(Anthony J Candil, USA, 03/29/23 3:08 am)
Regarding the contribution of my much admired and respected friend Consoly León, I must say that regardless of whether our British friends taking over the Parthenon friezes was right or wrong,
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Philately: Are "Mint" or Canceled Stamps More Valuable?
(Patrick Mears, -Germany, 03/29/23 2:30 am)
Thank you very much for posting my note on German colonialism. I too hope that Eugen Solf connects with us and shares some stories about his grandfather's time spent in Samoa (and beyond).
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Posts on 03/28/23
Vatican Returns Parthenon Friezes to Greece
(Consoly Leon Arias, Spain / Canary, 03/28/23 6:31 am)
The Parthenon, one of the architectural jewels of Hellenic culture, is beginning to recover its heritage--a heritage which others did not hesitate to plunder.
On Friday, March 24, three high rel
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Italian Deportees and Workers in Nazi Germany
(Eugenio Battaglia, Italy, 03/28/23 4:12 am)
Commenting on my post of 23 March, our esteemed editor asked: "What can you tell us about sabotage in Italy's war industries (during the Civil War)?"
With the "Carta del Lavor
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A Wirtschaftswunder for Ukraine?
(Cameron Sawyer, USA, 03/28/23 3:22 am)
WAISers are used to my pessimistic views on different things, whether it's our economy, the war in Ukraine, or our foreign policy. But I'm oddly optimistic about one thing.
Ukraine is b
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Posts on 03/27/23
Does China Seek Hegemony? We Just Don`t Know
(Cameron Sawyer, USA, 03/27/23 6:33 am)
JE asked, in response to my post of March 25th:
"Does China seek a ‘healthy' multipolar world, or outright hegemony? If we suspect the latter, are we ‘projecting' our
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Every Country Acts in Its Self-Interest
(Istvan Simon, USA, 03/27/23 3:29 am)
I was confused by some points in Cameron Sawyer's essay on what China supposedly wants (March 25th). What do the attitudes of Africans towards the USA have to do with what China wants?
My wi
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German Colonialism: A Philatelist`s Perspective
(Patrick Mears, -Germany, 03/27/23 2:30 am)
A wonderful post from José Manuel de Prada (March 26th), and I was especially interested in John E's comment about Eugen Solf's grandfather, who was the governor of German Samoa in the
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Posts on 03/26/23
In May 14th Elections, Turkey is at a Crossroads
(Yusuf Kanli, Turkey, 03/26/23 4:16 am)
Turkey is heading to a crucial presidential and parliamentary election. After over 20 years of the increasingly oppressive regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his "Cumhur" coal
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German Colonial Policy in Africa
(Jose Manuel de Prada, -Spain, 03/26/23 3:18 am)
I will do my best to try to watch the film on the genocide in Namibia mentioned by Patrick Mears. It sounds very interesting.
In connection with my own work, the fact is that, sadly, I haven'
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