A Bonapartist in the Indian Ocean Nov 17, 2009
His assignments included the Soviet Union, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Germany, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Turkey. (Copyright 2009 Asia Times Online (Holdings) Ltd. All rights reserved. (Asia Times Online)
UN nuclear watchdog: Can't rule out other Iran enrichment sites Nov 17, 2009
Some speculate that if Iran and the permanent five members of the UN Security Council plus Germany the negotiating group with Iran known as the P5+1 do not agree to a deal, then Iran might decide itself to try to provide the 20 percent enriched uranium fuel it needs for medical purposes. That would be a substantial increase from the 3. (Christian Science Monitor)
* World News Quick Take Nov 16, 2009
He was arrested in September and deported to Germany for being in the country illegally, but he phoned the couple again this month and demanded US$100,000. UNITED STATES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Letters to the Editor: Veterans Day, drug courts, anti-Semitism, executions Nov 16, 2009
California Credit Union League. Web search powered by YAHOO. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
* ANALYSIS: Foreign academics urge Ma to seek public consensus Nov 16, 2009
Citing Germany as an example, Danielsen said the German government initiated a nationwide campaign in 2004 to make its citizens conscious of national pride. Taiwan could consider adopting a similar approach to develop a new Taiwanese consciousness, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Did we learn the wrong lessons from the fall of the Berlin Wall? Nov 15, 2009
But the Soviet empire had been roiled by mass protests for decades - in Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Poland - and the communist governments, with Soviet aid, had only tightened their grip through brutal crackdowns ... Ronald Reagan may have disturbed the status quo with his bellicose rhetoric, and West Germany s Helmut Kohl may have seized the initiative on uniting the two Germanys soon after the wall came down, but it was Gorbachev who bore the most responsibility, by steadfastly... (Boston Globe)
The bold decision to try 9/11 terrorists in NYC Nov 15, 2009
9:56 am November 14, 2009, by Jay. The decision to try Khalid Sheik Muhammed and others in New York surprised me. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Africa: UN Transports Voters Lists for Upcoming Poll Nov 15, 2009
The organization is managing a 34 million USD basket fund with contributions from the European Union, Japan, France, Great-Britain, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Germany and UNDP.. The elections were planned for 29 November but have been once more postponed. (allAfrica.com)
Ford: union concerns resolved at Kansas City plant Nov 15, 2009
General Motors Co.'s decision to scrap the sale of European subsidiary Opel raised new uncertainty Wednesday over the unit's future, astonishing politicians in Germany and Russia, and prompting workers to plan walkouts in protest. The GM board's unexpected decision to call off the sale to auto parts maker Magna International Inc. and Russian lender Sberbank was a startling end to months of haggling in which Chancellor Angela Merkel and other German leaders had strongly backed the deal. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Mideast Radicals Fill Space Left By Peace Impasse Nov 14, 2009
Germany also had difficulties in the 1920s. It is the philosophy of the people that sets-up a dictator or a hero. (CBS News -- World)
U.K. PM sees 5,000 new NATO Afghan troops Nov 14, 2009
Other countries, such as Denmark, Italy, Germany, Norway and Sweden, say they will maintain current troop levels but have no immediate plans to increase them. Only Britain and Turkey have made significant pledges, and Turkey a Muslim country has committed noncombat personnel only. (MSNBC -- International)
Germany Will Dispatch 120 More Troops to Afghanistan as Violence Spreads Nov 14, 2009
Germany Sends More Troops to Northern Afghanistan (Update2) - Bloomberg ... Germany Sends More Troops to Northern Afghanistan (Update2) ... Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Germany will send a company of 120 extra soldiers to northern Afghanistan as the Taliban-led insurgency in the once relatively peaceful north of the country spreads, Defense Minister announced. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
What will be Democrats target after health care? Nov 14, 2009
Kirk O wrote on Nov 13, 2009 5:13 PM:" No, in the late 60's when actual incidents of this shameful reaction to an illegal war was being visited upon our returning military personnel, Kirk was writing and speaking against such behavior in publications of that era and at rallies. Where were you?I did not serve in Viet Nam. (My war, as some look at the time period when they were subject to conscription or voluntary service.) What I did was to fight for an ideal I held then and hold now, that we are... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Pacifying Afghanistan: a dangerous dream Nov 13, 2009
