Italo-Turkish War, 1911-1912
A hundred years ago today started negotiations that would eventually bring an end to the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912. It was not, by any measure, a major war at the time. The Italian victory did...
View ArticleFrance in Mali: the End of the Fairytale
Originally posted on Africa is a Country (Old Site):Whew, Mali. French air raids against Islamist positions in Mali began Thursday night, and the dust hasn’t settled yet. The news is changing fast,...
View ArticleHow we all won the Syrian War
Did you know the civil war in Syria is actually still going on? Did you know people are still dying in their hundreds due to artillery fire, plane bombs, machine guns? Did you know the chance for a...
View ArticleThe shame of our time.
Today, 98% of those who took part in the Hungarian referendum voted against the EU plan of resettling the refugees arriving on Europe’s beaches. People who lived through World War II outside the...
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