Thatcher told Gorbachev Britain did not want German reunification

The fact that Thatcher didn't want reunification is spoiled by the title - Thatcher was not Britain. I know many, many people and I know that they as well as millions of other Briton's stayed up that night when the wall came finally down."Two months before the fall of the...

JK Rowling and Anna Friel in red carpet frock horror

It's happened to the best of us - but it's hardly what you would expect from two celebrities with access to a stash of cash and expensive stylists. Author JK Rowling and actress Anna Friel rocked up on the red carpet in the same flowing green dress - albeit worn in a slightly...

The Soviet Army Stayed In Afghanistan For 9 Years

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Gorbachev sounds off on border, Bush, Iraq

"MIDLAND, Texas — Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev compares the United States' proposed 700-mile wall on the U.S.-Mexican border to the Berlin Wall. Addressing a news conference at University of Texas of the Permian Basin's Center for Energy and Economic...

Gorbachev: 'Americans Have a Severe Disease' (Claire Shipman/ABCNEWS)

" Gorbachev: 'Americans Have a Severe Disease'  —  15 Years After Being Deposed From Power, Former Leader Discusses Russia, U.S.  —  July 12, 2006 — Mikhail Gorbachev is generally regarded as the man who broke down the "iron curtain" that...

Gorbachev: 'Americans Have a Severe Disease'

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