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tympanic (6) New York, New York | October 8, 2011
Yaaaaay Sharp Edge! This place was my introduction to real beer. I just moved back to Pittsburgh and went there last night for the first time in over six years. Even better than I remembered. Great Belgian selection, yummy food, good folks.
valgalder (14) Buffalo, New York | April 22, 2011
The first time I went here I was truly overwhelmed. Belgians are my favorites and their tap selections are unreal. Ambiance of the places leave some to be desired, but it didn't bother me too much because I was there for the drinks! All proper glassware served, super knowledgeable, friendly and honest staff. Bottle selection is also rediculous, but nowadays, I'm able to find much of those locally, as it can be pricey there. If you're a Belgian fanatic like me, it's a must to stop here.
jessilea (12) edinboro, Pennsylvania | February 26, 2011
The food is very good, but pricey for a "bar" the selection of international beer is unbelievable, but has a more limited selection of microbrews.
ttutony (15) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | December 13, 2010
Pretty good selection, especially for Belgians. Really enjoyed the food the times I've visited. Service was average, but it could have just been an exceptionally busy night, I'm not sure. Either way, I liked the place.
bth122 (19) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | September 16, 2010
Plain and simple the king of the belgium beers in Pittsburgh. Good food also. I like the Buffalo burgers and the sweet potato fries. I have been here many times. Just a bit pricey. They do also have a good selection of American microbrews on tap.
Beerman6686 (149) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | May 18, 2010
Ambiance is very nice and mellow, a bit dark inside, but inviting. Service is pretty fast and also the bar tenders and waitresses have a good amount of knowledge on beer. Selection is on par with other good beer bars in Pittsburgh in general, but if you like Belgians, the selections is awesome. Food is good, quality, better than bar food but not really upscale. Value points are decreased because the food is a bit pricey as well as the taps, unless you go at happy hour in which they have half off belgians. Overall a decent place to go, especially for belgians, but be prepared to spend.
MikeF (204) Cleveland, Ohio | November 14, 2009
Good selection, not extraordinary. Prices are too high. Service is average. The food is pretty good, mostly burgers.
Acetobacter (46) Pennsylvania | November 8, 2009
I have gone to the original Sharp Edge many times, and figured it was time to throw a rating out there. The place is slightly hard to find, if it is your first time going there, or if you are unfamiliar with Pittsburgh. Once inside, you'll find the atomosphere to be complimentary to enjoying food and drink. It is slightly dark inside, but warm, cozy, and slightly European in its feel. The tap selection rotates, and tends to feature European classics, hard-to-find beers in draft form, and good craft stuff. Their bottle selection numbers in the hundreds, and is more extensive than anything I've seen in this area. However, there are two major drawbacks to this: 1. The bottle selection tends not to change. The menu has been the same for at least five years. 2. Beers, whether on tap or via bottle, are prohibitively expensive. I've paid nearly twice the going rate for stuff there compared to other places in the area. I'm happy to pay a premium for hard-to-find, old, or stuff requiring intensive brewing practices, but not for something I can get on tap down the street. The food is good, but not life-changing. One really good time to go is during happy hour, when all Belgian drafts are 1/2 price and food is discounted. Overall, worth visiting, but be prepared to get off of your wallet.
branspra (17) Arlington, Virginia | August 14, 2009
Excellent place with a massive selection of beers from around the world, and as expected, a concentration on Belgium beers. Food is very good and overall the entire place is a value as you can eat and drink with a group of friends for less than $100. Amazing, and one of the many reasons to love Pittsburgh. Highly recommend this place although there isn't much to do after visiting so be prepared to take a taxi somewhere else in the city.
auerbrau (307) Ithaca, New York | May 29, 2009
This place had a bit of peculiar atmosphere that I wasn't entirely enamored with. But, it seemed very Pittsburgh. I think the weirdest thing was that they had MANY Belgian beers that I'd never heard of, but that upon further inspection learned weren't all that exciting. The prices were a bit high and the staff was a little curt. I'd come back here, for sure, because they had a great selection and lots of local stuff.
Spinshag (12) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | February 12, 2009
I love this place so much, that I now buy kegs from their suppliers. It is dangerous to go here without a DD since the great Belgians on tap are high ABV. That is a warning to those who want to frequent this place. The wait staff is nice for the most part... go during happy hour from 4:30 to 6:30pm M-F for 1/2 off. And try the European Beer Festival during the end of June each year. It is worth it!


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Standard #1: Principals help create a shared vision and clear goals for their students and ensure continuous progress toward achieving the goals.
- Meet with teachers in order to inform them when new initiatives begin in ELL.
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- Teach lessons according to the ELA Common Core Standards and the current LEP Standards in Ohio.
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- Establish and maintain a safe and risk free environment in classroom through relationships built with students.
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Which idea should win 100 copies of Mission:Explore?
Which of the 8 ideas below should win 100 copies of Mission:Explore?
Last week we announced that "we at The Geography Collective invest all of the royalties from our first Mission:Explore book in free copies for kids who can't afford or would never usually be given a copy of the book.
We've got 100 books to be given to children and are are looking for a person or organisation to distribute them in an interesting way. They are worth a total of £599 and we want to make sure they get put to good use. To decide who is going to get them we are going to run a vote."
Of the ideas submitted we've picked some very different entries which you can see below. The question is… which idea do you think is best?
Please vote for the idea you like most by commenting on this blog post with the relevant idea number. Only vote once please! Voting closes at 23:59 on March 31st 2011 (GMT). Results will be announced on this blog during April 1st 20011. The idea with the most votes will win the books.
IDEA 1 – James Padvis: Books will be left in various places around school stamped with take me home on 1st page. Pupils will be informed in assembly. 1st come 1st served if/when they come across them.
IDEA 2 – Sam O'Brien: We run a kids space at festivals and events. providing workshops and activities for no charge. we are all profesionals that do this on a weeknd to share skills that would normally cost tons privately to kids that could never afford to do them. we coukd share the books between events and run activities based around them. by working with the books with groups they benefit more than one child per book. books will be given out after each activity.
IDEA 3 – Naomi Tooth: Pupils in Walsall would be asked to design a poster on what they would like to do and see on a day out to the countryside. This would encourage the puils to use their imagination and discuss between them what fun they could have and learn at the same time.
