[…] a book and film in collaboration with her. According to the Independent (19 March 1996) there are two Germans also in German prisons awaiting trial in connection with the October 1977 events. This episode is still alive and kicking. Ian Cameron Notes 1. ‘Hijacker and SAS Hero United to Write’, Andrew Malone, 11 February 1996.
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[…] all this. In his last paragraph he writes “Radical nationalism could only be contained if Britain showed that it was prepared to hand over power to a new group of African collaborators.’ (My emphases.) Is that not simply a euphemism for “we put in a bunch of our stooges?’ In a trio of essays […]
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[…] different approach. All reasonable people would hope so. The results of the last Israeli general election, though, do not indicate that it is a country considering a new approach to the many problems it faces. In the last resort Israel has been so heavily armed over the last 50 years by the US and […]
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