Monthly Archives: April 2018

I have very fond memories of following a four-year-old on his red bike down these paths. Spielplatz!

Spiegel: Pressestimmen zu US-Luftschlägen “Trump ist eine Belastung für Amerika und die Welt” Die westeuropäische Presse ist sich weitgehend einig: Die US-geführten Raketenangriffe auf Ziele in Syrien werden den Konflikt nicht entscheidend zum Positiven wenden. Donald Trump wird teils harsch … Continue reading →

Spiegel: Der Vorteil der Regimes in Damaskus, Moskau und Teheran: Sie verfolgen beharrlich und rücksichtslos eine kohärente, langfristige Strategie – das Assad-Regime soll um jeden Preis an der Macht bleiben. Bei Trump kann mit dem nächsten Tweet schon wieder alles anders … Continue reading →

I really liked this piece on CounterPunch this morning, for a number of reasons including the assessment of an American society which reads very little and the differentiation between “tame and earnest awakenings” and mass movement with power to enact … Continue reading →

When I was a teenager I imagined traveling to Spandau and seeing the prison where Rudolf Hess was being held. After his death I for years imagined visiting the prison where he had been held. It was not until recently … Continue reading →

Excavation of medieval settlement View from the ramparts

BBC: US President Donald Trump has tweeted that Russia should “get ready” for missiles to be fired at its ally Syria, in response to an alleged chemical attack near Damascus on Saturday. “Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, … Continue reading →

Krumme Straße 66

BBC: “Trump started appointing to his cabinet all the guys that were in our House and Senate bible study,” says Drollinger, a trend he attributes to Vice-President Mike Pence, who “knew who those strong believers were”. I found this article … Continue reading →

With its red and black a smiling salesman described the Monte Carlo as the Ferrari of Skoda’s Citigo line.