Author Archives: Michael Wehle

Wikipedia: Iran Air Flight 655 was a scheduled passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai via Bandar Abbas, that was shot down on 3 July 1988 by an SM-2MR surface-to-air missile fired from USS Vincennes, a guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy. The aircraft, an Airbus A300, … Continue reading →

Here, once again, as always in critical moments of history, the root contradictions of the two social and political systems on earth were laid bare. —Chingiz Aitmatov, The Day Lasts More than a Hundred Years, (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988), … Continue reading →

Guardian: A heatwave is not the same when you’re in a shared room with three other people and no air conditioning, as when you’re in a villa with access to a pool and air conditioning.

Here in Berlin BSW is looking pretty pathetic for September’s election.

It’s not “censorship”, it’s “age verification”. We’re doing it for The Children.

If even one of those tortured was found to be alive, it was considered that a satisfactory result had been achieved. They gave him water, released him from his bonds and, in due time, restored to him his physical strength. … Continue reading →

At the Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam. Much of the exhibit had little resonance for me because it was in Dutch and dealt with the experience of those colonized by the Dutch. One film though, really spoke to me. This was … Continue reading →