiro Koizumi who was given…
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A tragic and disturbing story from Norway. Another bitter fruit of Nazi philosophy whose seeds are still scattered in the battered minds of its vicitms. Living hell of Norway’s ‘Nazi’ children In his tiny flat on the edge of Oslo, Paul Hansen shows me his family album. It doesn’t take long. He only has three…
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A day late for Lincoln’s birthday, here are two photographs for you to compare, contrast and decide if the one on the right is young Abraham Lincoln sans his trademark beard. (Link: Sujatha)
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Some interesting news from the ancient site of Stonehenge – the article from the National Geographic. "A major prehistoric village has been unearthed near Stonehenge in southern England. The settlement likely housed the builders of the famous monument, archaeologists say, and was an important ceremonial site in its own right, hosting great "feasts and parties"…
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Season’s Greetings to one and all – traditional good wishes from Accidental Blogger to the readers. Here are somewhat more unorthodox holiday wishes – just to break the monotony. Not everyone likes frivolity around Christmas – especially not the residents of Santa’s hometown (no, it is not the North Pole). "ANKARA, TURKEY — What’s a…
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After reading and viewing Keith Olbermann’s thought provoking commentary on President Bush’s signing of the Military Commissions Act, dealing a death blow to Habeas corpus, I was taken back to a time in the 1970’s of similar powers awarded to the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. She was in deep political doo-doo, and chose…
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Cognizant of the tragedy and atrocities of WWII, I am generally reluctant to draw comparisons with Hitler era tactics to make a point about Bush and the neo-cons. Right wing politicians and their media lackeys on the other hand, have little compunction in going back in history to search out false analogies to discredit their critics.…
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Totalitarian vocabulary does not evolve much with time – be it from the left or the right. Especially when it comes to angry catch phrases and code words to describe enemies of the "cause." A while ago readers were asked to try and tell Hitler and Ann Coulter apart. Now another conservative commentator points fingers…
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