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Did you know that Russia bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

I must admit that I’ve always believed that it was the – unmentionable – United States of America. But the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, recently taught the world otherwise. When introducing the Japanese prime minister as the recipient of the militarist NATO-support organisation Atlantic Council’s Prize, she mentions that he comes from Hiroshima and that nuclear bombs fell on it … Continue reading Did you know that Russia bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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Why must EU’s von der Leyen lecture China?

Ursula von der Leyen writes on Linkedin that the EU and China had a frank exchange and then she pours out that China should do this and that and the third. And that “China’s reputation is at stake.” One more example of this Western disease of lecturing others instead of dialoguing and listening. I thought it was an excellent opportunity to dialogue directly with the … Continue reading Why must EU’s von der Leyen lecture China?

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