"Decades" is a long time for an American public that watched its troops beat back both Nazi Germany and imperial Japan in just four years. Americans turned against the war in Vietnam as the years wore on. (Christian Science Monitor)
Spio's man wins NDC Chairmanship Nov 12, 2009
To rub it in, the NDC Friends of Spio in Canada, the USA, the Nordic region, Germany, Switzerland and the UK have issued a statement of "most hearty congratulations" to Horace Nii Ayi Ankrah for winning the Chairmanship slot of the UK-Ireland NDC at the elections held on Saturday 31st October in Tottenham, London. In the view of the NDC Friends of Spio, "the victory of Mr Ankrah attests to the fact that despite attempts by some hardliners within the NDC to marginalize and denigrate the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Dr. Julius Ehik, 86, fled Nazism, Communism Nov 12, 2009
But instead of entering the army, he and 600 other students had the option of heading to Germany as a "guest" of the Third Reich. It turned out the Germans weren't the most gracious of hosts, he told Dot Callaway Ehik, his wife of 31 years. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
St. Anthony mayoral candidates answer questions Nov 12, 2009
I spent three years in the U.S. Army repairing aircraft, mostly "Huey" helicopters, spending one year in Vietnam and 16 months in Germany. I married Teresa Hall in 1970. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Morning Minutes: Nov. 11 Nov 12, 2009
Nov. 11, 1918: World War I ends: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside of Compi. gne in France. (Easton Journal, MA)
The White House and HISTORY(TM) Together Honor Veterans as Part of 'Take a Veteran to School Day' on Veterans Day Nov 12, 2009
He also served as a Mental Health Counselor in Ft. Benning, GA, worked as a Behavioral Science Research Specialist at the Walter Reed Institute of Research, Heidelberg, Germany, and was appointed as the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of Inpatient Social Work and Psychiatry Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, DC. In addition to his active duty service, Sharpe is currently serving with the 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, Riverdale, MD, as the Non... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials Nov 12, 2009
By The Associated Press. Wednesday, November 11, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
The Folly Of A `Drone War' Nov 12, 2009
Rather, it only increases their sense of unity, as in London during the Blitz under Winston Churchill, in Germany under Adolf Hitler, Imperial Japan under Emperor Hirohito, North Korea under Kim Il Sung, North Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh, and of course (though we never put ourselves in such company, being the exceptions to all history), the United States after 9/11 under George W. Bush. Why should the peoples of rural Afghanistan and the Pakistani borderlands be any different. (CBS News)
Big goals for Hudson keeper Nov 12, 2009
During the $4,000, all-inclusive trip, the American girls get a chance to play against girls from Britain, France, Italy, Germany and other countries in Europe. They also have a number of cultural events planned, like going to museums and visiting tourist attractions, stated McGrath. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Which big countrywill default first? Nov 11, 2009
The other three of the six top economies, Germany, China and ... Germany has substantial public debt because of the costs involved in integrating the former East Germany, but those costs are now mostly past and the current government is highly disciplined - thus Germany is now the most stable major economy ... France is less disciplined; its debt level is similar to that of Germany but its budget deficit is much higher, at around 8% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009, according to The... (Asia Times Online)
The week ahead Nov 11, 2009
CELEBRATIONS will be held in Germany, and elsewhere, on Monday November 9th to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Despite current economic difficulties in the region, opinion polls suggest that the populations in eastern and central European countries that had previously been subject to Soviet style rule remain resolutely committed to liberal democracy and capitalism. (The Economist)
Economics focus: Pay for delay Nov 11, 2009
In Germany, the largest country in the euro zone, output fell far harder than Americas during the worst months of the crisis but Germanys unemployment rate barely rose ... Germany is calm, says one official with satisfaction ... Schemes that subsidise the wages of employees working fewer hours than normal were introduced or expanded in 22 of the 29 countries surveyed by the OECD. Germany had around 1. (The Economist)
Using Dead Soldiers as Props Nov 11, 2009
Back in July 2008, Obama cancelled a planned trip to visit wounded troops at Rammstein and Landstuhl U.S. military bases in Germany because, as MSNBC reported, Obama "could not bring any media. Only military photographers would be permitted to record Obama's visit.". Dead soldiers are not props for Army diversity, props for health care reform or props for Obama's perennial campaigning. (Townhall.com)
