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Europeans Meet (Soviet-Style) to Choose First-Ever EU President
brusselsjournal.com - 2 days 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 ...

Comments vote down Gates of Vienna found this 2 days agofound this
What Can America Offer Its Allies?
thewashingtonnote.com - 2 days 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?

Comments vote down Matthew Yglesias found this 2 days agofound this
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 4 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 4 days agofound this
washingtonindependent.com - 4 days ago
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 4 days agofound this
foreignpolicy.com - 4 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

Comments vote down Hit & Run found this 4 days agofound this
Obama File 90 Alice Palmer Re-examined-Was Obama's First Political Boss a Soviet "Agent of Influence"?
newzeal.blogspot.com - 4 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 4 days agofound this
powerlineblog.com - 5 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?

Comments vote down Blogs For Victory found this 5 days agofound this
telegraph.co.uk - 8 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 ...

Comments vote down Gates of Vienna found this 8 days agofound this
alertnet.org - 10 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

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Budapest, The Berlin Wall, and Iran: What Obama Does Not Grasp
tnr.com - 12 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 12 days agofound this
Lech Walesa: The First Wall to Fall Was in Poland
themoderatevoice.com - 13 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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reason.com - 13 days ago
Now Playing at Reason.tv: Remembering the Victims of Communism
— reason.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 victims in the 20th century, communism was dismissed ... (more) Now Playing at Reason.tv: Remembering the Victims of ...

Comments vote down Instapundit found this 13 days agofound this
Sarah Palin Still Not Writing Sarah Palin’s Facebook Posts
firedoglake.com - 13 days ago
Sarah Palin Still Not Writing Sarah Palin’s Facebook Posts
— firedoglake.com — by geerlingguy The latest update from the ‘Cuda begins : Twenty years ago, the ultimate symbol of the division between freedom and tyranny was torn down. The Berlin Wall was constructed for one purpose: to prevent the escape of East ... (more) Sarah Palin Still Not Writing Sarah Palin’s Facebook Posts

Comments vote down INSTAPUTZ found this 13 days agofound this
Margaret Thatcher: Reflections on Winning the Cold War
acus.org - 13 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

Comments vote down Outside The Beltway | OTB found this 13 days agofound this
Beyond Containment: How the Cold War was Won
acus.org - 13 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 13 days agofound this
1989 Started New Era of Globalization and Geopolitics
acus.org - 13 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

Comments vote down Outside The Beltway | OTB found this 13 days agofound this
Remembering the Victims of Communism (video)
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youtube.com - 13 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)

Comments vote down Hot Air » Top Picks found this 13 days agofound this
slate.com - 13 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 13 days agofound this
The New York Times helped build the Wall
americanthinker.com - 13 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 13 days agofound this
ettlin.blogspot.com - 13 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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pajamasmedia.com - 13 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 13 days agofound this
Obama will not Attend Berlin Wall Celebrations
generationpatriot.blogspot.com - 14 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

Comments vote down GenerationPatriot GenerationPatriot posted 14 days agoposted this
mrc.org - 14 days ago
Executive Summary
— mrc.org — Before it collapsed, these journalists insisted those enslaved by communism actually feared capitalism more. "Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy," CBS anchor Dan Rather asserted in ... (more) Executive Summary

Comments vote down NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias found this 14 days agofound this
washingtontimes.com - 17 days ago
Communism's enablers and excusers
— washingtontimes.com — Cal Thomas On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was pulled down to the consternation of leftists, who still had faith socialism could work with the right leaders, and to the delight of conservatives, who believed that socialism and communism guaranteed ... (more) Communism's enablers and excusers

Comments vote down NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias found this 17 days agofound this
themonkeycage.org - 18 days ago
When Do People Resist Occupation?
— themonkeycage.org — A new paper by Keith Darden argues that culture, ideology, and identity are more important than previous research has realized: Why do some communities take up arms against an occupying power while others submit without significant resistance? ... (more) When Do People Resist Occupation?

Comments vote down Matthew Yglesias found this 18 days agofound this
mypetjawa.mu.nu - 19 days ago
Russia simulates nuclear attack on Poland
— mypetjawa.mu.nu — A Polish leading news magazine, Wprost, has obtained documents that show that Russia and Belarus conducted a war game that simulated nuclear attacks on Poland. The war games took place back in September around the 70th anniversary of the invasion... (more) Russia simulates nuclear attack on Poland

Comments vote down Wizbang found this 19 days agofound this
Gorbachev: Bush once told me that ‘blockheads and dummies’ were supporting the ‘extreme’ Reagan.
thinkprogress.org - 20 days ago
Gorbachev: Bush once told me that ‘blockheads and dummies’ were supporting the ‘extreme’ Reagan.
— thinkprogress.org — During a recent interview with The Nation editors Katrina vanden Heuvel and her husband Stephan Cohen, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev credited President Reagan for helping end the Cold War, but he argued that instituting democratic reforms ... (more) Gorbachev: Bush once told me that ‘blockheads and ...

