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Austrian Deserters from the Wehrmacht
Herbert Kuhner
Heinz-Christian Strache in Haaretz on March 5th: “The Wehrmacht committed crimes like any other army, and the deserters should be treated like deserters in any other army….Neo-Nazism? It’s just a spirit which “does not really exist.” (1)
Was Austria the victim or the perpetrator in World War II? Or was Austria a combination of both?
It […]
Posted: March 8th, 2010 under Polemics, Aktuell, Political, Hypocrisy.
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The Death of Art
Herbert Kuhner
A contorted “manikin piss,” with the stream directed orally, symbolizes man’s capacity for self-nourishment. It was set up at the Salzburg Festival as art, but its practicality belies that categorization. And the act depicted is not an innovation; Gunter Brus, the actionist, has been doing precisely that for decades.
A platinum skull studded with diamonds […]
Posted: March 3rd, 2010 under Polemics, Political.
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CNN’S Paragon of Virtue
Herbert Kuhner
CNN lags behind Fox in the polls. Why?
The answer is simple: Fox puts on a better show.
Malice always sells well. Morality - less so.
Some say that CNN has an assortment
of carney barkers and kindergarten teachers
that would be more appropriate for Sesame Street
and that the news is presented as a spectacle.
Those detractors are as wet […]
Posted: February 13th, 2010 under Polemics, Aktuell, Political.
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Schüssel Haider Tandem
Herbert Kuhner
The Tenth Anniversary of the Schüssel-Haider Tandem Is Upon Us
Here They Are Taking Positions on Bygone Days:
Wolfgang Schüssel: Austria Victim not Perpetrator
Question: Does Austria consider itself as a perpetrator or victim 60 years after the war?
Wolfgang Schüssel: I believe that this question has been decided. The country (Austria) was a victim of aggression, specifically […]
Posted: February 6th, 2010 under Polemics, Aktuell, Dossier, Political, Hypocrisy.
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Blair Unrepentant
Tony Blair to Iraq Inquiry, Jan. 30, 2010:
“Frankly, I would do it all again….Blair’s cockeyed logic: “If Saddam hadn’t been removed “today we would have a situation where Iraq was competing with Iran both in terms of nuclear capability and in respect of support of terrorist groups.”
Thumbs Down on Blair!
Opposition to Blair (as President of […]
Posted: February 1st, 2010 under Polemics, Aktuell, Materialien, Political, Hypocrisy.
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Walter Reder Redux
Herbert Kuhner
Some quotations by SS-colonel Walter Reder, who was the “last Austrian prisoner of war” until his release an January 24, 1985.
Telegram to the mayor of Marzabotto December 25, 1984: “Nothing lies farther from my heart than forgetting the sacrifice of the martyrs. I beseech the survivors to believe me when I say that I […]
Posted: January 27th, 2010 under Dossier, Political, Hypocrisy.
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Comparisons to the Holocaust
Herbert Kuhner
American “Conservative” Columnist and Tea Party Activist
Laura Ingraham Recites a “Poem” She Authored:
“First They Came”
“I am proud to stand with you,
and I am saying with great respect
First they came for the rich,
And I did not speak out because I was not rich.
Then they confiscated the property owners,
and I did not speak out because […]
Posted: December 30th, 2009 under Text, Aktuell, Political.
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