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Category Archives: USA
Easily Confused (25) Castro Brothers
Castro brothers (innocent): Castro brothers (not innocent):
Did you notice the Irony? (7) Guantanamo
When it comes to the future of the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, I always wonder why those who are against it are running a campaign called “Close Guantanamo”. I looks to me like Guantanamo is already rather … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Language, Law, Military, Terrorism, USA
Tagged Guantanamo, Human Rights, prison, Terrorism
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Charles Ramsey is Burma Jones
My most favorite character in literature is Burma Jones. The only black, the only sane, possibly the smartest and yet the funniest person in A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, he works for “minimal wage” – not his only mispronunciation … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cinema, USA
Tagged Charles Ramsey, Cinema, Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole, movies
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You want more Surveillance? You can have it.
I just read this: A new CNN/Time … Poll indicates four in ten Americans say they are willing to give up some civil liberties to fight terrorism. Only 38% favor expanding government monitoring of e-mail and cell phones. While this … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Terrorism, USA
Tagged civil liberties, Human Rights, PRISM, surveillance, Terrorism
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Easily Confused (21) Miranda Rights
Miranda: Mirinda: As I get arrested less often than I get thirsty, I feel like my Mirinda rights are being violated more often.
Posted in Food, Human Rights, Law, USA
Tagged criminal law, Human Rights, miranda rights, miranda warning
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Who is responsible for the Boston Massacre?
I don’t understand all this excitement on CNN about the manhunt for the alleged perpetrators of the attacks in Boston. I thought it was perfectly clear that the Boston Massacre was committed by British soldiers. And why is this being … Continue reading
North Korea’s Military Strategy
I have studied a great many wars, but I am not aware of an example where the aggressor state revealed its detailed step-by-step strategy in advance. In public. In a colourful video. North Korea has the courtesy to do so and lays … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Military, North Korea, Politics, USA
Tagged Hollywood, Korea, movies, war
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Super Bowl XLVII
Some of my American friends have tried already to explain American Football to me, but I have always forgotten the fine minutiae of the rules even before the match was over. To somebody more accustomed to European football, it just … Continue reading
Film Review: “Django Unchained”
When a film is bad or mediocre, there is a lot to write about it. When a film is as perfect as Django Unchained, one could keep the review short: Go and watch it. You will enjoy it. The plot … Continue reading
What will this do to the image of Germany in the USA?
(Found at Freakonomics.) I know that Americans are wondering why somebody from Germany would want to live in America, with the economic and social factors that we enjoy in Germany, with the lack of school and other shootings and with … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 