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My latest piece @ecfr

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 16 May 2020 12:16:21 +0000

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My latest piece @ecfr features the house in #DC where Jean Monnet lived during #WWII & tells the story of his connections to Washington political elites. These ties were crucial in shaping US policy on Europe during & after the war. #EuropeDay #VEDay75 https://t.co/2Zi5GmYXEm
— Majda Ruge (@majda_ruge) May 12, 2020

Of course that's what Fripp's

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 11 May 2020 15:43:00 +0000

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Of course that's what Fripp's done for decades...

https://rockandrollglobe.com/new-wave/the-drive-to-1981-begins-robert-fr...

That's a very profound

artappraiser — Mon, 11 May 2020 12:46:58 +0000

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That's a very profound reminiscence, Aaron.

that's just so fabulous,

artappraiser — Mon, 11 May 2020 12:45:53 +0000

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that's just so fabulous, essence of Brit. I think the crowning touch is not her dragging out a crown is Fripp's wearing the stuffy formal shirt, tie and "jumper" and standing still.

Ooh I saw that but didn't

artappraiser — Mon, 11 May 2020 12:41:15 +0000

In reply to Mother's Day meets VE Day

Ooh I saw that but didn't click on it, thank you for giving me a second chance.

Many heroes are idiots -

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 11 May 2020 12:13:09 +0000

In reply to One of my professors

Many heroes are idiots - quite a few self-confessed.
I doubt his recalcitrance made much difference to the draft board,
in the case he didn't enlist like most everyone.
Plus regrets often come later.

One of my professors

Aaron Carine — Mon, 11 May 2020 11:31:59 +0000

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One of my professors opposed World War II because of the internment of Japanese-Americans. I say he was a moral idiot. He was a World War II veteran.

Mother's Day meets VE Day

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 11 May 2020 08:51:54 +0000

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Mother's Day meets VE Day

https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/history/2020/...

"And I will be Queen..."

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 11 May 2020 08:50:41 +0000

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"And I will be Queen..."
All heroes.

Oops, VE Day-1 it seems -

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 09 May 2020 10:41:20 +0000

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Oops, VE Day-1 it seems - jumped the gun, ruined the parade.

(similar accomodations were made to have the Americans hold up in Pilsen so Russians could "liberate" a largely abandoned-by-Germans Prague.)

Another anecdote from Is Paris Burning? where a radiojournalist flew to London for critical dental surgery, secure in the knowledge that Paris liberation was weeks away, only to hear on the way that a secret agreement with Allies and an insubordinate local German commander had allowed a French unit to slip in for the coup-de-grace ahead of schedule (and before the city could be detonated under Hitler's orders).

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/05/08/reporting_germanys...