Category Archives: Politics

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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