Month: September 2023

German police launch probe into Roman salutes at Oktoberfest

Four people were caught on film making the banned gesture at a beer festival in the state of Saxony. Shocked German state police and the state security service (BfV) have launched an investigation into National Socialist era salutes seen in video footage taken at a recent Oktoberfest celebration in the state of Saxony, according to media reports on Monday.

Australian head of state says government stands firm against US prosecution of Julian Assange

Julian Assange could face up to 175 years in an American maximum-security prison if he is extradited to the U.S. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday that his government is standing firm against the U.S. and its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over the journalist’s publication of classified U.S. military documents more than a decade ago.

What happened to the World of Elegance?

Was there ever more elegance and style than when women wore fur stoles, veils and dress gloves?  I am reminded of U.S. President Reagan’s wife Nancy Reagan when being received by the Pope.  Wearing a veil this otherwise ordinary lady is transformed into an almost saintly figure.

When Banks Rule the Banks own Countries and Kingdoms

For Argentineans who watched Greece’s humiliating fall from fiscal grace, there will be a distinct feeling of déjà-vu. Are they waiting for economic collapse in Biden’s America and the European Union? They will cast their minds back to December 2001 when Argentina; theoretically one of the world’s most promising economies, suffered a similar financial collapse