GOP's Future Nov 10, 2009
Looking Back at the Wall that Once Divided Germany On the 20th Anniversary of Its Collapse. Television and Film Actress, Yale School of Drama Graduate and Academy Award Nominee. (CBS News)
Park County Sheriff Scott Steward explains to the county commissioners and local car dealers Tuesday why he purchased six new vehicles in New Jersey without seeking local bids. Nov 10, 2009
MCN wrote on Nov 9, 2009 1:41 PM:" WOW! So many letters,thoughts,feelings, and a whole lot more.So, here goes one more,I have lived in Cody for almost 40 years, have purchased cars from most dealers in Park County and appreciated the fine service, especially at Webster's and Garvin's. Our kids come from out of state to purchase their cars in Park County. We shop in Cody and Powell, are treated fairly,politely, andfind what we need and want. We know almost all of main street shops, plan to do all... (Cody Enterprise, WY)
The night the Wall fell Nov 10, 2009
Exactly 22 days and eight hours earlier, Erich Honecker, the East Germany leader who presided over the construction of the Wall and declared it would stand for 100 years, had submitted his resignation. Though the Wall is still standing, it has lost its purpose. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Funeral in Berlin of freedom Nov 10, 2009
After the EU constitution was democratically rejected in referenda by the electorates of France and the Netherlands, it was during Germanys tenure of the EU Presidency in 2007 that the period of reflection was formally ended and the Berlin Declaration resurrected the project under the thin disguise of a treaty ... We had some relatives in communist East Germany, and we visited them sometimes in East Germany ... Gerald Warner: I quite like your comment, it s true that just a few days... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Leipzig drives for former glory days Nov 10, 2009
Leipzig was the scene of protests that spread to Berlin and toppled communist East Germany in 1989 ... Though then-West German chancellor Helmut Kohl promised the east "blossoming landscapes" and won the first election in reunited Germany in 1990, the early years were marked by the collapse of markets in countries such as Poland and Hungary, as the switch to the West German mark brought down the east's centrally planned economy. (Business Report, South Africa)
AP sources: US troops likely for Afghan in January Nov 10, 2009
" Why you so many of you think that this war is like a microwavable burrito? It takes time and money, which the government and american people said they were willing to sacrifice if it would make the world a better place. Now, unlike OIF, we have more countries involved that these terrorists have attacked in similiar manner, and you want to quit? It's too late for that. We need to keep pushing forward. Ultimately, the triumph of Naziism was the same as today, we had to overcome an ideal in order... (Longview Daily News, WA)
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by How Ronald Reagan helped free Germany from Soviet tyranny. More: , , by by Why were people cheering and dancing and drinking champagne atop the Berlin Wall on the evening of Nov. 9, 1989. (Human Events Online)
Netanyahu Calls for More Peace Talks Nov 10, 2009
This reminds me of the talks that the Chancellor and President of Germany had with Joe Stalin prior to the start of World War II. ... Looking Back at the Wall that Once Divided Germany On the 20th Anniversary of Its Collapse. (CBS News)
Writing through the rubble Nov 10, 2009
Steele writes, "If analogies were relevant when Washington's war planners prepared their attack on Iraq, it was Israel and Palestine that should have been the template, not Germany or Japan. Sending US and British troops to occupy an Arab country in the 21st century was bound to be as difficult as it has been for Israeli troops to occupy the West Bank for the last 40 years." ... America, Germany, France, Britain are not countries that can disappear ... We could fight nowhere, withdraw from... (Salon)
Iran's Ahmadinejad: Capitalism is dead Nov 10, 2009
" Mixed messages from Iran Similar questions have been raised inside and outside Iran about Ahmadinejad's policies. Western officials are uncertain where the government stands on the nuclear offer to exchange the bulk of Iran's low-enriched uranium for a consignment of specialized, higher-grade nuclear fuel for a small reactor that produces medical isotopes. First the government agreed, during a meeting with the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany. Then... (Christian Science Monitor)
40 Comments Nov 10, 2009
Here's a few -- Russia, China, Cuba -- Hitler's Germany. Those who believe defendants don't deserve representation need to move to one of those places where defendants don't get representation. (KWTX.com, TX)
New law 'paves way' for Iraqi elections Nov 10, 2009
Giant dominoes were toppled in Germany to mark the 20th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Wall. Latest Blogs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