Comments vote down The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan found this 20 days agofound this
Carol Platt Liebau: Why Won't Obama Celebrate Freedom's Victory?
townhall.com - 20 days ago
Carol Platt Liebau: Why Won't Obama Celebrate Freedom's Victory?
— townhall.com — On a November evening back in 1989, it was impossible to take one's eyes from the television screen. There it was, the seemingly impossible - the Berlin Wall falling as East Germans, intoxicated by the promise of f (more) Carol Platt Liebau: Why Won't Obama Celebrate Freedom's ...

Comments vote down INSTAPUTZ found this 20 days agofound this
Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland
telegraph.co.uk - 20 days ago
Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland
— telegraph.co.uk — The secret manoeuvres are thought to have involved about 13000 Russian and Belarusian troops. (more) Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland

Comments vote down Theo Spark found this 20 days agofound this
Soviet War Paintings
allworldwars.com - 21 days ago
Soviet War Paintings
— allworldwars.com — SOVIET WAR PAINTINGS. PART I >>Part II N. Prisekin. Hard times N. Prisekin. Hard times. 1941 Western borders N. Tolkunov. Immortality. Brest, 1941. N. Tolkunov. Immortality. Brest, 1941. D. Shmarin. Summer 1941. D. Shmarin. Summer 1941. Y. Kugach. ... (more) Soviet War Paintings

Comments vote down The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan found this 21 days agofound this
thenation.com - 22 days ago
Gorbachev on 1989
— thenation.com — Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen F. Cohen In anticipation of the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the former Soviet president offers a wide-ranging interview to The Nation. (more) Gorbachev on 1989

Comments vote down Think Progress found this 22 days agofound this
pryce-jones.nationalreview.com - 22 days ago
We Need a Muggeridge for Iran -- By: David Pryce-Jones
— pryce-jones.nationalreview.com — Malcolm Muggeridge in his day was one of the rare foreign correspondents who reported what the Soviet Union was really like under Stalin. And what satirical scorn he reserved for those who thought they were wandering in Utopia. Listen to this extract ... (more) We Need a Muggeridge for Iran -- By: David Pryce-Jones

Comments vote down Cold Fury found this 22 days agofound this
reason.com - 23 days ago
Hollywood Comrades
— reason.com — Why the Soviets were such lovable movie villains. (more) Hollywood Comrades

Comments vote down Hit & Run found this 23 days agofound this
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 23 days ago
Good for Medvedev...
— commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — Medvedev blasts Stalin defenders By Richard Galpin BBC News, Moscow Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has made an outspoken attack on those seeking to rehabilitate former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Millions of Soviet citizens died under Stalin's rule and Mr Medvedev said it was not possible to ... (more) Good for Medvedev...

Comments vote down jhudock jhudock posted 23 days agoposted this
Transcripts of Defeat
nytimes.com - 24 days ago
Transcripts of Defeat
— nytimes.com — London THE highly decorated general sat opposite his commander in chief and explained the problems his army faced fighting in the hills around Kabul: “There is no piece of land in Afghanistan that has not been occupied by one of our soldiers at some ... (more) Transcripts of Defeat

Comments vote down Daily Kos found this 24 days agofound this
crooksandliars.com - 25 days ago
The Glenn Beck Cartoon Show: 'We've raised a generation of potential killers'; Plus! 'We're ...
— crooksandliars.com — DOWNLOADS: (2) PLAYS: (43) Glenn Beck has become a cartoon. You can pretty much guarantee that every afternoon, you can tune in and find Beck saying something so stupidly outrageous, so detached from reality, so unhinged in its lunacy, that you just ... (more) The Glenn Beck Cartoon Show: 'We've raised a generation ...

Comments vote down Firedoglake found this 25 days agofound this
politico.com - 28 days ago
Gorby: He deserved it
— politico.com — The former Soviet leader tells Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Obama "deserved" the Nobel Prize, as he did, and draws a sort of parallel between them: "I won it unexpectedly, and he won it unexpectedly. And i think I deserved it -- ... (more) Gorby: He deserved it

Comments vote down The Caucus found this 28 days agofound this
Gorbachev on Obama
thecable.foreignpolicy.com - 30 days ago
Gorbachev on Obama
— thecable.foreignpolicy.com — Barack Obama did in fact deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, former prize winner and Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev said in an exclusive interview with Radio Free Europe. "I won it unexpectedly and he won it unexpectedly," Gorby told the ... (more) Gorbachev on Obama

Comments vote down Ben Smith's Blog found this 30 days agofound this
rferl.org - 30 days ago
Interview: Gorbachev Criticizes Russia's Ruling United Russia Party
— rferl.org — In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL's Russia Service, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, which he blamed for fraud in regional elections earlier this month. Widespread allegations of serious ... (more) Interview: Gorbachev Criticizes Russia's Ruling United ...

Comments vote down The Cable found this 30 days agofound this