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Tag Archives: Gaddafi
Private University Fail (with a dose of political corruption)
The Austrian edition of last week’s Die Zeit (51/2011) contained an article on such a blatant example of a private university gone wrong that I decided to translate the whole article in order to give it a chance of some exposure. My … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Politics, Universities
Tagged Austria, corruption, FPÖ, Gaddafi, Jörg Haider, ÖVP, Private universities, quality assurance, Saif Gaddafi, SPÖ, university accreditation
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Tyrant Slayers
Thoughts on the day Muammar Gaddafi was killed This will be a crucial day in Libya’s history – so much is certain. The day a tyrant dies cannot be anything else. But what will we, what will the Libyans remember? … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, Inventing the Past
Tagged Aristogeiton, Athens, Democracy, Gaddafi, Harmodios, Libya, Tyrant slayers, Tyrants
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