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Mexican President Vincente Fox and his government have called the proposed wall “shameful” and have likened it to the Berlin Wall. They have vowed to cause international uproar at the “illegal” construction of the wall along the U.S./Mexico border. This rhetoric only underscores the fact that the Mexican government has no legitimate right to challenge the construction of the wall. The Berlin Wall was a clearly harmful artificial political divider designed to prevent emigration, not immigration. The wall that the House of Representatives has proposed building will only strengthen...
...other - ensure that rivalries between them are kept within bounds? the oldest world Did anyone at Davos have anything good to say about the future of Western Europe? If so, I must have missed it. For those of us who remember the heady days after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the way in which the frozen stubble to its east came to life, there was something almost unbearably poignant in the way in which Europe was dismissed with a shrug this year - hardly worth talking about. I heard one distinguished commentator say that at least life in Europe...
...DIED. JOHANNES RAU, 75, former German President and premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, the country's industrial heartland; in Berlin. Rau, a Social Democrat, failed in a bid to unseat Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 1987 before embarking on his five-year presidential term in 1999. No stranger to controversy, Rau suggested in a farewell speech that negativity among German leaders had driven the country toward "collective depression...
...TRAVEL The Dalmatian Coast This year skip the French and Italian Riviera and head for Croatia's Dalmatian Coast, where mountains meet the shimmering Adriatic Sea. The region is still relatively undiscovered, which means unspoiled beaches and affordable prices even in the medieval walled city of Dubrovnik. Berlin and Munich For football fans, Germany is the place to be in June and July when the country hosts the World Cup for the first time as a reunified nation. The opening game will be played in Munich's new Allianz Arena, the final will be in Berlin's Olympic Stadium...
...cultural future of Russian youth. “In Moscow, I see more and more young people interested in classical music,” she writes.Recently, Gutman has taken a particular interest in promoting and supporting young musicians. She has developed a workshop called “Berlin Encounters,” an annual chamber music event in which experienced instrumentalists work with talented young musicians. “My advice to young musicians (and all of my students) is not to look for money in the beginning of your career but develop and cultivate a great passion for chamber...