Symbol beyond redemption? Asians try to save swastika from Hitler
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS NOV 30, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A Hindu swastika symbol is displayed at the home of Sheetal and Sanmeet Deo, in Syosset, New York, U.S., Nov. 13, […]
Soviet Muslims in Hitler’s WW2 legions – and their bitter end
Waffen-SS im EinsatzHitler’s Soviet Muslim Legions During World War II, hundreds of thousands of foreign peoples joined with Hitler’s legions to bring theirs people into special status in Hitler’s New […]
What do Trump, Farage and Hitler have in common? A reliance on fiery, antagonistic rhetoric
Victor Klemperer’s moving diaries about the Second World War are of huge historic importance. But the volume he valued most is a short and devastating treatise on the […]
Vatican opens archives on history’s most controversial pope
Vatican opens archives on history’s most controversial pope AFP 1st March 2020 Watch: A look inside the Vatican’s secret wartime archives (Reuters) The Vatican unseals the archives […]
How do dictators retain power, even when reviled and mocked by those they govern?
Modern-day despots wish to be blessed for their extravagant genius. But, Robert Fisk asks, what are we to make of this lunacy? And do they really believe their own hype? […]
Hitler, tweets and Trump: What do they have in common?
The internet and social media would have fascinated the dictator, who was a fool for technology. So is the president. But it’s the anonymity of hatred that make online trolls […]
Lack of perspective: Why journalists should be haunted by a history of blinkered reporting
When news of the Holocaust first hit papers, it didn’t make the front page – now, writers report impending wars that never materialise. Both approaches are dangerous, says Robert Fisk […]
After visiting Hitler’s office in Munich, it’s clear to me that there are still lessons to be learned
It’s actually a rather droll room – dark, heavy panelling, dull, tall windows, a 1930s monster building – the doors and windows far taller than a man or woman. It lacks imagination. I can think of a few other modern day fuehrers who might feel at home here The […]