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Nazis Revisit Amsterdam

Anthony McIntyre ☠ On February 9, 1941, nine months after the German invasion of the Netherlands, the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam, Jodenbuurt, was set upon by Dutch Nazis reinforced by German troops. There was fierce Jewish resistance when the fascists reached Waterlooplein, followed by merciless reprisals that led to a general strike in protest. It in turn was violently suppressed

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Our Troubles 🕮 Stories Of Catholic Belfast During The Troubles Of 1968-1998

Christopher Owens 🔖 It is often said that the ones who take the time to learn from history often sit back in despair as others plough on regardless.While it certainly applies to the recent US presidential election, it also applies to our own country.Although the period between 1922 and 1966 are often thought of as uneventful by many, the truth is that there were sectarian riots,

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First Reflections

Anthony McIntyre ☠ The US Presidential election is over and the 'Fanta Fascist' as he has been termed is set to preside over four more years of dysfunction, having trounced Kamala Harris in Tuesday's election. My wife, a US citizen, had stayed up to wait on the results coming in. She had been hoping for a Harris victory. I came down shortly after midnight, took a quick look at the

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Lost Revolution

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ I bought this book some years ago and have, up until now, only read it as a reference book on a chapter-by-chapter basis as and when required. The book is worth a lot more than that as I discovered when I read the work in its entirety. Brian Hanley and Scott Millar collaborated brilliantly in their research and compiled this in-depth biography of an organisation

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