IDEA 4 – Ian Addison: We have an annual easter egg hunt at our Primary School, but why not a book hunt? Books spread around the school grounds and maybe some given to grannies (hoodies optional).
IDEA 5 – Bronwyn Lavery: Zoe Toft and I organised distributions of books to families who lost their homes in the Christchurch, New Zealand 22nd February earthquake. Working with the Christchurch Geographical Society http://www.nzgs.co.nz/nzgs-branches/canterbury-branch to get the books into educators hands, in Christchurch schools, where they can introduce the concepts of Urban Design to students. As Im living here, I will contact the Society and work with them to distribute to schools. Immediate start.
IDEA 6 – Vanessa Fuery: Two islands, Jura and Islay, bags of mission explore potential, all the children on the island can submit ideas for mission explores, in conjunction with our local newspaper and schools and the best can receive one of the books. We can then work wtth Islay Natural History to get the kids active around the island fulfilling the missions.
IDEA 7 – Romany Greatrex: To offer the books as prizes for completing missions at festivals. We could put a daily mission on a blackboard outside Festival Kidz stall – kids who complete in most interesting way get free book as prize.
IDEA 8 – Pam Weston: We run a city wide reading campaign. We have identified 300 children who need to read 6 books over summer holidays. We are looking for sponsors to send them a book a week through the post. This book could be one of those. We also plan to have volunteers who will turn up and read with them or talk about the book.
Going away? Our new books Mission:Explore Camping and Mission:Explore on the Road are out on April 1st. Created to encourage young people to explore, learn and think about their travels and camping trips in new ways, both of the books include 50 stunningly illustrated missions. Pre-order on Amazon now!
terri moreau permalinkMarch 28, 2011 07:22
It was really difficult to decide which idea to vote for when they are all wonderful ideas. In the end I am torn between idea #5 (Chirstchurch, New Zealand) and idea #8 (Summer Literacy Campaign), so I vote for both.
Stephen harrison permalinkMarch 28, 2011 10:36
Voting for idea 6. Islands need as much support as they can get
Irena Krasinska-Lobban permalinkMarch 28, 2011 11:46
Islay and Jura are way out in front for Mission Explore potential. Islands are too often ignored. I am therefore voting for Idea 6
Emma Christison permalinkMarch 28, 2011 11:48
idea 6
ruth permalinkMarch 28, 2011 11:52
i vote for 6
i grew up there and lots to explore but we never had enough books.
Leon permalinkMarch 28, 2011 11:57
Idea 6 so much to explore on both islands
March 28, 2011 12:00
as an avid reader you have my vote for 6
Fiona Mcataggart permalinkMarch 28, 2011 12:00
Idea 6 ………. Islay is a wonderful place to explore!
March 28, 2011 12:02
as anavid reader books are very important my vote is for 6
Linda Dean permalinkMarch 28, 2011 12:07
Put something back into the islands. Idea 6.
Joke Tazelaar permalinkMarch 28, 2011 12:15
I vote for idea 6 !!
Louise Chamberlain permalinkMarch 28, 2011 12:35
I vote for Idea No1
julie permalinkMarch 28, 2011 12:38
I vote for idea 1 – james. the more experience kids have of taking books home the better
Änne Troester permalinkMarch 28, 2011 12:39
I vote for idea #6!
sadie ritchie permalinkMarch 28, 2011 12:50
I vote for Idea 6
Kath permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:00
I vote for idea 1. James' suggestion will reach a wide range of kids. We've done similar 'book gift' type ideas before and the expressions of joy and surprise on their faces at being GIVEN a book are always brilliant. It often gets kids reading who wouldn't normally entertain the idea.
Ciorstaidh Stuart-MacDonald permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:01
For the islands – I vote No 6.
iona mcmillan permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:02
Idea 6 gets my vote.
d clark permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:07
gotta be Islay :-) IDEA 6
Natalie permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:13
I think that IDEA 2 is fantastic.
Professional people giving up their FREE time in helping young children to learn. This is wonderful. Reading can also help a childs imagination which in turn could encourage them to read more. Not enough children seem to read these days, computors seem to have taken over.
Outdoor learning sounds great.
Keep up the good work!
Carl permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:23
Idea 6 please
Julie permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:25
Idea 6 :)
Andrew Rosser permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:26
I vote for no 1.
rachel permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:39
I vote for idea 2 – Angel Gardens!
Jon Wells permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:40
Idea 6… The islands need support!
Riona McNulty permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:52
Idea 6 it is!
Sam permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:54
I vote for idea 1!
Ervita permalinkMarch 28, 2011 13:59
I vote for Idea 1 !
Sheila permalinkMarch 28, 2011 14:04
I vote for idea 6
Margaret Bauld permalinkMarch 28, 2011 14:06
Support the Islands – vote IDEA 6
Phil permalinkMarch 28, 2011 14:06
I vote for idea #1. it adds a bit of excitement to the idea of getting hold of a book and reading it!
Angie Robinson permalinkMarch 28, 2011 14:13
I vote for idea 6: an idea that keeps on building and reaching out to others as young people engage in the books and explore the missions for themselves. Great way to cover the curriculum: literacy, numeracy, science, history – with Islay Natural History and the Local Ileach newspaper on board new ideas and findings will continue to be shared across the globe – Islays many visitors and tourists from across the globe keep in touch via weblinks and reading the Ileach online: primarily because this is a community which of necessity is resourceful, inspired, creative and active!! I feel that this idea would reach so many more children and therefore the benefits would be reaped on a global scale rather than in just one area.
March 28, 2011 14:18
Thanks very much Angie, and all so true!!!!
Tricia Smith permalinkMarch 28, 2011 14:14
I vote for James' idea as I think it will be very motivating and will reach a large number of students
Alan permalink*March 28, 2011 14:21
I vote for 6
Ellie MacGregor permalinkMarch 28, 2011 14:21
Idea 6 for me!
Alan permalink*March 28, 2011 14:22
Assuming I have a vote as a member of the Collective :)
Micheal Lennox permalinkMarch 28, 2011 14:43
I vote for idea 1
Lucy Bremner permalinkMarch 28, 2011 14:44
My vote is for Idea 6
March 28, 2011 15:01
I like #6. My family came from Islay and Skye, and my wife's from Colonsay. I support the Isles.
Malcolm permalinkMarch 28, 2011 15:20
Idea 6 has to be the winner. What's not to like about Islay?
