where/who is the link between the Carolingians and the Normans ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian
http://www.bottles.freeserve.co.uk/Medieval-Norman-Kings.htm
The euro is the currency of twelve European Union countries, stretching from the Mediterranean to the Arctic Circle (namely Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland)...
A Justice's Sense of Privilege
By BOB HERBERT - NY Times
Published: April 12, 2004
Antoinette Konz is a young education reporter for The Hattiesburg American, a daily newspaper with a circulation of about 25,000 in Hattiesburg, Miss. Ms. Konz, 25, has only been in the business for a...
in the civilized part of the world (aka Europe) the death penalty was abolished long ago ... no "swinging from a pole" in the Netherlands to be expected.
Battles rage from north to south
· Dozens die in bomb and missile attack near mosque
· Militia leader warns: Iraq will be new Vietnam
· Blow to US as ayatollah fails to condemn uprising
Jonathan Steele in Baghdad and Ewen MacAskill
Thursday April 8, 2004
The Guardian
The US-led...
The After-Effects of Tet
The Tet Offensive and Khe Sanh may well have reminded Johnson and Westmoreland of the Duke of Wellington's dictum:
"If there's anything more melancholy than a battle lost, it's a battle won". ...
http://www.vwam.com/vets/tet/tet.html
Hordes of Mercenaries Flock to Iraq
Jean-Marc Mojon
Agence France Presse, Arab News
BAGHDAD, 23 February 2004 â Ex-Foreign Legionnaires, battle-hardened Serbian soldiers, retired apartheid cops: a colorful gaggle of shadowy hirelings is setting up camp in Baghdad, which has quickly...
Broken US troops face bigger enemy at home
A stretched Pentagon is sending unfit soldiers back to Iraq long before they are ready to serve again
Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
Saturday April 3, 2004
The Guardian
"I went to Iraq and fought the enemy, not knowing I was going to...
in case you can´t afford five-star hotel rates:
http://www.travellerspoint.com/accommodation-by-region.cfm?region=Asia
in case you can´t afford five-star transportation:
riksha & bicycle
Bremer has destroyed my country
Even the pro-US manager of Iraq's Pepsi plant feels betrayed by an occupation which has spawned fear, hatred and chaos
Naomi Klein in Baghdad
Saturday April 3, 2004
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1184993,00.html
Principality of Sealand
... The history of Sealand is a story of a struggle for liberty. Sealand was founded on the principle that any group of people dissatisfied with the oppressive laws and restrictions of existing nation states may declare independence in any place not claimed to be under...
How do we know the good Americans from the bad Americans ?
They all look alike in their Terminator gear, right?
Who in their right mind would think they would be loyal to Iraqis?