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In The End, Fall Of Berlin Wall Was Gorbachev's Call

BBVM wrote 1 week ago: Twenty years ago, the world was transfixed by images of spirited Germans clambering on top of the fo … more →

Tags: censorship, free speech, military industrial complex, Immigration, Civil Liberties, Education Industrial Complex, media, Information, communism

Herman Van Rompuy

Doris wrote 1 week ago: Herman Van Who? Herman Van Belgium Prime Minister of course, and he’s favourite to become Euro … more →

Tags: Celebrity, Politics, Belgium, european union, gary lineker, kevin McCloud, Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, President

Bringing down the walls

nickmalkoutzis wrote 1 week ago: Illustration by Manos Symeonakis It’s one of life’s great ironies that the people who would derive m … more →

Tags: Greek politics, International Affairs, Diplomacy, New Democracy, Nick Malkoutzis, Athens Plus, George Papandreou, Willy Brandt, Berlin Wall

And then there was Alexander Dubček in the Prague Spring of 1968

drsubrotoroy wrote 2 weeks ago: From Facebook: Subroto Roy recalls that long before Gorbachev and Walesa, there was in the Prague Sp … more →

Tags: Alexander Dubček, Cold War, Communists, Comparative Government, Czechoslovakia, democracy, Freedom, Good and Evil, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev

This Day in History 11/9: The Fall of the Berlin Wall

ldorazio1 wrote 2 weeks ago: The announcement of our winner of “History’s Greatest A**hole” contest will have t … more →

Tags: History, Teaching, War, Current Events, Commentary, Standards, Social Studies, media, Teachers

Looking to Lech7 comments

Aaron Wherry wrote 2 weeks ago: On the occasion of that little anniversary in Berlin today, former Polish president Lech Walesa is o … more →

Tags: Beyond the Commons, Capital Read, Stephen Harper, Berlin, Poland, Germany, Berlin Wall, Timothy Garton Ash

Tear Down This Wall!7 comments

Donald R. McClarey wrote 2 weeks ago: Ronald Wilson Reagan, how I miss you. When talking about Ronald Reagan, I have to be personal. We in … more →

Tags: Fall Of The Berlin Wall, Ronald Reagan

The Fall of the Berlin Wall...20 Years Ago Today1 comment

kreuzer33 wrote 2 weeks ago: I can’t believe it’s actually been 20 years since the Berlin Wall came crumbling down on … more →

Tags: CNN, Moscow, Ronald Reagan, german, caylee anthony, casey anthony, communism, Angela Merkel, Poland

Lech Walesa and the Fall of the Wall

awesometificamerican wrote 2 weeks ago: “There is a risk right now that we might lose the victory that we fought so hard for. The ques … more →

Tags: Fun, 20th Anniversary, Berlin Wall, Spiegel

20 Years: The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the End of the Cold War2 comments

padresteve wrote 2 weeks ago: Berlin  Wall Being Built 1961 For those that did not get to experience the “other” side of the Iron … more →

Tags: History, Cold War, NATO, East Berlin, Ronald Reagan, Warsaw Pact, Soviet Union, Fulda Gap, red brigade terrorists

Quotation for Today, Sunday October 111 comment

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 month ago: “So soon? Too early. He has no contribution so far.” Lech Walesa, the dissident who helped free Pola … more →

Tags: 21st Century, Political Quotations, Quotations, Barack Obama, nobel peace prize

Bush as Nobel Point Guard3 comments

fmonaldo wrote 1 month ago: “So soon? Too early. He [Obama] has no contribution so far.” — Lech Walesa, dissen … more →

Tags: Politics, Social commentary, Afghanistan, Al Gore, Annan, Barack Obama, Berge, bush, carter

Nobel Peace Prize now officially a joke after Obama selection

Wellsy wrote 1 month ago: The Nobel Peace Prize was already flirting with irrelevance after recent selections like Al Gore, Ya … more →

Tags: Politics, News, Republicans, Democrats, Barack Obama, Diplomacy, nobel peace prize, Barbara Boxer, Nobel Prize

Paging Al Michaels15 comments

tarheeltalker wrote 1 month ago: Or,The Three Amigos ride again. Just to show that upsets happen in other venues beside sports, Presi … more →

Tags: Culture, Olympics, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Theodore Roosevelt, George Bush, Iran, Poland

Will the real President Obama please stand up?1 comment

adamellis1985 wrote 1 month ago: It was announced today that Barack Obama has become the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Winner. It is a decis … more →

Tags: Politics, People, Current Affairs, International Relations, obama, nobel peace prize, Nobel, President, Presidency

Operation Oslo

oatmealbear wrote 1 month ago: “They keep finding new ways to celebrate mediocrity.” So laments the paternal figure in … more →

Tags: Political Analysis, Afghanistan, Al Gore, Common Sense, Incredibles, Mediocrity, Nobel, obama, Oslo

Obama says he'll accept Nobel as 'call to action'

Arctic Chicken wrote 1 month ago: Obama says he’ll accept Nobel as ‘call to action’ Oct 9 12:32 PM US/Eastern By DAR … more →

Tags: 2009, Commentary, Controversy, History, News, Politics, WTF, Afghanistan, Barack Obama

Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize; But Was It Too Soon?

inkslwc wrote 1 month ago: Earlier today, it was revealed that President Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize “for his ext … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Blogroll, Democrat, Democrats, Diplomacy, Geir Lundestad, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize, Norwegian Nobel Committee

Nobel Peace Prize too soon for Barack Obama?

Rosario Pipolo wrote 1 month ago: America keeps dry Nobel Peace Prizes, from Al Gore (2007) to Jimmy Carter (2002), from Marthin Luthe … more →

Tags: News, USA, Barack Obama, White House, Politics, Nobel Prize, Peace, Oslo, President


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