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Europeans Meet (Soviet-Style) to Choose First-Ever EU President
brusselsjournal.com - 25 hours ago
Europeans Meet (Soviet-Style) to Choose First-Ever EU President
— brusselsjournal.com — Leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union are meeting in Brussels on November 19 to choose the first-ever European president and European foreign minister. European political elites say these two new jobs are needed so that the ... (more) Europeans Meet (Soviet-Style) to Choose First-Ever EU ...

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What Can America Offer Its Allies?
thewashingtonnote.com - 31 hours ago
What Can America Offer Its Allies?
— thewashingtonnote.com — What can the United States offer its allies? Throughout the Cold War, the answer was simple: the United States guaranteed its allies security from the Soviet Union. But this question - which seems so basic - is difficult to answer today. It ... (more) What Can America Offer Its Allies?

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foreignpolicy.com - 2 days ago
A Prescription for Marxism
— foreignpolicy.com — Karl Marx may have suffered a second death at the end of the last century, but look for a spirited comeback in this one. The next great battle between socialism and capitalism will be waged over human health and life expectancy. As rich countries grow ... (more) A Prescription for Marxism

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Palin: ‘Death Panels’ Aren’t Literally Panels of Death « The Washington ...
— washingtonindependent.com — I can’t make heads or tails of Sarah Palin’s analysis of her “death panels” remark in the lengthy, friendly Q&A she gave to National Review yesterday. “The term I used to describe the panel making these decisions should not be taken literally,” says ... (more) Palin: ‘Death Panels’ Aren’t Literally ...

Comments vote down TPM Election Central found this 2 days agofound this
telegraph.co.uk - 7 days ago
Latvian candidate for EU President says selection process is 'Soviet'
— telegraph.co.uk — Vaira Vike-Freiberga, a Latvian candidate to be the European Union's first President, claimed the appointment is being conducted with Soviet-style secrecy and contempt for the public. (more) Latvian candidate for EU President says selection ...

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Obama File 90 Alice Palmer Re-examined-Was Obama's First Political Boss a Soviet "Agent of Influence"?
newzeal.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
Obama File 90 Alice Palmer Re-examined-Was Obama's First Political Boss a Soviet "Agent of ...
— newzeal.blogspot.com — Obama file 89 hereAlice Palmer is a Chicago based academic, activist and former friend, employer and political ally of Barack Obama.In the mid 1990s Alice Palmer, then an Illinois State Senator, employed Obama has her chief of staff, when she ... (more) Obama File 90 Alice Palmer Re-examined-Was Obama's First ...

Comments vote down Doug Ross @ Journal found this 2 days agofound this
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 2 days ago
Proposed extensions of Godwin's Law
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — Comparisons that mean you've lost the argument. (more) Proposed extensions of Godwin's Law

Comments vote down NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias found this 2 days agofound this
powerlineblog.com - 4 days ago
Why Does He Hate Us?
— powerlineblog.com — Don't miss Paul's Sunday column in the Examiner on the roots of President Obama's anti-Americanism. It must be an odd thing to be President of a country that you think has an evil history. In the area of foreign and national security policy, ... (more) Why Does He Hate Us?

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Margaret Thatcher: Reflections on Winning the Cold War
acus.org - 11 days ago
Margaret Thatcher: Reflections on Winning the Cold War
— acus.org — As the world celebrates 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall it is right that we should reflect on the impact of those momentous months. read more (more) Margaret Thatcher: Reflections on Winning the Cold War

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Beyond Containment: How the Cold War was Won
acus.org - 11 days ago
Beyond Containment: How the Cold War was Won
— acus.org — Historians are often tempted to imbue the peaceful end of the Cold War with a sense of inevitability. With the benefit of hindsight, they frequently point to a seemingly predictable sequence of events in which Mikhail Gorbachev s campaign to ... (more) Beyond Containment: How the Cold War was Won

Comments vote down Outside The Beltway | OTB found this 11 days agofound this
1989 Started New Era of Globalization and Geopolitics
acus.org - 11 days ago
1989 Started New Era of Globalization and Geopolitics
— acus.org — The fall of the Berlin Wall in the autumn of 1989 was an exceptional event in German and world history. As a German-speaking Swiss national living in Zurich at the time, I was deeply moved by the events. read more (more) 1989 Started New Era of Globalization and Geopolitics

