War and memory: dealing with the past causes unending debate
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Contemporary Germans are struggling with their identity and how to best remember the Holocaust and Communist-rule. Efforts to name a square after actress Marlene Dietrich sparked controversy because she supported the Allies during World War II. The Holocaust memorial has also revived questions about the past.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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Tracking the death squads to Canada
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Florencio Caballero is a former member of Battalion 316, a group partially financed and trained by the CIA to eliminate communist insurgents. Caballero is testifying about the death squad's activities and hopes to gain refugee status in Canada.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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The tunnel that started the battle
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The opening of a new exit from the ancient tunnel in Jerusalem near sites that are holy to Muslins and Jews sparked riots by Palestinians. The situation was already explosive, and the tunnel provided a reason for the riots.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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