By Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t | Report | 7 April 2010 WITH SPECIAL VIDEO Whether or not the old excuse, “I was just following orders” applies to these horrific circumstances, there’s little doubt that what our troops are doing in our name was concocted at the highest levels [...]
The echoes of a deed that took place in 1170 still resonate in our time or How the Sainthood of the Archbishop Became the Epiphany of the King BY GAITHER STEWART The worldwide influence of the Roman Catholic Church emanates from the Holy See, the Church’s central government headed by the Pope, physically located within [...]
Rohmer’s intelligent films were also vacuous and ultimately reactionary. By David Walsh 16 January 2010 French film director Eric Rohmer died January 11 in Paris, at the age of 89. Rohmer’s work was most prominent in the 1970s and 1980s, although he continued making films until 2007. He is perhaps best known for My Night [...]
GF, Baberowski’s falsification 12.09.doc Baberowski’s Falsification In this essay I examine a fact claim made by Prof. Jörg Baberowski on the first page of a 2003 paper entitled “Zivilisation der Gewalt. Die kulturellen Ursprünge des Stalinismus”. (http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/humboldt-vl/136/baberowski-joerg-3/PDF/baberowski.pdf ) Baberowski occupies an important chair of history at Humboldt University, Berlin. He is one of Europe’s most [...]