March 28, 2011 16:05
I vote for Idea 2
March 28, 2011 16:07
As my idea is miles behind already (and appears to be the same as 1!) I'll vote for 6. Island stuff sounds good
March 28, 2011 16:08
Idea 2 is our favourite
PAul permalinkMarch 28, 2011 16:16
I love festivals and so do my kids so No. 2 does it for me!
Joanne permalinkMarch 28, 2011 16:30
I vote for No. 6
Darryl permalinkMarch 28, 2011 16:51
I vote for number 3. The Kids really enjoy competions and these kids would love to win a book. Simple idea but works.
Beccy Pook permalinkMarch 28, 2011 16:52
Idea 6 for me, have friends who have grown up on the isles and it can be isolating and challenging in some ways so this is a great idea.
I did also like 8!
Lewis O'Neill permalinkMarch 28, 2011 16:54
Idea 6 – Vanessa Fuery!
caroline breyley permalinkMarch 28, 2011 17:14
Idea 6
Roy Hampson permalinkMarch 28, 2011 17:52
I vote for Idea 2 by (Sam O Brien)
Roy Hampson permalinkMarch 28, 2011 17:53
I Vote for Idea2 by Sam Obrian
Carla anderson permalinkMarch 28, 2011 17:53
Idea #6 should win
wendy permalinkMarch 28, 2011 17:55
I vote for no 6 the islands have such a lot of scope for children to take part in activites
stricky permalinkMarch 28, 2011 18:12
I vote for No.2, Angel Gardens. Way more than 100 kid will benefit from this idea; more like 1,000!
Ian Stuart permalinkMarch 28, 2011 18:38
I think the islands and mission explore are an excellent mix
Victoria Caine permalinkMarch 28, 2011 18:58
I vote for idea no 6
March 28, 2011 19:05
I vote for idea 6. Literacy is a key issue in Scottish Education, and any project which combines Literacy with Active Learning can only be good for the pupils involved!
March 28, 2011 19:27
Number 6. I'm a geographer from Islay and know what a great place it is to explore with a little push and a few ideas to get you going.
March 28, 2011 19:28
thanks Kate!
March 28, 2011 19:32
Idea 2 gets my vote
As a regular festival goer with two small children I cannot praise highly enough the wonderful work Angel Gardens do – please vote for them!
stuart oliphant permalinkMarch 28, 2011 19:39
#6 gets my vote.
Babs Killey permalinkMarch 28, 2011 19:39
I vote for idea #2.
Karl Lawson permalinkMarch 28, 2011 19:46
It's so important to support our island communities – so idea #6 gets my vote!
Kathryn Gunn permalinkMarch 28, 2011 19:53
I vote for idea 6, two beautiful Islands to explore. I am sure the books would be very much appreciated.
Sandy MacLellan permalinkMarch 28, 2011 19:56
Idea 6!
Cat webber permalinkMarch 28, 2011 19:56
Idea 2 sounds great. Parents get music and kids have fun too and the opportunity to read new books. All the folks giving up their free time. Fantastic idea
c hannett permalinkMarch 28, 2011 20:08
Idea 6 for me
allan barthram permalinkMarch 28, 2011 21:05
Idea 6 – kate would batter me if i voted for another number
March 28, 2011 21:17
I love all the ideas because they all mean kids are exploring! However, for me it has to be idea 6. Islands often don't get the attention they deserve but in this case they embody the spirit of this initiative perfectly. It just makes me want to go to Scotland and get stuck into done missions myself! :)
March 29, 2011 18:06
thank you if we win I promise to get the kids out and about!!
Jane Hulley permalinkMarch 28, 2011 21:20
I vote for idea 2, Angel Gardens all the way
Paddy permalinkMarch 28, 2011 21:29
They are all terrific, but I vote for idea 6
Del permalinkMarch 28, 2011 21:33
Idea number 2 for me. Can I vote more than once?
carly permalinkMarch 28, 2011 21:43
Idea number 2! Angel Gardens are fantastic.
kali permalinkMarch 28, 2011 21:44
my vote goes to number 2 – festival fun!
Kirk permalinkMarch 28, 2011 21:59
Idea 2
Carey Sinclair permalinkMarch 28, 2011 22:14
I'm voting for idea no. 6 – for the islands of Islay & Jura !!
Jo verrent permalinkMarch 28, 2011 22:22
Idea 2 for me!
March 28, 2011 23:15
Gotta be number 6!
Branwen Smith permalinkMarch 28, 2011 23:26
Idea 6 – Islay & Jura
Laura permalinkMarch 29, 2011 02:32
Voting for Idea 6
David Spurgeon permalinkMarch 29, 2011 06:26
I'm voting for idea 6
Karl Lawson permalinkMarch 29, 2011 06:33
Our island communities are so important so it has to be #6!
si permalinkMarch 29, 2011 06:38
Idea 2 – Angel Gardens
Ann WOODS permalinkMarch 29, 2011 06:52
Lots of terrific ideas, but the islands need support, so I vote for #6
March 31, 2011 17:50
thanks Ann!!
kelvin page permalinkMarch 29, 2011 07:55
My vote goes to idea 2 as we work at quite a few festivals around the country and think its so important to keep children happy and focused during the day, this seems a fantastic idea and we fully back it.
Tom Stobbs permalinkMarch 29, 2011 09:25
Idea 1 all day long
March 29, 2011 09:36
If I do not win the books for the kids of Islay and Jura I would vote for 8, having worked on a similar project myself years ago this is an excellent idea.
raresquirrel permalinkMarch 29, 2011 11:49
idea 2 please
books are a great way of stimulation the imagination and lead to all kinds of play. angel garden are brilliant and offer a great imaginative service for no cost to parents. they work on mimimal resources and donations but look so professional. they deserve some good fortune
March 29, 2011 11:50
idea 2 – brilliant idea
danny permalinkMarch 29, 2011 11:52
idea 2 please – sounds ace
paula kershaw permalinkMarch 29, 2011 13:34
idea 2 all the way…. fun for all and far reaching
paul oakes permalinkMarch 29, 2011 13:42
vote No 1
Joanne Brown permalinkMarch 29, 2011 15:22
Islay & Jura – Idea 6
Kristin M permalinkMarch 29, 2011 16:28
I vote for idea #6, islands usually miss out on a lot that the mainland takes for granted, so they could really use these books.
