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9/11 and its mysteries
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John Eipper, USA, 06/07/05 2:01 pm)
From France, Christopher Jones sent a weird AFP story referring to the 9/11 disaster, which began: Rodriguez [no first name], who was employed in the twin towers for 20 years, worked as a porter in t
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Che Guevara in Africa
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Eugenio Battaglia, Italy, 12/05/16 11:49 am)
In recent days we have had a long discussion on Fidel Castro, whether he was a villain or a hero. It is difficult to pinpoint him exactly.
His greatest success for sure was to die while his reg
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Winston Churchill and Ernie Banks
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David Duggan, USA, 01/24/15 2:38 pm)
I hate to distract WAISers from weighty concerns over the existence, character and purpose of the Divine, or the prospect of an afterlife, but today (24 January) marks the 50th anniversary of the deat
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Re: Iris Chang's papers
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John Eipper, USA, 03/16/06 6:40 am)
Bill Ratliff of the Hoover Institution writes: I have no final word on Iris Chang's death beyond the news around here, which is that she committed suicide following a long period of depression. Many o
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Iris Chang (Ross Rogers, Jr., US)
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John Eipper, USA, 03/15/06 3:20 pm)
Ross Rogers, Jr. writes_The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang is to be re read with this article"China Hails e Good Nazi and Makes Japan Take Notice". Author Iris Chang was reported to have committed sui
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Re: Sir Victor Sassoon
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John Eipper, USA, 09/09/06 9:16 am)
Eric Niderost writes: Just wanted to let you know that my article on Sir Victor Sassoon is now out and on the stands. It is in the September 2006 isue of World War II magazine, with Goring on the cove
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WHO. A Directory of Prominent People
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John Eipper, USA, 06/03/05 3:54 pm)
Omnigraphics publishes a valuable series of directories of institutions and organizations. Now it has launched the first edition of WHO. A Directory of Prominent People (Edited by Kay Gill, 2005, pp.
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Prof. Hawking, RIP
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John Heelan, UK, 03/14/18 5:11 am)
On the day when the UK grieves the loss of one of its most brilliant minds, we should remember Hawking's quote, "On why the universe exists: If we find the answer to that, it would be t
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Siegfried Sassoon
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John Eipper, USA, 01/01/06 6:49 am)
Paul Pitlick sends this New York Times (12/27/05) review of a new book about Siegfried Sassoon, the father of WAISer George Sassoon:
A Wounded Poet Who Sang the Crucible of a Genera
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Bactria and Zoroaster
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Ronald Hilton, USA, 07/19/04 2:38 am)
Bactria and its capital Bactra may have been forgotten in the West, but not
in Iran, as this message from Nushin Namazi tells: "In addition to this
recent discovery of gold, Bactra (Pakt
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