G-20 Summit: Disharmony Rears Its Head Nov 10, 2009
But the real problems will come from a resurgence of tension between the Anglo-Saxon economies of the UK and US, and that of Germany. As a big trading nation, Germany was horribly exposed to the global downturn, but will rebound faster than economies reliant on financial services and the property sectors ... The new coalition of the Christian Democrats and the Free Democrats won Germany's general election in September on a pledge to get the public finances back into shape and cut 24bn (21bn)... (BusinessWeek)
Cao Casts Lone GOP Vote for Health Care Nov 10, 2009
Washington Post: Louisiana Republican Surprised Colleagues on Both Sides of the Aisle With Vote for Dems' Health Care Bill. With President Obama's 2,000 page health care bill narrowly passing in the house, there is some question whether it will pass in the senate. (CBS News -- US)
Miliband 'will not take EU job' Nov 10, 2009
But speculation continued in several newspapers on Monday that Mr Miliband was still in the running for the EU job, fuelled by his appearance in Germany at celebrations marking 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Candidates must be nominated by the government of one of the EU's 27 member states. (BBC News -- UK)
Clinton Says U.S. Wants `Civil,' Diplomatic Ties With Iran, Urges Talks Nov 10, 2009
The U.S. suspects Iran is trying to make a nuclear bomb and is working with France, the U.K., Germany, Russia and China to persuade the regime to stop enriching uranium. The government in Tehran insists its nuclear program is intended for civilian purposes such as electricity generation. (Bloomberg -- US)
Letters to the Editor Nov 10, 2009
With the support of dozens of Republican members of Congress, the protesters linked President Barack Obama and the health care bill to Nazi Germany. As one whose grandparents and other family members perished in the Holocaust, I am appalled. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Key Events Leading to Communism's Collapse Nov 9, 2009
Nov. 7-8: East Germany's ruling Politburo resigns. Nov. 9: Berlin Wall falls: Border between East and West Germany opens ... Oct. 3: Germany is reunited. (Fox News)
U.S. Should Try Germany's Unemployment Medicine Nov 9, 2009
U.S. Should Try Germanys Unemployment Medicine: Kevin Hassett - Bloomberg ... U.S. Should Try Germanys Unemployment Medicine: Kevin Hassett ... Across the Atlantic in Germany, policy makers were high-fiving as their unemployment rate unexpectedly ticked lower for a second time after peaking at 8. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Hitchens: Let's Not Get Sentimental About Communism Nov 9, 2009
This 20th anniversary has seen yet another crop of boring articles about how so many people, especially in former East Germany, are supposedly "nostalgic" for the security of the old Stalinist system ... "Nearly 60 per cent of East Germany's entire economic base could be written off as scrap, and productivity in mines and factories was nearly 50 per cent behind the West." Even more appalling was the 12-fold increase in the GDR's national debta situation so grotesque that it had been... (Slate)
Books about 1989: Wall stories Nov 9, 2009
But the climate of fear and lies was still there, with political prisoners, murders, beatings and blackmail, especially in the grimmer places such as East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Romania ... At the other end of the spectrum is the Olympian perspective of a former Newsweek bureau chief for Germany and eastern Europe. (The Economist)
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limerick54 wrote on Nov 7, 2009 11:28 AM:" Hey Sandhouse, if Palin would manage to get elected by the folks with no sense, I think I'll move to Australia. After all, who wants to live in a country that would then have home invasions for personal beliefs that wouldn't fit the "ya betcha" mentality? The oppression of free thought would rival that of Germany in the late 1930's and early 1940's; it might possibly exceed it. Anyone smarter than 'president palin' might watch out too, you'd be a... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Tuesday Night Election Takeaway Nov 9, 2009
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2009. Dem Losses, GOP Inter-Party Fracases: What Parties Need to Focus on 2010. (CBS News)
"The September Issue" Nov 8, 2009
The Nuremberg racial laws made discrimination against Jews legal in Germany. So I can't tell you whether Chevron should win or lose in this lawsuit, but I don't think they have morality on their side. (Salon)
Who has the greenest fingers of them all? Nov 8, 2009
Lelemia is followed by President Jacob Zuma of South Africa (63), President Hu Jintao of China (59), Manmohan Singh (53), President Lula of Brazil (50), Prime Minister Gordon Brown of UK (45), Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany (45), President Nicolas Sarkozy of France (37) and President Obama. As green issues take centrestage and terms like carbon credit, energy efficiency and global warming become part of mainstream discourse, Greenpeace activists hope this ranking will put pressure on world... (India Times, India)