Andrew Leggett permalinkMarch 29, 2011 16:44
Having attempted to explore Islay and Jura last Summer, I'd like to vote for Number 6. Teachers need support and those who work with island communities need even more support. Let's help those children to have a real sense of wonder and excitement about the world around them.
March 29, 2011 18:04
thank you for the good thoughts
a redmond permalinkMarch 29, 2011 17:05
i vote idea 6
Fiona permalinkMarch 29, 2011 17:18
I vote for Number 6 – Islay and Jura
a redmond permalinkMarch 29, 2011 17:25
i vote number 6
j redmond permalinkMarch 29, 2011 17:34
i vote number 6
Mat the w permalinkMarch 29, 2011 17:43
IDEA 6 – Islay and Jura.
Ben permalinkMarch 29, 2011 19:14
I vote for number 2
naoimh permalinkMarch 29, 2011 20:05
no.6 its a great idea and they are fantastic places to explore, ( explored quite a bit of both islands when i was young)
Nansy permalinkMarch 29, 2011 21:58
No.2 – kids come from all over and from all manner of backgrounds to festivals. These books will be widely distribited and hugely appreciated via the angel gardens.
andy wallis permalinkMarch 29, 2011 22:10
Idea 6 without a doubt
Rachel Woodrow permalinkMarch 29, 2011 22:24
Idea 6 sounds so much fun
Lis Marshall permalinkMarch 29, 2011 22:27
Idea 2 – gets my vote. love the fact that one book benefits more than one kid, and helps back up the volunteers time and effort.
So idea 2 Yay !!
James Deane permalinkMarch 30, 2011 08:02
Islay and Jura have the best potential here. Public sector cuts are not only affecting Islay schools (where geography is one the first victims) but our excellent recycling facility is also facing 36k cuts (the same school kids are key to their regular beach cleans)… Islay has a bright future (leaders in renewables) and this means a 'will for skills'. It starts with giving geography more prominence, and young people seeing the islands differently; There is enthusiasm, let's not stifle it! IDEA 6
Jean permalinkMarch 30, 2011 08:13
Ivote for no6 Islands like Islay and Jura are often cut off and forgotten they need all the help they can get.
Jenny Peters permalinkMarch 30, 2011 11:30
Idea number 2 sounds excellent. It gets my vote
March 30, 2011 11:53
idea 2 – we cant wait to see them at festivals this summer!
pea w permalinkMarch 30, 2011 18:52
I vote for number 2. Lots of different groups of kids get the benefit that way.
Bonedrum permalinkMarch 30, 2011 18:53
Number 2. Love the idea of them reaching a diverse range of kids and it just seems like they will be utilised in an effective and imaginative way!
kevin (Mr Mul) permalinkMarch 30, 2011 18:55
Number 2 gets to the kids who may not be in school too
Jacky permalinkMarch 30, 2011 20:16
I vote for no. 2 please
Jacky permalinkMarch 30, 2011 20:17
No. 2 sounds really good to me
stephen permalinkMarch 30, 2011 21:10
no 6 for me
ben permalinkMarch 30, 2011 21:11
islay deserves the vote
Christine Briffitt permalinkMarch 31, 2011 08:11
I vote for Islay – No.6 Imaginative!
March 31, 2011 10:35
Thanks Christine
Nicola Redhead permalinkMarch 31, 2011 08:20
Got to be No6 for me!
hannah permalinkMarch 31, 2011 08:52
islay deserves your vote
issy permalinkMarch 31, 2011 08:53
6 for me
March 31, 2011 19:57
you are 3 your vote does not count (well okay you can express an opinion)
Mairi permalinkMarch 31, 2011 09:44
Idea 6 – Islay and Jura for sure :)
gertrud e mallon permalinkMarch 31, 2011 10:00
Idea 6
Dawn permalinkMarch 31, 2011 10:33
Idea 6 gets my vote!
March 31, 2011 11:32
I vote for idea 2: the wonderful Angel Gardens.
Festivals attract people from a wide variety of backgrounds. And often kids from affluent or urban areas are far more deprived of opportunities for natural play and exploration so there's a chance here to reach out to all sorts of familes rather than just the most obvious ones.
John Freeman permalinkMarch 31, 2011 12:38
I would like to vote for Vanessa Fuery. The thought of Islay and Jura being explored by the children – I would love to part of it. So I hope idea 6 gets all the votes
Matt Y permalinkMarch 31, 2011 12:52
I'm voting for idea number 2 as through Sam going to lots of different locations with them, it makes the access to the books more widely available
Kerstin Schlinghoff permalinkMarch 31, 2011 13:35
I vote for IDEA 2 – because I know that Sam and here Angels do a great job at the festivals!
Antony permalinkMarch 31, 2011 13:58
I vote for idea 2. Like others have said, it will benefit more children from lots of different places.
Emma permalinkMarch 31, 2011 14:30
Idea 2
March 31, 2011 14:38
Idea 2 !!!!!!!!!!!!
Anne permalinkMarch 31, 2011 15:15
I wish to vote for No. 6. #6.
The brilliant idea for the islands.
Eithne Batt permalinkMarch 31, 2011 15:41
I would like to vote for Idea 6. 2 wonderful islands to explore.
tim atkin permalinkMarch 31, 2011 16:04
No 2 sam o'brien !!!!
March 31, 2011 17:49
Voting for Idea 2 – fabulous engagement with the young children at festivals in an environment that can be predominately aimed at adult entertainment. Well deserved.
Chrissy Lawrence permalinkMarch 31, 2011 18:28
I vote for idea 2! :)
Agnes Mather permalinkMarch 31, 2011 18:51
I vote for No 6.
Mark permalinkMarch 31, 2011 18:57
I vote for number 6
Keith Gregory permalinkMarch 31, 2011 19:17
Idea 2 for me.
I love the idea of professionals giving their free time to run activities to encourage kids to explore their world at festivals.
Keith O'Brien permalinkMarch 31, 2011 20:27
I vote for Idea 2 .
michelle wilson permalinkMarch 31, 2011 20:59
I vote for idea number 2 …… sounds like great fun ! :0)
emma d permalinkMarch 31, 2011 21:04
i vote for idea 2 its great that they are doing something for kids
March 31, 2011 21:31
I vote for idea 6. Its a wild and magic idea!
