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Postkarte aus Bochum (Woanders ist auch Scheiße)

16th July 2020 Going Postal 0

Herbert Grönemeyer made this town a whole lot more famous with his 1984 album “4630 Bochum”. More of Herr G later, but where, I hear some of you ask, is this magical place of which [more…]

20th Century

Postcard from Berlin

26th June 2020 Going Postal 0

In June 2017 Master Reggie and I decided to go on a ‘lads’ tour of Berlin. Master Reggie had just completed his degree course and Mrs Reggie suggested it was time for some Father and [more…]

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War Crimes Chapter 6 – The Barrister’s Story

3rd May 2020 Blown Periphery 0

War Crimes Chapter 6 Horace Cutler stared out of his office window at the imposing walls of Lincoln Castle and stirred his coffee thoughtfully. On the front page of the Daily Telegraph, the Prime Minister [more…]

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US Opposition to Russian Natural Gas Is Wrong on Two Fronts

6th January 2020 Patrick Barron 0

On December 20, 2019 President Trump authorized sanctions against companies and individuals who are participating in building Nord Stream Two, a pipeline under the Baltic Sea that will bring Russian natural gas to Western Europe, [more…]

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Daniel – a Prophetic Vision Part 4

15th December 2019 1642again 0

Daniel & the Dream of the Four Beasts Along with Daniel’s interpretation of dream for King Nebuchadnezzar, of the great statue with a golden head, chest and arms of silver, abdomen and thighs of bronze, [more…]

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Three years later: Willkommenskultur revisited

24th September 2019 Guardian Council 0

It’s been over three years now that Frau Dr. Angela Merkel, German chancellor, tried to turn Germany into a Willkommensrepublik (welcoming republic). At the height of the Syrian refugee crisis, the Islamic State’s (ISIS) multinational [more…]

Communism

Das Projekt Europa: The “good” Totalitarianism

17th September 2019 Guardian Council 0

Over the last few years, I have been watching with utter disbelief the extent to which the democratic process in this country has been dismantled. It has now come to a point where governmental business-as-usual [more…]

20th Century

Why Germany? Part 2

6th June 2019 Guardian Council 0

After the Second World War, the need was felt to learn the lessons from history and make it impossible for Germany to cause any more catastrophes. Integrating the Federal Republic (aka West Germany) into a [more…]

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Why Germany? Part 1

6th June 2019 Guardian Council 0

In this brief essay, I’m going to argue that German nationalism is inherently flawed and a danger to others. I will draw on historical, cultural, social and other empirical evidence to make my point. I [more…]

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