Once, in an attempt to explain the history of his country to outsiders, the Polish poet Czesław Miłosz described the impact of war, occupation, and the Holocaust on ordinary morality. Mass violence, he explained, could shatter a man’s sense of natural justice. In normal times, had he stumbled upon a corpse on the street, he would have called the police. A crowd would have gathered, and much talk a
In the east, Nazi plans were worse even than Nazi reality. As German leaders prepared for the invasion of the Soviet Union in spring 1941, they agreed a quick summer victory would be followed by the starvation of some 30 million people. A Hunger Plan foresaw the "extinction of industry as well as a great part of the population". Soviet cities would be destroyed, Soviet industry destroyed, and east
It ended after the head of the university and other officials took them to classrooms and told them to write down their complaints, he added. The protests began when at least 1,000 teenagers took to the streets in Rebkong, also known as Tongren, in Qinghai province on Tuesday. The following day, thousands more demonstrated in parts of the western province, the Free Tibet group said. In Chabcha cou
Self-Criticism from an Israeli, American, and Orthodox Jewish Perspective Update: Congratulation to Guillermo Farinas, the Cuban human rights activist, for winning the Sakharov Prize. Mr. Farinas had already come in first in the short-list voting and was favored to win; this was the third year in the a row that he was nominated. This, of course, is an embarrasment to the rightwing critics of "left
Over the past six weeks, China’s thin class of the politically aware has been gripped by a faint hope that maybe, against all odds, some sort of political opening might be in the cards this year. Monday’s conclusion of a key Communist Party meeting didn’t exactly crush this hope, but it did put things in a much more sober perspective. Over the past six weeks, China’s thin class of the politically
The Israeli soldier at the controls of the bulldozer that crushed the pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie told a court today that the first time he saw her was when fellow protesters were already tending to her dying body in the dirt. Giving evidence for more than four hours in the civil case brought by Corrie's family against the state of Israel, the former soldier repeatedly insisted that had
Two mass graves that may hold the remains of up to 2,000 Japanese soldiers have been discovered on the island of Iwo To, also known as Iwo Jima, site of one of the bloodiest battles of the second world war, a report said today. A team of Japanese searchers has discovered the remains of 51 bodies in two areas listed by the US military after the war as enemy cemeteries, one of which could contain as
Dr Thimote told Reuters news agency that of the 15 specimens so far tested, 13 led him to believe there was a cholera outbreak. Health Minister Alex Larsen also said he believed it was cholera. Dr Thimote said the worst-affected areas were Douin, Marchand Dessalines and areas around Saint-Marc, about 100km (60 miles) north of Port-au-Prince. Local hospitals were "overwhelmed", and a number of peop
An image of debris ejected from Cabeus Crater and into the sunlight, about 20 seconds after the LCROSS impact. The inset shows a close-up with the direction of the Sun and the Earth Scientists studied the full results of an experiment that smashed a rocket and a probe into a lunar crater last year. The impacts kicked up large amounts of rock and dust, revealing a suite of fascinating chemical comp
The codes used by the president to launch a nuclear strike were mislaid for months during the Clinton administration, the former highest-ranking US officer has said. Ex-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen Hugh Shelton made the claim in a new book. The codes are usually held by an aide who remains close to the president. Gen Shelton said there was an incident where an aide said the codes had
Construction in West Bank settlements has resumed since the freeze expired on 26 September Jewish settlers have started building more than 600 homes in the West Bank since a building freeze expired last month, an Israeli pressure group says. The pace of building was four times faster than before the restrictions were put in place, Peace Now said. Palestinian negotiators have threatened to walk out
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