Archiv des Autors: Michael Wehle

Several of my Google Maps reviews which stood for years now have a status of „not posted“ with the notice that they violate Google guidelines. You will notice what these have in common, of course. They are from my 2019 … Weiterlesen →

Guardian: The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has said it made “an error” in cancelling the performance of an acclaimed pianist who dedicated a piece to slain journalists in Gaza. Jayson Gillham was scheduled to perform Mozart and Brahms at the Melbourne … Weiterlesen →

That concentration camps were ultimately provided for the same groups in all countries, even though there were considerable differences in the treatment of their inmates, was all the more characteristic as the selection of the groups was left exclusively to … Weiterlesen →

The best criterion by which to decide whether someone has been forced outside the pale of the law is to ask if he would benefit by committing a crime. If a small burglary is likely to improve his legal position, … Weiterlesen →

Wolfgang Streeck, reviewing Ronen Steinke’s »Verfassungsschutz: Wie der Geheimdienst Politik macht«: Maaßen made public the notes for a speech he had given at a secret international meeting of domestic intelligence services. In them he claimed that the SPD, Merkel’s coalition … Weiterlesen →

On Nov. 9, the day after Donald J. Trump shocked the world, Larry Coryell was sitting in his Orlando home, cussing out the president-elect, fuming about the outcome of the election and plotting an exit strategy for himself and his … Weiterlesen →

Robert McNamara: On August 4th, it was reported another attack occurred. It was not clear then that that attack had occurred. We made every possible effort to determine whether it had or not. I was in direct communication with the … Weiterlesen →