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A Nazi concentration camp guard feared by many as Ivan the Terrible is wanted in Germany for involvement in the murders of 29,000 Jews in Poland in the Second World War. BILD tracked down the war criminal, now known as John Demjanjuk, to a sleepy suburb in the US.
Demjanjuk (88) is currently living in Ohio, but could still face imprisonment in Germany over the crimes committed more than 60 years ago.
But for the moment, he is ill in bed. His wife Vera Demjanjuk (83) told BILD reporters: “He is not well, he has a fever."
Will the old man's apparent illness prevent him from flying back to Germany to stand trial?
For the full interview and photos head to BILD.comA Nazi concentration camp guard feared by many as Ivan the Terrible is wanted in... more
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Last planes leave from legendary Berlin Blockade airport Raisin Bomber gives Tempelhof a fitting send-off
Just before midnight on October 30, the last two aircraft to ever take off from Tempelhof airport left the runway – an historic ‘Aunt Ju’ (Junkers 52) and a DC3 ‘ Raisin Bomber’, which the Americans and British used to bring food and supplies to West Berlin during the Soviet blockade 60 years ago.
Tempelhof, the 'mother of all airports', opened in 1923, but its finest hour came during the Berlin Blockade from 1948-49 when it became a symbol of freedom.
But despite protests against its closure, Berlin’s Mayor Klaus Wowereit (SPD) decided to shut down the legendary landmark. It is still not clear what will become of the extensive area of land (386 hectares, and the airport building itself is 1.2 km long).
“The world’s first passenger airport couldn’t be wiped out by either the Nazis or the communists. It took a coalition of mediocrity and despondency to do it,” wrote the head of Axel Springer Mathias Dopfner.
And so Tempelhof, once a symbol of progress and freedom, has become a byword for political arbitrariness, ignorance and a disregard of history.
Go to BILD.com to see photos of the legendary airport throughout the years. Last planes leave from legendary Berlin Blockade airport Raisin Bomber gives... more
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2007 is the International year of solidarity with Saharawi People. The self determination process of the former Spanish Sahara is supported by UN resolutions since 1987. These state was abandoned by Spain in 1975, being immediatly occupied by Morocco and Mauritania.
Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since the 1960s when it was a Spanish colony.
The Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front independence movement (and government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic or SADR) dispute control of the territory. Since a United Nations-sponsored cease-fire agreement in 1991, most of the territory has been controlled by Morocco, with the remainder under the control of Polisario/SADR. Internationally, the major powers such as the United States have taken a generally ambiguous and neutral position on each side's claims, and have pressed both parties to agree on a peaceful resolution. Both Morocco and Polisario have sought to boost their claims by accumulating formal recognition, from largely minor states. Polisario has won formal recognition for SADR from roughly 45 states, and was extended membership in the African Union, while Morocco has won formal recognition for its position from 25 states, as well as the membership of the Arab League[1][2]. In both instances, recognitions have over the past two decades been extended and withdrawn according to changing international trends.
Learn more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sahara
Western Sahara Online: http://www.wsahara.net/2007 is the International year of solidarity with Saharawi People. The self... more
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"The Mystery of Colombo Revealed" - New evidence shows that Christopher Columbus was a nobleman and a Portuguese spy.
15 years of rigorous and systematic investigation knock down the officially known history.
Colombo was not a Genoese, but a Portuguese spy at the service of King John II.
«(...) this book by Manuel Rosa and Eric Steele (...) proves that, whatever may have been his true name, it is a noble Portuguese lineage that best explains the enigmatic contradictions surrounding the life of Colón.»
«Manuel da Silva Rosa, was born on Madalena do Pico and has lived in the USA since 1973. He is the most illuminated historian of our times in things related to the life of the «discoverer of America» and O Mistério Colombo Revelado is a new book written by this most expert historian in the matter...»
Enter the site, read it, find the forum and enter the discussion! Make pressure for an english version publication! Until there ask the author all your questions, about this 500 years mistery!
I guaranty you'll be amazed!
Thanks... for being curious and for your interess
"The Mystery of Colombo Revealed" - New evidence shows that Christopher... more
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