Tag: Iraq war
20 years "Operation Iraqi Freedom": With the Iraq war, the USA lost its moral authority
On the night of March 19-20, 2003, the bombing of Baghdad began. Powell, Bush, Rumsfeld – these men are to blame for the fact that Americans are still hated in…
Iraqi artists protest against the Berlin Biennale – culture
Of Jörg Haentzschel Do horrible, obscene, violent images automatically turn into educational documents if they are only displayed with good intentions? And who decides whether you can show them? These…
The Pope as a peace broker: Jörg Ernesti’s book about the Vatican. – Culture
A day after the start of the Ukraine war, Pope Francis visited the Russian Embassy in Rome for an exchange of views. Although the Russian ambassador to the Holy See…
Great Britain: accolade of the Queen for Tony Blair is controversial – politics
The question of what remains is always very present when someone leaves, but often there is no good answer. Tony Blair was British Prime Minister for ten years. As a…
Refugee crisis: "Go Belarus"the officials called
Like thousands of their compatriots from Iraq, the two brothers Omar and Mohammed made their way to the Belarusian-Polish border. Unlike thousands of their compatriots, they made it to Germany.…
Colin Powell: An Obituary – Politics
from Hubert Wetzel, Washington Colin Powell learned how senseless war can be early on in his soldier career. In 1962 he was assigned to a unit of the South Vietnamese…
“Curveball” in the cinema: Swap passports for fake news – culture
Current occasion: does anyone remember the 43rd President of the United States? If not: George W. Bush made a brief appearance in the brilliant German film “Curveball – Wir Make…
“Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror” on Netflix – Media
Forest green. The Afghan general liked this color best when the Americans offered to provide camouflage uniforms to the Afghan military. However, less than four percent of the country is…
Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is dead – politics
Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is dead. The Republican politician died with his family in Taos, New Mexico, the family said in a statement. The history books would…