Penned from the crooked
timber of humanity
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Norway’s Human Zoo. Past and Present Myths
Back in 1719, Daniel Defoe wrote the still famous novel “Robinson Crusoe”. The plot of which runs as follows. A white educated and civilised European man finds his way onto a…
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Ukraine is not “on the verge of war” – open war has begun. – Thoughts from Kiev
[dropcap size=big]M[/dropcap]ay 21 was a notable date: 3 months after Yanukovych’s flight from Kyiv, exactly 90 days after the massacre of the Heaven’s Hundred, and 6 months since the first…
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Putin Blinks – Thoughts from Kiev
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]t would seem that President Putin may have blinked in the face of pressure from the West today. After meeting with OSCE Chairman and Swiss President Didier Burkhalter, Putin…