Hitler Stole Beetle Design from a Jew (Hindustan Times)
Jan 19, 2012
The Life, Times & Morality of Henry A. Kissinger
Jan 18, 2012
Eugenics: Thousands Sterilized, a State Weighs Restitution (NYT)
Jan 14, 2012
Josef Skvorecky on the Nazis’ Control-Freak Hatred of Jazz
Jan 9, 2012
” … At a preliminary hearing on October 31, a large turnout of Native supporters lined the halls of the courthouse and protested outside to demand justice for Dawson, who has become a symbol in the Fresno Native community of the long history of violent crimes perpetrated against people of color. … ‘The Justice for Patty Dawson Committee learned that the owner of the vehicle Dawson was driving has KKK tattoos on his back,’ said Gloria Hernandez, a
Jan 27, 2012 / / Read More;Background: “Video: Polish Prosecutor Mikolaj Przybyl Shoots Himself in the Head” – http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/guns/video-polish-prosecutor-mikolaj-przybyl-shoots-himself-head By Babich Dmitry The Voice of Russia/January 11, 2012 The seemingly bizarre case of the Polish military prosecutor, Mikolaj Przybyl, who made a failed assassination attempt on Monday, shooting himself in the head during a break in a press conference, is no laughing matter. In fact, it may lead to a Russia-related political crisis in Poland. The prosecutor, whose life is no longer in danger thanks to the efforts of doctors in the Polish city of Poznan, had a long story to tell the journalists. This story
Jan 27, 2012 / / Read More;Liberia’s ex-president, now on trial in The Hague, worked with US intelligence agencies, officials admit. By Chris Arsenault Al Jazeera/21
Jan 25, 2012 / / Read More;” … The death certificate issued at the clinic listed the cause of death as cachexia, or extreme malnutrition and weight loss that left him unable to carry out minimal activities. But at the moment of his death, Neruda weighed more than 220 pounds (100 kilograms) … ‘Everything indicates that it was a heart attack (that caused his death). … What caused the attack? The injection… If you read the literature on Dipirona you are going to find that it is lethal when given in excess. … “” By EVA VERGARA, Associated Press ISLA NEGRA, Chile (AP) — The suspicions have lingered for decades. Pablo Neruda, Chile’s Nobel Prize-winning poet, would have been a powerful voice in exile against the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. But that all changed just 24 hours before Neruda was to flee the country in the chaos following the 1973 military coup. He was 69 years old and suffering from prostate cancer when he died, exactly 12 days after the brutal coup that ended the life of his close friend, socialist President Salvador Allende. The
Jan 22, 2012 / / Read More;1946: Not for the first time and not for the last, the giant General Electric Co. found itself in federal court on charges of violating anti-trust law. The U.S. government charged GE and a corporate ally with conspiracy to monopolize a market, raise prices and drive out competitors. But this was no ordinary anti-trust case. The year following the end of World War II, GE stood accused of criminal conspiracy with Krupp, a major German munitions firm. Their partnership artificially
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MSNBC – 12/27/2011 LONDON— A British engineer regarded for decades as a Nazi spy was really Britain’s first double-agent who helped the Allies defeat Germany, according to a recently released book. The authors of “Snow: The Double Life of a World War II Spy,” also reveal that spy Arthur Owens is the father of Hollywood actress Patricia Owens, who starred in “The Fly” in 1958 and “Sayonara” with Marlon Brando in 1957. Arthur Owens was a Welsh nationalist, according to the book by espionage writer Nigel West (pen name of Rupert Allason) and Welsh author and film producer Madoc Roberts, The Telegraph of London reported. The Germans recruited Arthur Owens, a failed inventor who needed money, to spy when
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