Books are back and ignorance is now optional
Many of the woes suffered by the Western nations can be attributed to the woeful ignorance of the general population – especially those born after 1980.
Many of the woes suffered by the Western nations can be attributed to the woeful ignorance of the general population – especially those born after 1980.
You asked for someone who had lived in Hitler’s Germany to tell you what it was like. Permit me, someone, who lived under the Swastika flag from 1935, when the Saar was reunited with Germany, to 1945, to give a short answer.
Mercenary ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare (1919-2022) was perhaps the best-known of the European mercenaries who fought in the Congo Crisis. Born to Irish parents in Calcutta he was educated in England. A rarity for mercenaries who spend their lives on the frontlines, Hoare, at 101 years old seemingly benefited from the unstinting devotion of a very special and caring guardian angel. A veteran of numerous conflicts, Mike Hoare earned his spurs as an officer in the London Irish Rifles.
CHILE: ‘Good Lord Mike, you are an old fart like me, but apparently in great shape – good for you! I wish you all the best for as long as you are around – hopefully, a long time.
All birthdays are, of course, milestones. Sadly, these signposts provided by fate are not reached by everyone. That isn’t anything that can’t be fixed by reincarnation. Has Michael, a lifelong veteran of pro-European struggle any regrets? Yes, a few but that is life too. Whether he put his God-given life to good purpose is more important and a matter for posterity.
MÍCHEÁL WALSH smiles as he recalls that early in life, he dreamed only of becoming a well-known novelist. Under no illusions, he knew he was unlikely to succeed without the drudge. Leslie Thomas, the author of the bestselling The Virgin Soldiers wallpapered his bedroom walls with publisher’s rejection slips.
In today’s show originally broadcast on August 20th, 2022, international news presenter Andy Hitchcock presents a show entitled, ACH (1884) I’m Talking To YOU #30 – Message To The Superheroes is an unscripted solo show covering a variety of topics, which is only available on Andy’s website, and unlike his other shows, is not syndicated elsewhere.
Although 23 years have passed since I missed that telephone call, I never forgot the message left on the answering machine. The caller was one of the world’s most successful balladeers. Charlie Landsborough’s voice was unmistakable as he thanked me for the impact my poetry had on him.
At the height of the Cold War in 1964, only two years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the British Westminster government decided it was a good idea to breach every trade embargo in the book and try to ship a load of Leyland buses to Cuba.
In today’s inspiring programme, Michael Walsh the veteran anti-corruption campaigner focuses on his CITIZENS INITIATIVE manifesto. In his Program for Change, he sets out a short set of proposals that would have the effect of pouring drain cleaner into the swamps of European Union (and British) parliaments.
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