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Obama will not Attend Berlin Wall Celebrations
generationpatriot.blogspot.com - 12 days ago
Obama will not Attend Berlin Wall Celebrations
— generationpatriot.blogspot.com — This Monday November 9, 2009 represents the twenty year anniversary of the first time the Berlin Wall was opened in Germany. On that glorious day, it marked a significant step in the destruction of the Soviet Union and the end to the long and brutal cold war. America emerged as the lone super ... (more) Obama will not Attend Berlin Wall Celebrations

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alertnet.org - 9 days ago
Cuba orders extreme measures to cut energy use
— alertnet.org — * Cuba's energy situation termed "critical" * Some factories, workshops to be closed through December * Most other economic activities to be reduced By Marc Frank HAVANA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Cuba has ordered all state enterprises to adopt "extreme ... (more) Cuba orders extreme measures to cut energy use

Comments vote down Babalú Blog: an island on the net without ... found this 9 days agofound this
The New York Times helped build the Wall
americanthinker.com - 11 days ago
The New York Times helped build the Wall
— americanthinker.com — No English speaker was more responsible for the savage sprawl of the Soviet Union and the iron curtain that reinforced it than the Times' own ace reporter, Walter Duranty. (more) The New York Times helped build the Wall

Comments vote down Doug Ross @ Journal found this 11 days agofound this
ettlin.blogspot.com - 12 days ago
Sprechen zie English? Road Trip Epilog
— ettlin.blogspot.com — A village vanishes on an Iron Curtain byway of history LANKOW, Germany – This is not a dateline anyone will be seeing as Germany celebrates, and other nations remember, Monday’s 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall heralding the end of the Cold War. More than any other physical ... (more) Sprechen zie English? Road Trip Epilog

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slate.com - 11 days ago
Two books about the revolutions of 1989.
— slate.com — Everything comes around again, in the end; every debate needs to be held twice. For the past few years, the Russians have been conducting an extraordinary national argument about whether Stalin was bad, a question one would have thought was settled ... (more) Two books about the revolutions of 1989.

Comments vote down Slate Magazine found this 11 days agofound this
Budapest, The Berlin Wall, and Iran: What Obama Does Not Grasp
tnr.com - 10 days ago
Budapest, The Berlin Wall, and Iran: What Obama Does Not Grasp
— tnr.com — It is just about 30 years since the wall around Iran went up. And it is a few days away from fully 20 years since the Berlin Wall came down. The Berliner Mauer had been up for more than a quarter century, and its surface facing east, grim gray , ... (more) Budapest, The Berlin Wall, and Iran: What Obama Does Not ...

Comments vote down RealClearPolitics - Homepage found this 10 days agofound this
Lech Walesa: The First Wall to Fall Was in Poland
themoderatevoice.com - 11 days ago
Lech Walesa: The First Wall to Fall Was in Poland
— themoderatevoice.com — As the world celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Lech Walesa, the co-founder of Solidarnosc , Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of Poland, wants to share in the celebration, the honor and the credit—and perhaps rightly so. Walesa was recently ... (more) Lech Walesa: The First Wall to Fall Was in Poland

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pajamasmedia.com - 12 days ago
THE ROAD FROM SERFDOM. “Twenty years ago, the Berlin Wall came down and with it communist rule ...
— pajamasmedia.com — THE ROAD FROM SERFDOM. “Twenty years ago, the Berlin Wall came down and with it communist rule in Central Europe. Within little more than two years, the Soviet Union ceased to exist and the transition from communist dictatorship to free market ... (more) THE ROAD FROM SERFDOM. “Twenty years ago, the Berlin ...

Comments vote down THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS found this 12 days agofound this
Remembering the Victims of Communism (video)
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youtube.com - 11 days ago
Remembering the Victims of Communism (video)
— youtube.com — Twenty years ago today, the Berlin Wall was breached and Soviet communism, at long last, entered its death spiral. After claiming approximately 100 million v... (more) Remembering the Victims of Communism (video)

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