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ettlin.blogspot.com - 15 days ago
Sprechen zie English? Road Trip Epilog
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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 ...
theatlantic.com - 14 days ago
The Fall of the Wall
— theatlantic.com — When the Berlin Wall collapsed twenty years ago, idealism seemed to have vanquished realism as the reigning political philosophy. Because an artificial border had fallen in the heart of Germany, it was thought that all borders between men had ... (more) The Fall of the Wall

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corner.nationalreview.com - 16 days ago
Darn That Reagan -- By: Jonah Goldberg
— corner.nationalreview.com — Some woman named Bruni de la Motte has fascinating essay over at the Guardian on what a terrible thing it was for the Berlin Wall to come down. It begins with this paragraph: On 9 November 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down I realised German ... (more) Darn That Reagan -- By: Jonah Goldberg

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Israel Sells Drones to Germany for Afghanistan Use
foxnews.com - 14 days ago
Israel Sells Drones to Germany for Afghanistan Use
— foxnews.com — Wednesday, October 28, 2009 JERUSALEM — Israel Aerospace Industries says it will supply unmanned spy planes to Germany that will see action in Afghanistan early next year. The Heron drones will be deployed by the German air force in northern ... (more) Israel Sells Drones to Germany for Afghanistan Use

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