The White House and Abramoff: 70 more contacts revealed Nov 8, 2009
Dual containment meant that the U.S. contained both the Soviet Union and communist China and its conquered, demilitarized allies West Germany and Japan, which could not be allowed to reemerge as independent military powers rather than U.S. satellites. To keep West Germany and Japan as satisfied client-states, the U.S. promised not only to protect their vital security interests but also to practice unilateral free trade, opening its markets to their exports ... Germany, now reunited, and Japan... (Salon)
Planned Parenthood: Your Tax Dollars At Work Nov 8, 2009
Columns, funnies in your inbox. Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news. (Townhall.com)
House Passes Health Care Bill Nov 8, 2009
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2009. Clears Way for Senate to Begin Debate. (CBS News -- Health)
* Thaksin on mission to humiliate Nov 8, 2009
The UK, Germany and other countries have barred Thaksin, but there have been no shortage of others willing to accept his investment offers and hand over new passports, including Nicaragua and Montenegro. Thaksin posts photos of his travels on Facebook. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Historic vote looms on Capitol Hill today Nov 8, 2009
Those cooperatives became what are now called sickness funds in Germany ... To Otto von Bismarck, the so-called Iron Chancellor of Germany, it seemed that the only way to stop the growth of communism was to take the wind out of its sails by giving low-income people the things they craved health care, education and a social safety net in general. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
"Come here, Barney. Yeah, you come here" Nov 8, 2009
That sort of thing has been happening all too frequently during protests against Democratic healthcare reform plans, and one of the more shocking examples was on display at the protest on Capitol Hill Thursday: A that featured a picture of naked, emaciated bodies stacked in a pile, with text reading, "National Socialist Health Care: Dachau, Germany -- 1945.". Now, someone with credibility on the issue that's all too real has spoken out against these comparisons. (Salon)
Tragedy Trumps The Tea Party Nov 8, 2009
Leslie Savan: Current Events Rendered Michelle Bachmann's "Super Bowl Of Freedom" Even More Grotesque. Congresswoman Michele Bachman (AP). (CBS News)
The November Chronicles Nov 8, 2009
Much is rightly made of the atrocities committed by the Nazis in Germany and we are regularly reminded that we must never forget. I agree. (Townhall.com)
Tackling "partial birth" abortion Nov 7, 2009
As Gloria Feldt "Countries like France, Germany and the Netherlands routinely cover abortion in their national health plans, and have some of the lowest abortion rates in the world.". 5. (Salon)
Dogs vs. SUVs vs. the earth, debunked Nov 7, 2009
" But his election did not cure all of the problems in the American system. Seventeen years ago you, a young senator from Tennessee, and Bill Clinton, a young governor from Arkansas, moved into the White House on the promise of change. Clinton played the saxophone and there was a feeling of spring in the air. Why has it been so much tougher for Barack Obama? It was hard for us, too. Just remember the resistance to our healthcare reform bill. Obama's progress on healthcare has already surpassed... (Salon)
Wiesel slams tea partiers Nov 7, 2009
That sort of thing has been happening all too frequently during protests against Democratic healthcare reform plans, and one of the more shocking examples was on display at the protest on Capitol Hill Thursday: A that featured a picture of naked, emaciated bodies stacked in a pile, with text reading, "National Socialist Health Care: Dachau, Germany -- 1945." ... " Here's another example from the Philadelphia police blotter: Last year, five African-American youths, just for the fun of it,... (Salon)
St. Anthony mayoral candidates answer questions Nov 7, 2009
I spent three years in the U.S. Army repairing aircraft, mostly "Huey" helicopters, spending one year in Vietnam and 16 months in Germany. I married Teresa Hall in 1970. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Obama inspired Nov 6, 2009
Page last updated at 08:56 GMT, Friday, 6 November 2009. Bon Jovi: 'We're not supposed to be here. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
CAL THOMAS: Enablers and excusers of communism Nov 6, 2009
Three statesmen who oversaw the fall of the Berlin Wall that led to the collapse of communism in Europe gathered Saturday in Germany's capital to reflect on the changes they helped usher in 20 years ago ... It recalled how the three leaders carried the hope that had built on East Germany's streets and turned it into a political reality - the end to more than 40 years of animosity and division reflected in the concrete barrier that snaked across Berlin ... Kohl, 79, who went on to become the... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
