Archiv des Autors: Michael Wehle

Roosevelt emerges from the pages of the documents pertaining to the history of the Yalta Conference as a true founder of the imperial presidency, running his own foreign policy by reducing the State Department to little more than an instrument … Weiterlesen →

If one is looking for high-level meetings to blame for the Cold War-era division of Europe, then Moscow and Potsdam come to the fore, not Yalta. It was in Moscow that Churchill and Stalin agreed to divide the Balkans in … Weiterlesen →

Brendan O’Neill, spiked: Indeed, the rebels’ letters of resignation were primarily aimed at the media. They were for the BBC and the Guardian and social media, not for us in the now broken and disregarded realm of what used to be called … Weiterlesen →

New York Times: “I do feel it’s inappropriate to seek that office after you’re 80 or in your 80s,” said David Gergen, a top adviser to four presidents. “I have just turned 80 and I have found over the last … Weiterlesen →

BBC: An estimated 10,000 people gathered from across the US, organisers said. Lauren Pierce, 33, an attorney from Dallas, was among them, travelling some 1,300 miles (2,100km) to attend the demonstration. „There’s nothing, to me, more worth fighting for than … Weiterlesen →

Francesca Newton, Tribune: Johnson is currently expecting to head out of Number 10 in the autumn. As that autumn turns to winter, millions of people will be facing another £800 hike on their energy bills. Food banks are at capacity. … Weiterlesen →

Tribune: The successors to Boris Johnson are already lining up – but none of the ghouls who might follow him will tackle the cost of living crisis that is tearing the country apart. … Amazingly, Jeremy Corbyn remains the spectre … Weiterlesen →

Mohamed Elmaazi, Consortium News: The British Parliament is debating a national security bill which could undermine the basis of national security reporting and ultimately throw journalists in jail for life. A person convicted under the new offense of “obtaining or … Weiterlesen →

Deutsche Welle: Julian Assange: Bundestagsabgeordnete fordern Freilassung Über 80 Abgeordnete des Deutschen Bundestages wenden sich in einem offenem Brief gegen die Auslieferung des Wikileaks-Gründers an die USA. Die Auslieferung wäre ein „fatales Signal für die Pressefreiheit“. Wikipedia: Frank Schwabe (* 12. November 1970 in Waltrop) … Weiterlesen →