xShe lied to be allowed to enter, live and work in this country.
She lied to take accommodation set aside for the poorest.
She lied to take tax money set aside for those bringing up more than one kid.
OK, so she didn't need my sympathy or support then.
Now she's being caught with lies that concern a man's future and reputation.
Who should expect my sympathy and support now?
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I don't understand this action at all by this novelist beyond the obvious timing.The incident supposedly happened nine YEARS ago.There would have been no evidence then, let alone now. Nothing will make this anything other than a 'he-said, she-said' role play. She has had all this time to end her innuendos and allegations but instead was happy to let these claims continue drop-by-drop, stopping enough to stop DSK from finally counter-suing for defamation. But then, he's in an especially difficult position given the fact that her mother is an acquaintance and Socialist vice-president of the general council of Eure in Normandy. He would be engaging in a civil war within his own party. And then, like the accuser, he can neither prove nor disprove.
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After nearly an half hour of ad-blockin­g just to get rid of all the pop-ups, ads, badges (who the hell cares that Alex Gartzia is a level 2 superuser, whatever the hell that means), social network promotions­, suggestion­s, video pics, selected bloggers etc etc etc just to be able to read a damn article hosted on the Huffington Post, I gave up. Having to get through so much fluff and nonsense just to read an article that originates elsewhere takes the cake. It reminds me why I stopped going there in the first place.


One main idea that has come out, which only confirms what we Europeans have known about the US, is its hypocrisy and open racism masquerading as provocative expression. What did New York’s mayor thoughtlessly say? If he didn’t want to be escorted through a throng of reporters in handcuffs- tired, dishevelled, unshaven and hungry- he shouldn’t have done the crime? Looks like maybe he didn’t do the crime. Looks like Bloomberg is not a fan of due process or any of the other little hallmarks laid down in our common law since 1215. Will he be apologising? I would be most surprised as my impression of American politicians is that they will say anything, go on TV to do anything, and disseminate obscene photos of themselves to all and sundry electronically and never apologise for their “mistakes” until enough people have been damaged by their irresponsibility.
And as for the American press! The most troubling example of demagoguery in the American press for me was looking at the New York Post immediately after Strauss-Kahn had been released on his own recognizance to see the paper again refer to Strauss-Kahn as a "filthy frog." I teach just outside Dachau where those referred to as "Dirty Jews" or other such epithets were sent after being castigated and the masses whipped into a frenzy. The editor of the main such rag, Der Stuermer, was hanged at Nuremberg for this very reason. Just like Streicher, this reprehensible writer uses emotive language whilst ignoring facts and judgement to whip up the crowds. How on earth can the US, a country that seems to be falling further and further into the abyss of ignorance, extremism and reaction, allow such racist language in a daily newspaper?
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America’s reputation too seems to have suffered through this sordid affair. What did New York’s mayor say? If he didn’t want to be escorted through a throng of reporters in handcuffs- tired, dishevelled, unshaven and hungry- he shouldn’t have done the crime? Looks like maybe he didn’t do the crime. Looks like Bloomberg is not a fan of due process or any of the other little hallmarks laid down in our common law since 1215. Will he be apologising? I would be most surprised as my impression of American politicians is that they will say anything, go on TV to do anything, and disseminate obscene photos of themselves to all and sundry electronically and never apologise for their “mistakes” until enough people have been damaged by their irresponsibility.
And as for the American press! The New York Post headline referring to the man read “Frog!”. I live just outside Dachau and to read such an obscene, derogatory title in the press of a civilised country strikes me as a return to the demagoguery of Der Stuermer. How can Americans allow this in this day and age? Today the Post has ANOTHER article referring to him as a "dirty frog." I guess it's not 'Jew', so such racism is allowed in their country.
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"Frog"?!?! I teach just outside Dachau where those referred to as "Dirty Jews" or other such epithets were sent after being castigated and the masses whipped into a frenzy. The editor of the main such rag, Der Stuermer, was hanged at Nuremberg for this very reason. Just like Streicher, this reprehensible writer uses emotive language whilst ignoring facts and judgement to whip up the crowds. How on earth can the US, a country that seems to be falling further and further into the abyss of ignorance, extremism and reaction, allow such racist language in a daily newspaper? Are you proud of descending to the level of hatred just to sell your paper? What is your real agenda in describing an entire people in such a derogatory and contemptible way?
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This morning, immediately after DSK had been released on his own recognizance, I saw the New York Post again refer to Strauss-Kahn as a "filthy frog." I teach just outside Dachau where those referred to as "Dirty Jews" or other such epithets were sent after being castigated and the masses whipped into a frenzy. The editor of the main such rag, Der Stuermer, was hanged at Nuremberg for this very reason. Just like Streicher, this reprehensible writer uses emotive language whilst ignoring facts and judgement to whip up the crowds. How on earth can the US, a country that seems to be falling further and further into the abyss of ignorance, extremism and reaction, allow such racist language in a daily newspaper?
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Talk about reversal of fortune... For me the case says more about the role of the press and politicians than has been given attention. I've just seen the New York Post this morning again refer to Strauss-Kahn as a "dirty frog." I teach just outside Dachau where those referred to as "Dirty Jews" or other such epithets were sent after being castigated and the masses whipped into a frenzy. The editor of the main such rag, Der Stuermer, was hanged at Nuremberg for this very reason. Just like Streicher, this reprehensible writer uses emotive language whilst ignoring facts and judgement to whip up the crowds. How on earth can the US, a country that seems to be falling further and further into the abyss of ignorance, extremism and reaction, allow such racist language in a daily newspaper? And then what did New York’s mayor say? If he didn’t want to be escorted through a throng of reporters in handcuffs- tired, dishevelled, unshaven and hungry- he shouldn’t have done the crime? Looks like maybe he didn’t do the crime. Looks like Bloomberg is not a fan of due process or any of the other little hallmarks laid down in our common law since 1215. Will he be apologising? I would be most surprised as my impression of American politicians is that they will say anything, go on TV to do anything, and disseminate obscene photos of themselves to all and sundry electronically and never apologise for their “mistakes” until enough people have been damaged by their irresponsibility.

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Augsburgerstrasse





Frühlingstrasse was renamed Adlof-Hitler-strasse on March 24, 1933. The documents on the right made this official.

Heldengedenktag commemoration conducted by the Nazis next to St. Jakob church at Schrannenplatz; today a large tree has all but obscured the war memorial behind it.

Unterbräu Inn in 1934 and today




Dachau Labour Service Camp in 1937 and today






The rathaus in 1903 and, bottom, after it was destroyed and rebuilt in 1936.




Webling



Memorial designed by Israeli Abraham Borenstein for the 50th anniversary of the camp's liberation. It is made up of original railway track near where the 45th Thunderbird division discovered the so-called "death train" within which the remains of 2,310 prisoners shipped from Buchenwald three weeks before were left.
Checkpoint Charlie

Personal photo taken in 2007 near the site is what remains of Checkpoint Charlie, the name given by the Western Allies to the most well-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Germany and West Germany during the Cold War, and the from the same vantage point exactly thirty years earlier.

The site in 1961 as the Wall was being erected on left and on the night of 9 November 1989 when it fell.

Standing at the site in 2007