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The Pope in Britain. What kind of a “state visit” is this?
Much has been written about the costs of at least 12 million £ that British taxpayers will be stuck with for the “state visit” by the Pope to the UK in September 2010. The argument that British taxpayers should not … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion, UK
Tagged Benedict XVI, Catholic church, christianity, christmas, church, diplomacy, Pope
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“The Case of the Pope” by Geoffrey Robertson is a flawed case.
This week I attended a lecture at LSE by Geoffrey Robertson who was introducing his new book “The Case of the Pope: Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse”, conveniently published just days before the Pope’s visit to Britain. Mr Robertson … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Politics
Tagged Benedict XVI, Catholic church, child abuse, international law, international public law, Pope, Vatican
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Umfrage zur angekündigten Koran-Verbrennung
Umfrage zur angekündigten Koran-Verbrennung: (Sorry für den geschmack- und niveaulosen Humor. Ich wollte nur mal ausprobieren, wie man eine Umfrage in einen Blog einbauen kann und mir fiel spontan nichts Witzigeres ein. Die einzig korrekte Antwort ist natürlich, daß man … Continue reading
TV documentary “For Neda”
On 12 June 2010, the TV documentary “For Neda” was aired on HBO in the United States. Simultaneously and in an unprecedented move, HBO made the movie available on YouTube in full length and also distributed a version in Farsi, … Continue reading
A (very short) response to Holocaust denial
Whenever I meet someone who denies the Holocaust, I want to punch them in the face and say: This punch did not happen. And if it did happen, it happened on a much lesser scale. Too bad this doesn’t work … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, History, Holocaust, Israel, Photography, Politics
Tagged Berlin, German history, Nazis
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5 years after 7/7 in London
Exactly five years after the suicide bombings of 7 July 2005 that killed 52 people on underground trains and on a bus in London, I am in London myself. More specifically, I am on a underground train as I am … Continue reading
Posted in Law, London, Philosophy, Politics, Terrorism, Travel, UK
Tagged al-qaida, fear, liberty, suicide bomber, Terrorism, terrorists, tube, underground
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My Birthday
Today, I turned 35. I am now older than what the average life expectancy for people in Swaziland (a small country in Southern Africa) is. As I don’t feel old and I am still in fine shape physically and mentally, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Germany, Life, Philosophy, Politics
Tagged birthday, Germany, hunger, lottery of life, poverty
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Why I will join the protests on June 12th.
Saturday June 12th will mark the first anniversary of the rigged Iranian elections. The blatant electoral fraud sparked protests throughout Iran which the Iranian regime only managed to crush by remorseless force. The brutality of the crackdown opened the world’s … Continue reading
Reports about my trip to Iran in June/July 2009
You might have heard about my trip to Iran in June and July 2009 to join the protests against the rigged elections, a trip that ended up in the infamous Evin prison in Tehran, in the captivity of Iran’s Intelligence … Continue reading
Leserbrief in der Süddeutschen Zeitung zu “Die Israel-Lobby” [German]
Zu einer Rezension des aktuell erschienenen Buches “Die Israel-Lobby” in der Süddeutschen Zeitung vom 5. September 2007 (“Freundschaft im Kreuzfeuer”) erschien einige Tage darauf der folgende Leserbrief von mir: Die Besprechung des Buches “Die Israel-Lobby” übersieht, daß es eben doch … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Politics
Tagged AIPAC, Aussenpolitik, Israel Lobby, John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt
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