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A Compact with Faust
In dress, habits, manners, provincialism, routine and narrowness he acquired that charming insolence, that irritating completeness, that...
At Laas Geel, Somaliland, the ancient rock wall paintings bring hope to a new nation
Laas Geel, Somaliland, rock paintings, Wikimedia Commons These rock wall paintings discovered at Laas Geel, Somaliland, in 2002 are...
Anna Politkovskaya, A Russian Diary
Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist and activist was murdered in Moscow, October, 2006. Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian FSB agent,...
Finis Initium - Finish what is Started, Latin
Finis initium – Finish what is started, Latin Nothing erodes the power of a bully as much as a victory by those he threatens. The...
Russian President Putin's inexorable rise to power
Russia’s rise to today’s energy super power ensured Putin intervened to ensure the victory of the state over powerful private interests,...
War Novels
War Novels The Red Badge of courage by Stephen Crane detailed the inner turmoil suffered by a young Union soldier during his the first...
Palestine in 2017
Palestine in 2017 In 1916 Britain and France, by means of the Sykes/Picot treaty divided the Middle East between them. The 1919 Balfour...
Lawrence of Arabia, Colonel T.E. Lawrence, on Guerrilla Warfare
Lawrence of Arabia, aka Colonel T.E. Lawrence on Guerrilla Warfare Lawrence wrote The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, the bible of Guerrilla...
The February 1944, wanton destruction of Monte Cassino Abbey, Italy, by USAAF bombers.
In November 1943, the German Army under the command of Generalfeldmarschall Kesselring formed Army Group C with 18 divisions deployed...
Democracy in the United States, 2016
52% of Americans described voter stress after the November 8 US Presidential election. Donald Trump, the populist candidate, was the...
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