Author Archives: Michael Wehle

Some Samidoun posts are appearing again, right after I posted the observation they had appeared and then been censored.

I have never had this happen before on X, and find it really interesting: this morning posts from Samidoun started reappearing on my X feed – Samidoun remember has been declared an illegal organization in Germany even though they were … Continue reading →

welt: Die Ampel-Koalition ist Geschichte, doch Annalena Baerbock hat schon eine neue Perspektive. Beim Bundespresseball verriet die Noch-Außenministerin nun ihre Pläne für ihren neuen Posten bei den Vereinten Nationen – und was die Töchter davon halten. Presse und Politik tanzten … Continue reading →

Craig Murray: The neo-con immigration narrative in Europe is peculiarly complex and flexible. Effectively immigrants viewed as on the West’s side in its wars (Sunni Syrians, Ukrainians) have an open door. Mass immigration to Europe is therefore a direct result … Continue reading →

There are different interpretations of perestroika in the West, including the United States. There is the view that it has been necessitated by the disastrous state of the Soviet economy and that it signifies disenchantment with socialism and a crisis … Continue reading →

SF Gate: Scrolling through the photos of US demonstrations I saw signs with “immigrants” and “fascism” misspelled, backwards swastikas, Trump labeled “Putin’s pawn”, one reference to “class war” and one to Gaza, though since the photos were journalist-chosen there is … Continue reading →

Its leaders in the first decade of the new millennium had their periods of co‑operating with America, but the ambition to assert independent Russian authority was strong and getting stronger. —Robert Service, The Penguin History of Modern Russia, (Great Britain: … Continue reading →

Martin Luther King, April 4, 1967: Now, it should be incandescently clear that no one who has any concern for the integrity and life of America today can ignore the present war. If America’s soul becomes totally poisoned, part of … Continue reading →

Practicing vocabulary a lot these days. It occurred to me this morning that if you say “Chekhov” to Americans without a doubt the great majority will immediately respond saying something about Star Trek. I would tell you “One must never … Continue reading →