March 31, 2011 21:39
thanks Rachel certainly wild!
Gill Thomas permalinkMarch 31, 2011 21:51
Idea 6
Ronald Lobban permalinkMarch 31, 2011 21:55
I vote no 6
Lesley Wood permalinkMarch 31, 2011 21:56
It has to be no 6
Keith Henderson permalinkMarch 31, 2011 21:59
The Islay & Jura vote gets it..no 6
angus mackinnon permalinkMarch 31, 2011 22:15
Option number 6, not just because it is Islay — it's the best idea.
Mary Crickard permalinkMarch 31, 2011 22:27
All commendable ideas but my vote goes to Vanessa for her excellent and novel way of using of using the books.
Jean Nisbet permalinkMarch 31, 2011 23:32
Idea 6 – great way to connect the islands, which need all the help they can get!
m wyche permalinkApril 1, 2011 07:06
No 2 i like the idea of something being done for free to help others
Melanie permalinkApril 1, 2011 07:14
Idea 6 – how about also dotting a few of the books around the RSPB centre and the INHT to inspire visiting kids too…
April 1, 2011 10:05
Certainly I had the INHT in my sights, but the RSPB centre would be a good idea too!! thanks
Robin permalinkApril 2, 2011 15:22
Idea 2 – the team behind this idea do great work at festivals, and the mission explore book is ideal for them.
david permalinkApril 2, 2011 21:13
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Idea number 2. Angel gardens is a fantastic opportunity for children to experience books away from formal settings, in a place where they make new friends and mix with children they wouldn't normally meet, e.g. traveller children and people from different walks of life.
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Wow, such a shame that they all cant win because they are all fabulous ideas and all deserving. I am going to vote for number 2 as I know the work that they do reaches out to a great many children in such a positive way. Good luck to you all though, what a great idea xx
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I had an opportunity to visit the Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama in Mobile with my friend Michelle. Public Relations Director Katie Emer gave us a tour of the facilities and explained the philosophy behind the organization. We then joined some of the kitchen staff to help prepare and serve dinner to those in need.
More about the Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama (from their website):
The Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama provides spiritual, social and emotional assistance for men, women and children who have lost the ability to cope with their problems and provide for themselves.
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Hi all, The SVG sources for the images used in the libvirt wiki docs are online: http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/SVGImagesThat's a browsable list, still fairly disorganised (!), but contains a visual list of the images on the wiki so far, with the link to their SVG source.
They're all licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–Share Alike 3.0 Unported license ("CC-BY-SA"):
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This tile collects all the exhibitions put together by the interns who have worked on various AustLit projects over the years.
Practices of Performance (DRAM2210), 2016
In 2016, and with funding support from the Ian Potter Foundation, AustLit was involved in the discovery, rehabilitation, and production of a play by Australian playwright, novelist, and literary agent, Dorothy Blewett (1989-1965). Read more about this exciting project here.
Image credits, left to right: title page of manuscript (Fryer Library), promotional image from 2016 UQ performance (UQ Drama)
Australian Drama Honours Students, 2015
Dr Stephen Carleton's honours students undertook a theatre historiography research project assignment as part of their coursework. This summary of the amazing Amy Horton was one of the outcomes.
Visual Arts Curating and Writing (ARTT3117), 2014
Course co-ordinator Dr Alison Holland used AustLit as the platform by which her students developed the equivalent of an exhibition catalogue.
Research Methods (ENGL3000), 2014
Course co-ordinator Kerry Kilner (also Director of AustLit) had her students undertake a semester-long research project relating to an aspect of Australian cultural history, based on archival material held in the UQ's Fryer Library.
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I've been away from blogosphere for a while. I decided to unplug for various reasons, foremost is to give more time and attention to my "real life" concerns. Admittedly too, I wanted to reconstruct my blog and give it a new title and look (hopefully this will be its last facelift).
I have decided to change my blog title from Samuel Bilibit's Diaries to Cogito Ergo Sam. It is derived from Rene Descarte's latin philosophical phrase Cogito Ergo Sum. By playing with words and changing Sum into Sam, its vulgar and rough translation would be "I think therefore, I am Sam". I consider it an apt description about my persona in cyber world. Samuel Bilibit is myself and I am Samuel Bilibit. As usual credit goes to the computer wizardry of my ever dearest partner-in-life Bambit, for the construction of my new template.
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Kuala Lumpur - Former world No 1 Jelena Jankovic scraped through the opening round of the BMW Malaysian Open on Tuesday, barely beating Caroline Garcia of France in a hard-fought three-set thriller.
Jankovic, second seed in the tournament, had to slog for nearly three hours before pulling off a 7-6 (9/7), 4-6, 7-6 (7/2) victory over 17-year-old Garcia, who fell apart towards the end.
Rain interrupted the game several times, with Jankovic of Serbia saying she slogged to play in the humid weather after only two days of training in Malaysia.
"I was down and almost lost the match... But I managed to stay tough and mentally strong in the last set," Jankovic, who turned 27 on Tuesday, said.
"I didn't know what to expect when I was drawn to play her," she said about Garcia.
"All the credit goes to her for this match. She's young and had nothing to lose. She came out strong and was pushing me as well."
The heavy rain also played havoc with the scheduling, with the top seed Agnieszka Radwanska's match against Akgul Amanmuradova postponed to Wednesday.
Earlier, eighth seed Anne Keothavong of Britain was sent crashing out of the tournament when Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh defeated her 6-4, 7-5.
The British star wasn't happy with several line calls and rain interruptions, which affected her performance.
"It was pretty disappointing out there as I had to play through difficult circumstances, and I'm not happy about it," the 28-year-old said.
"Well, I'm glad I still have the doubles. I enjoy playing the doubles and this is my first time partnering Elena Bovina (of Russia). I hope I can play better than I did in the singles," she said.
Keothavong was not the only star to fall in the first round as crowd favourite Sania Mirza of India lost in three games to Greece's Eleni Daniilidou, who won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.
Mirza, who has fallen to No 129 in the latest world rankings, blamed fatigue and a fever for her loss.
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Daniilidou will meet fourth seed Jarmila Gajdosova in the second round.
"The draw is not easy, but I've heard that Jarmila has been struggling lately. I've never played Jarmila so I can't say much," Daniilidou said.
