Berlin Wall’s Lesson for the Barrier-Builders of Today

Friday, August 12th 2011 - 17:24 UTC

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By Frederick Taylor - It was a chilly night for high summer in Berlin 50 years ago 13 August 1961, and it took East German Communists only about five hours to divide one of Europe’s grandest cities neatly in two. Read full article

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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz this is so boring! this article is an abortion!
Aug 12th, 2011 - 11:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
Certainly the same lessons could be learned from Hadrian's Wall, The Great Wall of China and, of course, Israel/The Occupied Territories/Gaza.

Interestingly, the Germany walls of separation were sold to the Eastern communities as a way of Keeping the West Germans from flooding into the East, such was the indoctrination that the Eastern model of society was so superior.
Aug 13th, 2011 - 03:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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geo
the Americans and the Russians both are very stupid !

they know nothing on dynamic global strategy !

both have idee fixe on geography !
Aug 13th, 2011 - 06:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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