Bernd Carpenter The right of the individual literally and figuratively overshadows the rights of other individuals and of the collective. The protection of perpetrators seems to be an ultimate act of humanity in which every criminal should have a chance at a second life. The taboo on the death penalty is a human failing. Death […]
Peter-Vincent Schuld Pompidompidom…. What is this supposed to mean? Some humming. In general, I have a cheerful and cheerful character. But that tidy character can make room for some annoyance, especially if there is no tidying up. Yes, I know, I can be quite clumsy and with my 1.90 I don’t constantly look at what’s […]
Peter-Vincent Schuld Media, including news broadcasts, are full of what is or is not harmful to humans. If you have to believe every story 1 on 1, you can hardly put anything in your mouth that will cause damage to your body in the medium or long term. What can or cannot children buy at […]
Peter-Vincent Schuld Unstable countries, complex situations, horrific terror and terrible war conditions. For many a paratrooper, his face and soul are more and more marked after each mission. It is precisely when the situation is a proverbial minefield that the Belgian elite troops are allowed to make the difference. From peacekeeping operations in NATO or […]
Peter-Vincent Schuld For the sweet sum of a quarter of a million euros, the Amsterdam police were advised by the notorious mocro-mite Fatima Elatik. The Amsterdam city Labour Party leader was hired to advise the Amsterdam police on “diversity and anti-discrimination measures” in the police force in the Dutch capital. What her “advice” would entail […]
Peter-Vincent Schuld Vanaf volgende week is de provincie Antwerpen het toneel van grootschalige oefeningen van Belgische paracommando’s samen met Nederlandse, Duitse, Luxemburgse en Britse collega’s. Maandag, 23 oktober wordt het startsein gegeven voor de oefening Storm Tide 4 waarbij de elite-troepen van de Belgische krijgsmacht onder meer gesimuleerde gijzelingssituaties in het buitenland “manu militari” gaan […]
by Peter-Vincent Schuld Much is said and written about Alzheimer’s. Somehow, there’s something holding me back from taking it all in. How much all documentaries, books and support groups are all incredibly good and sweet. I have my own way of dealing with it. On October 21, 2009, my father passed away in my arms. […]
By Bernd Timmerman, historian and sociologist We live in emotional times. The fact that we remember the funeral of Andre Hazes and the death of Lady Di as well as the first steps on the moon or of the child is typical of a searching society. A modern world where the individual is central and […]
Peter-Vincent Schuld At the time, it was only a limited number of years ago that the communist Eastern Bloc had fallen apart and the countries that were once part of the Warsaw Pact became accessible to Westerners. Old worlds that had remained closed for decades were reopened and more easily accessible. I could not have […]
By Peter-Vincent Schuld If you are ever bored of your terracotta pots and other earthenware knick-knacks from the Xenos or the Oxfam World Shop and you want some variety, then go to China. It’s not that far. To be precise, the famous Terracotta Army that is located between the Chinese city of Xi’an and Mount […]
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