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Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary recently released the seventeenth volume of their journal, and one of the articles is available as a PDF:
William W. Combs, "The History of the NIV Translation Controversy," Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 17 (2012): 3–34.
- Translation History of the NIV
- Reception of the NIV
- Continued Controversy over Translation Philosophy
- The Gender-Inclusive Language Controversy
- Today's New International Version
- New International Version 2011
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It's an informative survey.
Update on 3/31/2017: In my latest attempt to explain how to interpret and apply the Bible, I include a chapter on Bible translation (pp. 50–81).


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Four years after her twin is murdered, Juliet Anderson still struggles with guilt, her parents, and her relationships. Two things keep her from falling into a deep, dark place—dancing and her best friend, Ben. So when Ben decides to play football for New Jersey University, Juliet doesn't hesitate. She follows. Finally away from her past, there is nothing to stand in the way. Juliet will win Ben's heart.
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Melissa Brummet Named January 2016 Student of the Month
Melissa was nominated by two Advisors. Rose Toering wrote "Melissa is taking business classes. This requires her to read through different documents and then make decisions about how to do homework assignments. I have seen her change over the last year. She works in the SSC almost every day. Where she used to ask lots of questions, she now does a lot of research before she will ask a question. She likes to rely on herself. She is growing up!
Her assignments require her to make judgments. She thinks about the right and wrong way of "doing business." Although she doesn't always get a correct answer in her homework, she wants to learn and know what she did wrong."
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Contrary to the earlier news we are hereby reported that Sahiti G from Sonu Nigam's group has been eliminated.
A source says, "Sonu Nigam has seen the second consecutive elimination this week where Sahiti G got evicted this week. Sahiti was accompanied by Sajda Sisters from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's team in the bottom two."
Sahiti has been regarded as the girl who has the Indian Voice in her that gives her the professional touch and makes her a 'Playback Singer'. With Sahiti's elimination, Sonu Nigam is left with just one contestant in his team, Seema Jha.
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Great Britain will fund the construction of the "big new wall" in the French port city of Calais to prevent refugees and migrants from entering Britain, the UK has announced. The four-meter (13 foot) high wall construction will cost Britain £2 million ($2,7 million), British Immigration Minister Robert Goodwill announced at a government hearing.
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#6 – It's only money.
You don't have to be old to understand how bad the economy is on so many levels but things can't stay bad forever, right? I know this is probably not a good time to say "It's only money," especially when I'm only 13 and don't have to make a living or take care of a family or any of those grown-up responsibilities. But I'm not talking about whether you have it or you don't. I'm talking about how it affects people.
My mom and dad both grew up with five kids in their families. They got the things they needed but didn't always get the things they wanted. When they grew up and were on their own, they both went through times when they didn't have much money. My dad tells me stories about how he ate mac and cheese a lot in college. My mom remembers going to the grocery store with a calculator adding each thing she put in her cart so she wouldn't run out of money at the cash register.
Luckily, we've never been in that situation since I've been born. But as I learned more about money, they taught me about saving too. So when I opened my first lemonade stand at the age of 5 and made $25, I didn't even spend it. But really, what does a five-year-old need anyway? That was the beginning of my saving spree and I'm still in that mode. I have personal money from my recycling business and birthday gifts but I don't spend much of that either. I just hate letting go of it.
My Pencil Bugs business hasn't made me rich, well at least not yet, but I know I'm luckier than a lot of people. The best part about making money with my business is that I've been able to donate to help foster kids and buy toys and games to put together gift bags for kids in the hospital. Some of the money is used to buy more supplies to make Pencil Bugs and the rest is saved for college.
I've had some amazing opportunities because of my business. Just in the last few months, I've met some very rich and famous people. I thought that if I ever met someone like that, they would be different or it would be different but it wasn't. Well, at least it hasn't been different for the ones I've met. They were as nice as could be. Very generous, supportive, and humble. As I like to put it, "they're not full of themselves." No attitudes or anything. Just regular people except with a lot of money and they were all doing a lot to help less fortunate people around the world.
Obviously, life is easier if you have money but it doesn't make you any happier. It also doesn't make you any better than the next guy. As my grandpa says, "everyone puts their pants on one leg at a time." I guess that means people are just people regardless of what you have or don't have. I also think part of why the rich are rich is because they didn't spend every cent they earned.


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The September 18th through 20th CONCACAF Champions League matches will feature several Liga MX and MLS teams: Real Salt Lake, Tigres, LA Galaxy, Santos, Seattle, and Houston will all be playing. A win this week can essentially qualify a team to the knockout stages of the CONCACAF Champions League (talking about the MLS and Liga MX teams).
Please enjoy the TV schedule for the CCL, please note all times are Eastern:
8:00 PM — Tauro vs Real Salt Lake, Fox Soccer Channel, Univision Deportes 2
10:00 PM — Xelaju vs W Connection, Univision Deportes
10:00 PM — Real Esteli vs Tigres, Galavision
8:00 PM — Puerto Rico Islanders vs LA Galaxy, Univision Deportes 2 , Fox Soccer Channel
10:00 PM — Aguila vs Santos Laguna, Galavision
10:00 PM — Marathon vs Seattle Sounders, Fox Soccer Channel, Univision Deportes
8:00 PM — Houston Dynamo vs FAS, Univision Deportes
10:00 PM — Municipal vs Chorrillo, Univision Deportes
Note: Many matches are being shown free online through CONCACAF TV. Go ahead and check it out, although all MLS teams are blacked out in the US. You can also check out Fox Soccer 2Go, it is a paid service, but it will include all CCL matches.


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Diamonds (and Disinformation) Are Forever
My recent post What If Everything You Know About Terrorism is Wrong?, which explained the important (and neglected) role of intelligence services behind a lot of terrorism, got considerable feedback. I highlighted the fact that the Russians invented the dark art of provocation, what they term provokatsiya, and still today Moscow is rather adept as such tactics.
Inevitably this led to mentioning of "false flag" operations, a term which is used casually, and almost always incorrectly, by the tinfoil-hat crowd. False flag ops do exist, but they are little understood by those unfamiliar with real-world espionage. Predictably, I got questions about U.S. intelligence and terrorism. The truth is that American counterterrorism operations lack anything like the nefariously imaginative flair that the Russians bring to the table; this neglect may be good for our democracy but I think we can learn something from the Russians here.
