Monthly Archives: Dezember 2006

“Putin knows the West”

In his article “Putin, in London, with Poison - Who killed Alexander Litvinenko?”, Weekly Standard, 12/11/2006, Volume 012, Issue 13, Jeff Gedmin worries about two things:
“The whole mystery surrounding Litvinenko’s death is probably ultimately beside the point. Does it really matter who killed him? A British journalist friend thinks this will be a tipping point [...]

“Putin knows the West”

In his article “Putin, in London, with Poison - Who killed Alexander Litvinenko?”, Weekly Standard, 12/11/2006, Volume 012, Issue 13, Jeff Gedmin worries about two things:
“The whole mystery surrounding Litvinenko’s death is probably ultimately beside the point. Does it really matter who killed him? A British journalist friend thinks this will be a tipping point [...]

Außenminister Steinmeier im Libanon

Zur richtigen Zeit, am richtigen Ort.

60 Jahre Hessen - ohne Elvis!

Am 1. Dezember 2006 ist Hessen 60 Jahre alt geworden. Aus Anlass dieses Jubiläums gab es am Donnerstagabend einen Großen Zapfenstreich in der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden, der vom Hessischen Rundfunk live und in Farbe übertragen wurde. Nach guter Tradition hatte Landesvater Roland Koch für die Gestaltung der „Serenade“ vier Musikwünsche frei; einer davon wurde allerdings vom [...]

Is “realism” realistic?

There has been a lot of joy in Germany and Europe about the Democrats having won the midterm elections. Now “realism” is expected to come back to the White House. In particular, hopes are running high with regard to the so-called “Iraq Study Group” including former members or advisers of the Bush senior administration.
Mmh, while [...]

Is “realism” realistic?

There has been a lot of joy in Germany and Europe about the Democrats having won the midterm elections. Now “realism” is expected to come back to the White House. In particular, hopes are running high with regard to the so-called “Iraq Study Group” including former members or advisers of the Bush senior administration.
Mmh, while [...]

Buch des Jahres 2006 - Book of the year 2006

Nun ist das Jahr zwar noch nicht ganz vorbei, aber für mich steht das Buch des Jahres 2006 schon lange fest: „Hurra, wir kapitulieren! Von der Lust am Einknicken“ von Henryk M. Broder. Worum es geht, sagt der Autor selbst auf Seite 9:
„Ich gebe zu, ich bin ein wenig neidisch auf die Terroristen. Nicht nur [...]