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Before I get into the story of Mohamed Atta, there is something I need to get off my chest. It appears that in the last few years, there has been a gradual downgrading of acts of terrorism. Terrorists are no longer called terrorists but militants. There are two definitions of a militant:1, Engaged in warfare…
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Live Aid: The Day the World Came Together Through Music “Do they know it’s Christmas?” That haunting question echoed across radios in 1984, but it was on July 13, 1985 that the world truly came together to answer with action — and music. Live Aid, the brainchild of musicians Midge Ure, Bob Geldof and promoter…
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We all know how Hitler used the 1936 Summer Olympics as a massive propaganda tool, and even in 2026 the second-largest sporting event in the world, the FIFA World Cup, remains deeply politicised. But this is nothing new. So, with the World Cup just a week away, let’s take a look back at the 1934…
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Donald J. Trump appears to be on some crusade against immigrants in the United States, I know he says only illegal immigrants, but let’s have a look at the immigrants that surround him and his family. Donald Trump’s grandfather, Frederick Trump (originally Friedrich Trump), was a German-American entrepreneur who played a significant role in the…
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Before diving into this historical account, I want to share a personal observation. This is not a political statement, but it is impossible to read these events without noticing the stark similarities to our world today, where countries continue to close their borders to refugees fleeing crisis. The MS St. Louis was a German ocean…
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On June 4, 1989, a violent and deeply consequential event unfolded in the heart of Beijing, China. What began as a peaceful protest calling for democratic reform and greater freedoms ended in a brutal crackdown that claimed the lives of hundreds, perhaps thousands. The tragedy of Tiananmen Square remains one of the most defining moments…
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f you have ever stood on the terraces of Croke Park on a blistering August afternoon, you know that hurling is not just a sport; it is an opera of speed, leather, and ash. Dubbed the fastest field sport on earth, its ancient origins stretch back three millennia, woven tightly into the fabric of Irish…
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Opinions polls are a useful toll to check the sentiments in the country, an indication of what people think. In the recent past some polls got it spectacularly wrong. But the key to a good opinion poll is how the question is worded. On April 28 1941 Gallup released the results of a poll,which they…
