Belgische paracommando’s op oefening: Ingrijpen met gevaar voor eigen leven

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 […]

Fatima Elatik; Een schadelijk fenomeen ?

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 […]

EN NOU IS HET AFGELOPEN !

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 […]

Alzheimer….. “Zolang mijn moeder spreekt, sterft ze niet”

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. […]

Collectief verdriet of gevaarlijke massahysterie?

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 […]

Einde steenkooltijdperk in zicht; Door vervliegende tijden

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 […]

Terracotta leger van Xi’an; Nog maar een begin van wat er nog verborgen ligt

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 […]

Rob van Eyck: Een regisseur van de chaostheorie

By Peter-Vincent Schuld We are located in the rustic town of Zichem, a village with a rich history in Flemish Brabant. Located between the religious bastions of the nearby Abbey of Averbode and the pilgrimage site of Scherpenheuvel. Sitting across from me is a man whose face is scarred by the death of his supporter […]

Vrijheid, Stabiliteit maar stevig Voorbereid!

By Peter-Vincent Schuld In far too many European cities, ambulances and hearses carrying the often mutilated victims drove away from the places where Islamic terrorists carried out their attacks in a degrading manner. It does not detract from the journalistic independence of your reporter to label these facts as disgusting and purely deranged murderousness. One […]

Ook olifanten hebben liefde nodig!

By Peter-Vincent Schuld Your memory will function better than an elephant’s only once, only once. When? If you’ve ever had a cuddle with a baby elephant’s trunk. It happened to your reporter and he never forgot it. With him many others who have had the honor of receiving a hug from these special and very […]