The Oracle at Oberhausen
Kudos to Paul the Octopus for selecting Spain as the winner of this year's World Cup (and selecting Germany for third place in Saturday's game). In all, the "psychic" cephalopod correctly—and consecutively—picked eight matches. The Germans hailed him as one of their own until he chose Spain over Germany in the semifinal. Although he was [...]
Expropriate the Expropriators!
In Greece, Communists are leading demonstrations and a general strike against austerity measures that are to be imposed as a condition of the European Community (in particular, Germany) bailing out that nation. Several people have been killed in the riots. This Communist banner was hung below the Parthenon:
In Marxist theory, the Communist Party [...]
Europe: Does It Exist?
Well, sure, as a continent. But serious “Europeans” want their continent to be a country. A few years ago I was flying to London and before takeoff, a flight attendant engaged a fellow passenger in conversation. She innocently asked the passenger what country he was from; he said “Europe.” She hadn’t [...]
Barack Obama?s shameful absence from Berlin: Four Key Reasons why … - Daily Telegraph Blogs
Barack Obama was quick off the mark last year in heading for Berlin during his election campaign, when he was cheered by a crowd of 200,000 adoring Germans. Yet as president of the United States he has decided to stay away from Berlin as the city …
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The Forgotten Architects
What is missing from these two articles?
The first is from the Associated Press, commemorating the anniversary of the historic day when the Berlin wall came a-tumblin’ down:
Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border on Monday to cheers of “Gorby! Gorby!” as a throng of grateful Germans recalled the [...]
And the Winner Is…
At 6pm local time, Germans found out who won today’s election. With roughly 48 percent of the vote, the CDU and the FDP will form the next coalition government. But more impressive, the Free Democrats garnered an unprecedented 14.8 percent. At the FDP party hall, the crowd erupted in a deafening cheer. Nearly as loud [...]
