Archiv des Autors: Michael Wehle

Aurimas Navys, Lithuania Tribune: When will the war in Ukraine finally end? After three hundred days of widespread war, it is certainly a legitimate question. And the answer is simple: the war will surely end when we come to grips … Weiterlesen →

Craig Murray: It is a clear indicator of the disappearance of freedom from our so-called western democracies, that Sy Hersh, arguably the greatest living journalist, cannot get this monumental revelation on the front of the Washington Post or New York Times, but … Weiterlesen →

Hannah Arendt 1974 interview with Roger Errera: Totalitarianism begins in contempt for what you have. The second step is the notion: “Things must change—no matter how, Anything is better than what we have.” Totalitarian rulers organize this kind of mass … Weiterlesen →

Between Gulf Wars I and II I clearly remember hearing Harris read from his book Our War on calling Vietnam “a mistake”: While it may be an accurate conclusion, calling the war a mistake is the functional equivalent of calling … Weiterlesen →

Seymour Hersh: On September 26, 2022, a Norwegian Navy P8 surveillance plane made a seemingly routine flight and dropped a sonar buoy. The signal spread underwater, initially to Nord Stream 2 and then on to Nord Stream 1. A few … Weiterlesen →

Spiegel: Es sind Augenblicke, in denen deutlich wird: Hier stehen sich zwei Konzepte, zwei politische Ansätze gegenüber.

Die Zeit: Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj entzieht mehreren ehemaligen prorussischen Politikern des Landes die ukrainische Staats­bürgerschaft. „Ich habe die entsprechenden Dokumente unterzeichnet, um unseren Staat vor denjenigen zu schützen, die auf der Seite des Aggressors stehen“, sagte Selenskyj in seiner … Weiterlesen →

„Political repression of communists, peace activists and progressive forces is common in both Ukraine and Russia. If Russians do it, it’s a travesty, yet when Ukrainians do it, they’re spreading democracy and representing European values. Member states are divided on … Weiterlesen →

Wikipedia: In 2021, however, the Russian Ministry of Culture downgraded the memorial complex at Katyn on its Register of Sites of Cultural Heritage from a place of federal to one of only regional importance.[144] Such decisions, says the preface to the site, are … Weiterlesen →