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Tag: Europe

Europe

Rebel monks pledge to resist police at Greek abbey eviction

Could someone possibly please explain what this one is all about? A rather opinionated report from the right-libertarian Liberty Forum, Oct. 20: Thessalonica – The Greek Government will move, as early as this weekend, to have armed police forcibly remove… Read moreRebel monks pledge to resist police at Greek abbey eviction

Europe

Oriana Fallaci, exponent of “left” Islamophobia, dies at 77

The political trajectory of Oriana Fallaci speaks to one of the funamental political dilemmas on the planet at this strange juncture. The daughter of an Italian anti-fascist militant, a veteran Vietnam war correspondent, a survivor of the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre… Read moreOriana Fallaci, exponent of “left” Islamophobia, dies at 77

Europe

Israel v. Norway: cartoon wars redux

Here we go again. Israel’s envoy to Norway complains that a cartoon goes “beyond free speech.” What the hell does that mean? Beyond good taste? Beyond acceptable discourse? Beyond what should be permitted in a free society? Where are these… Read moreIsrael v. Norway: cartoon wars redux

Europe

Srebrenica: 11 years later, still no justice

The Srebrenica Genocide Blog notes the July 11 ceremony at the Bosnian town to commemorate the mass murder that took place there precisely 11 years ago—an anniversary largely overlooked by the world media, despite some important new developments in the… Read moreSrebrenica: 11 years later, still no justice

Europe

Kostunica emulates Milosevic on Kosova?

With the world’s eyes elsewhere, the still-unresolved status of Kosova is a major crisis just waiting to erupt. Kostunica delivered this speech outside a 14th-century monastery in the town of Gracanica rather than at the Plain of Blackbirds, the site… Read moreKostunica emulates Milosevic on Kosova?

Europe

UK honors anti-terror chief after shooting

Scotland Yard’s anti-terror chief is awarded “Commander of the British Empire”—in the wake of a controvesial shooting of a young Muslim man in a police raid that turned up nothing. From The Telegraph, June 17: There has been a storm… Read moreUK honors anti-terror chief after shooting

Europe

Greece: armed left in new attack

Remember those innocent days when terrorists were radical leftists rather than Islamic fundamentalists? The Greeks do. From Ekathimerini, June 1 (links added): Culture Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis had informed the heads of police and the Public Order Ministry about an increase… Read moreGreece: armed left in new attack

Europe

Continued racism behind resumed Franco-Intifada

For a second consecutive night yesterday, French police battled hundreds of Muslim youth in the Paris suburbs of Clichy-sous-Bois and Montfermeil. (Seattle Times, June 1) This makes headlines; the ongoing institutionalized racism that fuels these periodic eruptions does not. From… Read moreContinued racism behind resumed Franco-Intifada

Europe

London: police take down anti-war camp

How do they keep a straight face when they tell us we’re fighting for freedom in Iraq? From Reuters, May 24: LONDON: Police yesterday dismantled a long-running anti-war protest opposite the Houses of Parliament, carting away placards showing graphic images… Read moreLondon: police take down anti-war camp

Europe

Montenegro secession: Balkans still re-balkanizing

The vote for secession in Montenegro is being posed as the final chapter in the disintegration of Yugoslavia that began in 1990 with Slovenia’s vote for seccession. Technically, “Yugoslavia” ceased to exist in 2003 when what was left of it… Read moreMontenegro secession: Balkans still re-balkanizing

Europe

Dutch legislator to step down following Islamist threats

Today’s Wall Street Journal features a maddening front-page story on Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Dutch parliamentarian of Somali birth who has been facing death threats for her opposition to Islamism. She has just announced that she is finally leaving Holland… Read moreDutch legislator to step down following Islamist threats

Europe

US seals deal on Bulgaria bases

We noted nearly a year ago that the US was seeking permanent military bases in Bulgaria, a former Warsaw Pact member strategically located on the Black Sea—just north of the Bosphorus-Dardanelles choke-point, perfect for either policing a US-controlled pipeline for… Read moreUS seals deal on Bulgaria bases

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