Like clockwork, I got questions about the shadowy Operation GLADIO, which is especially beloved by those seeking to "prove" U.S. and NATO malfeasance. The GLADIO myth is based in certain facts, namely that in the early days of the Cold War, when a Soviet invasion of Western Europe seemed like a real possibility, many European NATO countries established stay-behind networks that would operate in the event their lands wound up under the Kremlin's heel.
Such stay-behind programs were wanted by European NATO members that had suffered occupation by Nazi Germany: setting up networks that would operate after capitulation was a "lesson learned" from the Second World War. These secret efforts were run by these countries' intelligence services with assistance from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency. Most of these stay-behind programs languished in the latter half of the Cold War, as the threat of Soviet invasion loomed less ominously, but many NATO countries maintained some sort of secret program along these lines through the 1980's.
The mythical GLADIO, the existence of which was leaked as early as 1990, became an obsession for some with the publication of the book NATO's Secret Armies in 2005 by the Swiss historian Daniele Ganser. Although it was published by an academic press and possesses the footnotes one expects from such a turgid tome, Ganser's work was lacking in academic standards. However, it made headlines with its explosive claims, especially that NATO-linked intelligence networks were responsible for acts of terrorism, particularly in Italy.
Such claims were met with enthusiasm by many Italians, including those on the Left who tend to see the CIA lurking behind every tree. (Let it be said that Italians of all political stripes love conspiracies to explain complex things, so much so that they have a word, dietrologia — roughly "behindology" — for this tendency.) Here at last was an explanation for the admittedly murky "years of lead" from the late 1960's through the early 1980's, when Italy was plagued by terrorism, including mysterious bombings that have never been officially resolved. Leftists had long fingered Italy's intelligence services for what they termed a "strategy of tension" hiding behind some of that terrorism, and here comes Ganser to prove they were right, and the CIA was really behind it all. Needless to say, to certain Europeans this was catnip.
The only problem was that it isn't true. With few exceptions, specialists in the history of intelligence considered Ganser's book to be a shoddy work of scholarship. In the first place, he made no effort to hide his biases, noting that he considered CIA covert action to be "terrorist in nature." Then there was the problem that Ganser was making incendiary assertions he could not prove, as he himself admitted to "not being able to find any official sources to support his charges of the CIA's or any Western European government's involvement with GLADIO."
Peer reviews were harsh. One academic dismissed Ganser's tome as "a journalistic book with a big spoonful of conspiracy theories," while another concluded: "A detailed refutation of the many unfounded allegations that Ganser accepts as historical findings would fill an entire book." Phil Davies, who is a bona fide expert on intelligence, expressed the book's problem concisely:
marred by imagined conspiracies, exaggerated notions of the scale and impact of covert activities, misunderstandings of the management and coordination of operations within and between national governments, and… an almost complete failure to place the actions and decisions in question in the appropriate historical context…The underlying problem is that Ganser has not really undertaken the most basic necessary research to be able to discuss covert action and special operations effectively.
This is the polite British academic way of stating that Ganser is at best uninformed, at worst a charlatan. Lacking any grounding in this complex subject, Ganser leapt to conclusions for which he had no evidence, but for which presumably he knew there would be a hungry audience.
The CIA stated publicly that Ganser had no idea what he was talking about, and had seriously distorted facts, while the State Department took the unusual step of issuing a public statement attacking the book. The most serious matter it noted was Ganser's use of a supposed U.S. Army Field Manual 30-31B that gave instructions on all sorts of nefarious activities. The problem is this document is a Soviet forgery, and has been known to be fake for decades. This "Field Manual" was cooked up by the KGB as a disinformation operation, and it became something of a sensation on the European Left in the 1970's as "proof" of American malfeasance, being pushed by Kremlin mouthpieces like the CIA defector Phil Agee, the Edward Snowden of the polyester era.
There's been ample evidence available for years about KGB Cold War dezinformatsiya, including forgeries like FM 30-31B. The so-called Mitrokhin Archive, compiled by a KGB archivist and brought to Britain after the fall of the Soviet Union, makes up two weighty volumes by the eminent intelligence historian Christopher Andrew, including considerable primary source documentation of KGB disinformation operations and how they worked.
Either Ganser has not bothered to read and understand these works, making him the least informed intelligence historian in all history, or he simply ignored evidence that did not suit his theories, for which he did not have any primary source evidence. Of course, this did nothing to tamp down enthusiasm for Ganser's GLADIO theorizing by those who wanted such myths to be true.
To this day, almost any act of terrorism in Europe will be met with cries of "GLADIO!" in certain quarters, with implications — there is of course never any evidence — that the CIA is "really" behind the crime. Such is the cost of fiction masquerading as fact.
Daniele Ganser has gotten off the GLADIO beat, having milked the topic for all the fame and fortune it was worth, and unsurprisingly he has moved on to 9/11 Trutherism, another arena where the absence of evidence is no impediment to those who simply want to believe. His recent work has been in the field of — you knew this was coming — "peak oil."
Ganser is writing for the more religiously faithful of the European Left. In this country his book's demographic would even miss the NPR drive time audience and appeal directly to the HufPo and Mother Jones ranks of the perpetually outraged…
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XX, any comment on the amount of infiltration/exploitation of US/European media networks by the Soviets? I've always wondered on just how much ability to influence our media (and thus the perceptions of the), while we seem to have had little influence to do the same to them.
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Schindler, thanx for this great article! I am from Slovenia, one of the last Communist jamahiriyas in the world. The Soviet and Yugo marxist poodles here would bring this stupid Gladio up, whenever they'd be defeated by argument in any debate about anything or anybody concerning intelligence or information war against Communism. Like it was hardwired into their tin-foil protected brains. 😀
The article puts some precise definiteness into as to what Gladio's real source is, plus it really discredits the author (being cited as "somebody who knows history and intelligence"), about which we should not have much doubt as to whose interests he is serving, and by whose orders. I had a "hunch" about this for some years…
I wouldn't be surprised, if the Russkies were playing these sorts of tunes, funded by their oil + natgas money in a lot of other premises. Like for example, most of the conspiracy-theory panic-mongering hocus-pocus, chemtrails, green-aliens, AIDS-escape from US laboratories, Ebola-escape from US labs, fracking-is-a-myth, Illuminati and countless other "bullshit bombardments" we see everyday on the web and in the press. All this crap could be just Russky "dezinformatziya" (nice word: disinformation), trying its best to shake the foundations of the whole of the West. This has been going for at least since 1995, when I first connected to the Internet (20 yrs, LOL). This shit obviously precedes "little green men with guns",… so we probably still have some time to put our act together.
