It took about two months for me to finally get answers from the Czech Senator about the proposed U.S. radar base. It would have been great to include his comments in my final paper at the Danish School of Journalism, but unfortunately that couldn’t happen. Here is the transcript of our e-mail correspondence anyway.
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Q&A: Premysl Sobotka, President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Parliament
Posted in DSJ work, tagged Czech Republic, Missile Defense, Premysl Sobotka, Radar, Senate on August 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A Continuing Saga
Posted in DSJ work, tagged Lithuania, Missile Defense on June 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
According to an article in today’s International Herald Tribune, the United States is looking to Lithuania to house the ten ground-based missile defense interceptors that were planned for Poland. The Polish government is stalling on the plans, the article states.
In my view, if placing missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic caused such [...]
Euroviews
Posted in DSJ work, tagged Environment, Fishing Industry, Hamburg, Pollution, River Elbe on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This past March, I traveled to Hamburg to analyze the environmental impact of River Elbe pollution on the city itself, and its renowned fishing industry.
http://medianet.djh.dk/euroviews/green-in-the-city/jillian/
Comments and feedback are always welcome.
NATO’s Legitimate Missile Defense?
Posted in DSJ work, tagged Czech Republic, Missile Defense, NATO, Poland on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Poland and the Czech Republic joined the North Atlantic Trade Organization (NATO) in 1999. For many, NATO membership signaled both countries’ transformation from former Soviet-occupied states to free-thinking European entities. For others, belonging to the US-led organization meant Poland and the Czech Republic would becoming increasingly Westernized, while being at the mercy of their newfound [...]
To Eat or Not to Eat, The Czech Radar Debate
Posted in DSJ work, tagged Czech Republic, Hunger Strike, Jsem Pro, Missile Defense, No to Bases on June 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Jan Tamas squeezes a water bottle tightly between his hands. “I have to keep drinking otherwise I’ll get dehydrated,” he says apologetically.
Over his left shoulder, Humanist movement founder Mario Luis Rodriguez Cobos, otherwise known as Silo, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. look on. The bright orange Humanist movement sign displays their pensive expressions, [...]
All Roads Lead Through Czech Parliament
Posted in DSJ work, tagged Brdy, Czech Parliament, Czech Republic, Missile Defense, Referendum on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The steep road leading up to Prague Castle is picturesque: trees, flowers and a view over the Vistula River to one side, and classic architecture, quaint cafes and restaurants to the other. It’s no wonder then that amidst such an enchanting area, one sentence, spray-painted in black letters on a white cement wall, isn’t too [...]
Missile Defense To Change Poland’s Colors
Posted in DSJ work, tagged Czech Republic, Missile Defense, Poland, Slupsk on June 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It’s May third, Poland’s Constitutional holiday, in the northern Polish town of Slupsk. Restaurants are stocked with sausages, zurek (a traditional Polish soup) and perogis. The sun is shining over the town’s old historical buildings and cobblestone streets, while families are out celebrating, waving Polish flags and wearing red and white, the country’s official colors.
The [...]
Walking in the Footsteps
Posted in DSJ work, Uncategorized, tagged Auschwitz-Brikenau, Judaism, Oswiecim on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday May 8, 9:20 a.m.: With three bags in tow, I made my way to the public (mini) bus taking people from Krakow to Oswiecim, and the Auschwitz Museum. As I loaded my belongings under my seat and took out my iPod, I wondered what music was appropriate for the ride… Somehow, I doubted that [...]
The Cost of Living in Oswiecim
Posted in DSJ work, tagged Auschwitz, Oswiecim on May 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Why Don’t You Have Any Relatives?
Posted in DSJ work, tagged Holocaust, Judaism, Poland, Rabbi Michael Shudrich on May 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »
For most, the earliest memories of religion involve sitting wearily in Church early Sunday mornings, wearing uncomfortable shoes and begging Mom to stay in bed for a few precious extra minutes. For others, it involves playing Hebrew trivial pursuit, drinking kosher grape juice and memorizing Hatikva. Still, regardless of what faith is practiced, one theme [...]
