Monthly Archives: January 2014

The Guilt of Pope Benedict

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Muller

When Benedict XVI resigned from his papacy in February last year it was clear that it was not soley due to advanced age and overall frailty. Today, the Vatican admitted that the former pope had defrocked almost 400 priests in … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity | Tagged child abuse, homosexuality, pedophile, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, priest | Leave a comment

Obama Justifies NSA Mass Surveillance

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Muller

One of these Obama speeches working with half-truths, a lot of hot air and frank propaganda had been delivered yesterday right in the Department of Justice in Washington. “The horror of September 11th brought all these issues [America left without a competing superpower, emerging … Continue reading →

Posted in surveillance, USA | Tagged Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, Edward Snowden, intelligence community, James Clapper, Keith Alexander, mass surveillance, metadata, Michael Hayden, NSA, propaganda | Leave a comment

Depiction of the Prophet Muhammad Under Mongolian Occupation

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Muller

A hardly deniable cultural and, in particular, intellectual decline in the Islamic World began when, in 1258 CE, Baghdad had been sacked by the Mongolian Emperor Hülegü Khan (d. 1265), grandson of Chengis Khan. Hülegü was the brother of Möngke Khan … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Iran | Tagged Al Mustas'im, al-Biruni, Baghdad, Bilderverbot, Chengis Khan, Ghazan, Hülegü, Ilkhanid, Islamic Chinoiserie, Möngke, Mongolian Empire, Oljeitu, Prophet Muhammad, Rashid al-Din, Yuka Kadoi | Leave a comment

Decades to Come

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Muller

The appearance of former NSA and CIA director Gen. Michael Hayden on the CBS show Face the Nation on 29 December 2013 has triggered quite a lot of criticism as regards Hayden’s frank lies about whistle-blower Edward Snowden’s two alleged … Continue reading →

Posted in USA | Tagged Al Qaeda, Benghazi Attack, David D. Kirkpatrick, Edward Snowden, Major Garrett, mass surveillance, Michael Hayden, NSA | Leave a comment

Deadliest Year After 2008 in Iraq

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Muller

Iraq Body Count’s (IBC) visual update yesterday of total numbers of killed civilians in Iraq since 2003 was long overdue. The many reports that 2013 was the deadliest year after 2008 had not been properly illustrated since so-far not confirmed … Continue reading →

Posted in Iraq | Tagged civil war, Iraq Body Count | Leave a comment

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