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The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe


Cologne: A Tale of Two Mayors

Once, Cologne had a mayor to be proud of. Konrad Adenauer, mayor of Cologne from 1917 to 1933, was a devout Catholic. An outspoken opponent of the Nazi regime (1933-1945), he played no political role...

Started in The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
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Ireland: Putting the Screws on the No Side

A quote from The Irish Times, 19 September 2008 Rules which mean that opposing sides in a referendum must get equal coverage are a "charter for every awkward squad", a Broadcasting...

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Silenced in the Netherlands

A quote from Geert Wilders in a speech at the Dutch Parliament, 17 September 2008 (Dutch state television broke off the broadcasting of Wilders’ speech) Madam President, we are losing our country. We...

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Ramadan in Brussels

A quote from the Brussels newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, 19 September 2008 Tramp Beaten Up For Drinking Beer During Ramadan A forty-year old homeless man almost died when he was beaten up in Brussels by a...

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A Healthy Fear

A quote from Diana West in her weekly column (which appears in 130 US newspapers), 18 September 2008 Is advocating freedom of speech "extreme" or "fascist"? Is opposing Islam's...

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Duly Noted: Mickey Mouse Must Die

George Handlery about the week that was. Pies in faces. Preventive nuclear war plans. Principle for oil? Palin and Obama. Economics and blame. Good guy: his bomb was for elsewhere. Not lies are the...

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Hamas by the Rhine

Recently I posted an article about the Islamization of the Alsatian city of Mulhouse, and the building of a giant mosque destined to teach Islamic culture and the Arabic language to Muslims and...

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Eurocrats Step In Where MEPs Fear to Tread

It is amazing but true that Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have generally learnt a basic lesson. In most areas they cannot get money for expenses without providing receipts. Sadly it...

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Do Washington’s Favorites Want to Survive?

A quote from Spengler in The Asia Times, 10 September 2008  The fact is that there won't be any Georgians or Ukrainians in the not-too-distant future. By coincidence, Washington's two favorite...

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Northern League Wants to Curb Mosques

A quote from Reuters, 16 September 2008 Italy's Northern League, allies of centre-right Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, want to limit the growth of Islam in the centre of world Catholicism by...

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