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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Have you ever heard of Oswiecim?
Auschwitz From Krakow (Poland), driving through beautiful fields, along country roads with fruit trees lining the sides of the roads, one eventually arrives at the most infamous place in the world: a pleasant little town called Oswiecim about an hour … Continue reading
Posted in Auschwitz, Czech Republic, Europe, Holocaust, Poland, Travel, World War II
Tagged Auschwitz, Birkenau, Caen, concentration camp, death camp, Eagle's Nest, Holocaust, Ilan Ramon, Mengele, Nazis, Oswiecim, Peter Ginz, Poland, Terezin, World War II, Zyklon gas
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Poland, a mystical land.
Poland is a land of contrasts, incredible beauty, sad history, and unique resilience. Driving from the Czech Republic to Warsaw, it is easy to understand why it is a land that has been ravaged by enemies from all over… It … Continue reading
Posted in Poland, Travel
Tagged expat, foreign service life, Gdansk, living overseas, Malbork Castle, panelak, Poland, Solidarity, Solidarnosc, Sopot, Teutonic Knights, Travel
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Advancing Rule of Law in Prague.
President Havel, Homer Moyer and Sandra Day O’Connor The common thread at the Democracy and Security Conference in Prague was the role of the Rule of Law in free societies. Fittingly, the second event I attended in Prague was the … Continue reading
Posted in CEELI, Dissidents, Human Rights, Rule of Law
Tagged CEELI, Czech Republic, International, Rule of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor, Vaclav Havel
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Dissidents in Prague: Aznar, Havel, Sharansky and Bush.
by Barbara Dillon Hillas Spent a very busy week in magical Prague, attending 2 events. The first one, the Democracy and Security Conference in Prague was historically monumental. Did anyone report the standing ovation that President Bush got at the … Continue reading
Posted in Dissidents, Human Rights, Rule of Law
Tagged Aznar, Bush, Czech Republic, Dissidents, Havel, Human Rights, International, Sharansky
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