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Thanks for this one, yet again, John. Indeed the CIA and the western IC can learn from the KGB a great deal in terms of false flag and dezinformatsiya. The good news is that the US intelligence is way ahead in terms of SIGINT and the like. I might be wrong, a please do correct me if I am, when I say that the Russians will not be able to catch up technologically with the US in this field. Every party has its strong and weak points.
I would even go as far as to assume that the Snowden case (operation) emerged because the Russians know their weaknesses and can't do much about it. What they can do though is to slow down US SIGINT advancement by making it public. In so doing they might have tried to foment and create tensions between the US and its allies. But these are only my assumptions.
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The problem is that people believe in the wrong conspiracies.
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"As a result, critical questions about which governments are secretly collaborating with AQ and Salafi jihadists, and to what degree, tend to never even get asked, much less answered. To even bring them up is to invite ridicule, amid whispers of "conspiracy theories."" – What If Everything You Know About Terrorism Is Wrong?
"Inevitably this led to mentioning of "false flag" operations, a term which is used casually, and almost always incorrectly, by the tinfoil-hat crowd." – Diamonds (and Disinformation) Are Forever
In my humble opinion, you contradicting yourself here. If someone ask any question about CIA envolvement in "fake terrorism" is automatically conspiracy theorist or an evil communist, for example. This isn´t intellectually honest.
I´m no expert but I believe History Commons is a good example of an open source website to investigate the topic of "fake terrorism" by Intelligence Agencies, including CIA, FSB and others. (see: http://www.historycommons.org/project.jsp?project=western_support_for_islamic_militancy).
What´s your opinion about former FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds depoiment about the so called "Gladio B" network (here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN6xa7kD9dZ_qXHAmm4dx-Bqqy10mSVDZ). You probably may be interested in Sibel's new book "The Lone Gladio" (see here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Lone-Gladio-Volume-1/dp/0692213295). Excuse my English.
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I know it's a work of "FICTION", but it´s based on real events/experiences… I didn´t mean to put words on your mouth. I'll try to rephrase it. Edmonds told:
"For the past 11 years I have been emphasizing that my State Secrets Privilege & Gag Orders had to do with the FBI files (covering period 1996-2002 February) on covert-terrorist operations in Caucasus and Central Asia backed, managed and armed by US actors. These US-NATO directed operations in the region involved Bin-Laden and mainly Zawahiri …..
The FBI documents contained damning evidence (audio and written) collected between 1996-2002 tying these terror operations directly to the U.S. persons in the State Department/CIA and Pentagon. Also, how the State Department got Congress to grant huge amounts of funds to "front' NGOs and businesses (mainly Turkish companies in US-listed/members of ATC) to funnel money to the terrorist cells in this region."
You said:
"To even bring them [questions about which governments are secretly collaborating with AQ and Salafi jihadists] up is to invite ridicule, amid whispers of "conspiracy theories." – Seems fair enough.
My question is very simple: What´s your opinion about this ? Is she credible ?
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Heck, the ROK (aka South Korea) has an entire NGO of its own to influence US policy. Some of them aren't even really NGOs but separate government institutions.
There is ample proof that the CIA was involved in Gladio and other stay-behind projects
In Germany alone there were over a handful stay-behind operations supported by the agency:
Important other sources:
Research Aid: Cryptonyms and Terms in Declassified CIA Files – Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Disclosure Acts (IWG, June 2007)
Naftali, Timothy – New Information on Cold War Stay-Behind Operations in Germany and on the Adolf Eichmann Case
I am not endorsing any of the Cold War superpowers, believe me. And I have read your article carefully in which you state "there is of course never any evidence — that the CIA is "really" behind the crime", which is false.
That no one was persecuted of the crimes that were committed in the name of Gladio, is an ugly truth to face.
Just take the Aginter Press case. The parliamentary inquire into Gladio in Italy (Stragi Commision) states:
"Aginter Press was in reality, according to the last obtained documents acquired by the criminal investigation, an information centre directly linked to the CIA and the Portuguese secret service, that specialized in provocative operations."
Senato della Repubblica. Commissione parlamentare d'inchiesta sul terrorismo in Italia e sulle cause della mancata individuazione dei responsabili delle stragi: Il terrorismo, le stragi ed il contesto storico politico, Redatta dal presidente della Commissione, Senatore Giovanni Pellegrino, Rome 1995, pp.204 et 241
"We found unambiguous reports and evidence that reveal a collaboration of Giannettini and delle Chaie with several Italian secret services and reveal their joint responsibility for the attack in Milan." –
Massimo Theodori, Congressional Investigation Committee, quoted in Kennzeichen D Report: False Flag Terrorism in Italy (ZDF, 2000)
One last comment about the "legitimation" of stay-behind operations, if there could be any:
The CIA (the OPC und Frank Wisner to be precise) set up stay-behind networks employing Nazis and mass-murderers in anti-communist warfare.
To name a few: Klaus Barbie, Paul Dickopf, Hans Globke, Otto Skorzeny, Otto von Bolschwing, Walter Kopp, Wilhelm Höttl, Theodor Oberländer, Mykola Lebed, Radoslaw Ostrowsky, Yaroslav Stetsko etc.
Is that a tendency you could also concur with?
Further reading:
– GAO report on Nazi war criminals in the United States (October 17, 1985)
– Breitman, Richard & Goda, Norman G.W. – HITLER'S SHADOW – Nazi War Criminals, U.S. Intelligence, and the Cold War
– Breitman, Richard & Goda, Norman G.W. – U.S Intelligence and the Nazis
– Naftali, Timothy – New Information on Cold War Stay-Behind Operations in Germany and on the Adolf Eichmann Cas
– Critchfield, James H., Partners at the Creation: The Men Behind Postwar Gemrany's Defense and Intelligence Establishments. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 2003
Gus permalink
I hate to 'poison the well' but the only one of your quotes that mentions the CIA is by a senator Giovanni Pellegrino who was a member of the Italian communist party (according to wikipedia). Does not mean it's not true as such, but I think you will have to come up with something better than that.
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Very interesting, thank you. Especially the background about Gladio.
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