German and Jewish People: Possibilities

There are still a lot of people in the world who, when they think "German," think "Nazi." It is about time to do away with thinking of this kind. The Second World War was 70 years ago, and the vast bulk of German people living today were not around when it happened. Which...

Latent Nazis: Conversations with Young German Intellectuals

By Sam VakninAuthor of "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited"In in his controversial tome, "Hitler's Willing Executioners", the author, Daniel Goldhagen, posits that the Germans underwent a miraculous transformation in the wake of their devastating defeat in World war...

Using Data from Nazi Medical Experiments

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited" "Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree...

Al-Qaeda Threatens Oktoberfest

Bavarian police have arrested two Islamic extremists in Munich, leading to an increase in security at the ongoing Oktoberfest. Flights are banned from entering the air space above the festival, and vehicles are not...

Hatred of germans after World War II - Ethnic cleansing

" The story of mass deportations of Germans from the East is a terrible one. Alfred de Zayas, an expert on refugees, trained in history at Tuebingen and Goettingen, and in law at Harvard, gathered the...

Israeli Professor:’We Could Destroy All European Capitals’

" By Nadim Ladki (IAP News) — An Israeli professor and military historian hinted that Israel could avenge the holocaust by annihilating millions of Germans and other Europeans. Speaking during an interview which was published in Jerusalem Friday, Professor Martin Van Crevel...

70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht

November 9 and 10 mark the 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht - the Night of Broken Glass, when 92 Jews were murdered by the Nazis and about 30,000 were arrested and then deported to concentration camps. Many say...

British tourists love drunken debauchery

British tourists are quickly becoming known as problem travelers, according to a lengthy feature in today's New York Times. Apparently they've gained a reputation for drunken tomfoolery at major resorts around...

Jamie Oliver launches attack on British booze culture

Jamie Oliver, the man who's nicknamed the Naked Chef along with the successful show and a bunch of others, has made some comments on what he thinks of British alcohol culture and the lack of tradition in households. "Oliver, 33, said Britons used to create "fabulous dishes"...

Adolf Hitler finally returns to Berlin

Some love these places, these almost freak shows, get that photo with a celebrity - but not with Adolph Hitler!" Before Adolf Hitler killed himself in April 1945 he explained to his aides that he was determined...

Iran Is No Threat, Unless Bush Makes It One

" ........Comparing Iran with the 1939 Nazi Germany is ridiculous. Germany was a powerful, industrialized nation that had been defeated in World War I. It had grievances against the victors who had humiliated it. Germany's culture was such that many Germans blindly...

25% of Berlin's Population has Foreign Roots

A new study out this week highlights how popular Berlin has come for foreigners.  The City's Fast Paced urban lifestyle has been compared to New York City of the 1980's and this study is simply more to reinforce (as an American living in Berlin) something most of us...

Euro 2008 semi-finals suspense: who is your favourite?

While it’s break time at the Euro 2008 right now with no soccer action, the semi-finals are fast approaching on June 25th and 26th, featuring teams most observers considered underdogs going into the tournament....

German remembers persecuted gays

German governement has finally paid homage to persecuted gays during Nazis era. The Nazis branded homesexuality an aberration threatening their super race image. " Germany has inaugurated a 600,000 euro concrete memorial to honour the thousands of homosexuals persecuted...

Celebrity polar bear Knut is one

Not only is "cute Knut" the polar bear - abandoned at birth by his mother - now in rude health as he marks his first birthday, he has an army of fans and the honour of being a massive marketing...

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