Revolution at record speed: did spring give way to winter?

Until the end it does not become apparent what Correspondent Dietmar Ossenberg and his team want to put over with their documentary “The fragile dream – the Orient after the revolution”. The title already could be the key to the documentary’s statement: “Nice try but were all attempts in vain?” It is a pity that already at this point one

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The mob welcomes you!

Even though is it just a mistranslation from Arabic into English the line “The mob welcomes you” (like Lüders has seen it on the Tripolis’ airport) summarizes the situation in North Africa by now to the point. Themed: “Living together in Brunswieck” Dr. Michael Lüders reported on April, 13th, 2011 on the topic: “Processes of democratization in the Islamic countries

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freedom as I understand it

freedom as I understand it

Till some weeks ago the world seemed to be so easy. Democracy, as an American legacy, lived in the Western World and was supposed to continue its triumphant success around the world with the help of the “forces of good”. Military operations such as “enduring freedom” in Afghanistan or Iraq were supposed to bring some democracy to the oppressed mulim

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