Comments for harmonicminor.com http://harmonicminor.com political commentary, cultural critique & philosophical meandering Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:01:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on As’ad Abu-Khalil: The Anniversary of the Lebanese Civil War (The Wars That Never End) by Royce Lowe http://harmonicminor.com/2008/04/14/asad-abu-khalil-the-anniversary-of-the-lebanese-civil-war-the-wars-that-never-end/comment-page-1/#comment-7218 Royce Lowe Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:01:19 +0000 http://harmonicminor.com/2008/04/14/asad-abu-khalil-the-anniversary-of-the-lebanese-civil-war-the-wars-that-never-end/#comment-7218 I stayed over-night in Beirut in early May 1975, en route to Amman. It was business and I lived in Canada at the time. I remember walking the streets, near the Phoenicia Hotel where I stayed, going into a bar, looking for a place called 'The Green' where I was to meet someone I'd met on the plane from London. The point of all this is that I had no idea there was supposed to be a war on in Beirut in May 1975: I thought it started in September 1975. It was only when I read this article that I realised I'd been walking around a war zone, in the dark too. I probably would have refused the trip had I known. Glad I didn't know. Back in Canada I met Lebanese Christians who would go back every year to see their families and reported no problem. I know there's no point to my comment really, it's just that reading the article triggered my reaction. Thanks for leaving the space for comment. I stayed over-night in Beirut in early May 1975, en route to Amman. It was business and I lived in Canada at the time. I remember walking the streets, near the Phoenicia Hotel where I stayed, going into a bar, looking for a place called ‘The Green’ where I was to meet someone I’d met on the plane from London.
The point of all this is that I had no idea there was supposed to be a war on in Beirut in May 1975: I thought it started in September 1975. It was only when I read this article that I realised I’d been walking around a war zone, in the dark too. I probably would have refused the trip had I known. Glad I didn’t know.
Back in Canada I met Lebanese Christians who would go back every year to see their families and reported no problem.
I know there’s no point to my comment really, it’s just that reading the article triggered my reaction.
Thanks for leaving the space for comment.

]]> Comment on Anniversary of the Occupation of Denmark by German Forces: April 9, 1940 by Katzenjammer http://harmonicminor.com/2008/04/09/anniversary-of-the-occupation-of-denmark-by-german-forces-april-9-1940/comment-page-1/#comment-7214 Katzenjammer Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:21:32 +0000 http://harmonicminor.com/2008/04/09/anniversary-of-the-occupation-of-denmark-by-german-forces-april-9-1940/#comment-7214 Though the story of King Christian X is not true regarding the wearing of the arm band, it is true that he made no effort to flee Denmark for his own safety, and instead chose to ride his horse everyday through the streets of Copenhagen in an effort to keep the moral of the country up. In that regard he succeeded and I have recently come to think of him as the Holga Danske of his day. When I travel to DK I often meet people, especially older people who tell me that "we could have done more to resist." I'm not certain what more they could have done as Denmark is a tiny country that was in no position to take on Germany. Furthermore they did succede in getting most of their Jewish population to safety when every other country turned their backs on their own Jewish citizens. The individuals involved in assisting Danish Jews to safety across the Oresund Strait to Sweden did so at their own peril. In my book, the Danes did quit enough. Though the story of King Christian X is not true regarding the wearing of the arm band, it is true that he made no effort to flee Denmark for his own safety, and instead chose to ride his horse everyday through the streets of Copenhagen in an effort to keep the moral of the country up. In that regard he succeeded and I have recently come to think of him as the Holga Danske of his day.

When I travel to DK I often meet people, especially older people who tell me that “we could have done more to resist.” I’m not certain what more they could have done as Denmark is a tiny country that was in no position to take on Germany. Furthermore they did succede in getting most of their Jewish population to safety when every other country turned their backs on their own Jewish citizens. The individuals involved in assisting Danish Jews to safety across the Oresund Strait to Sweden did so at their own peril. In my book, the Danes did quit enough.

]]> Comment on Anniversary of the Occupation of Denmark by German Forces: April 9, 1940 by Kris Petersen http://harmonicminor.com/2008/04/09/anniversary-of-the-occupation-of-denmark-by-german-forces-april-9-1940/comment-page-1/#comment-7213 Kris Petersen Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:15:23 +0000 http://harmonicminor.com/2008/04/09/anniversary-of-the-occupation-of-denmark-by-german-forces-april-9-1940/#comment-7213 Sorry I wouldn't know where to begin looking for this story... unless you know which newspaper ran the story. Danish public libraries are fairly superb so you should be able to find someone to help you look it up. Sorry I wouldn’t know where to begin looking for this story… unless you know which newspaper ran the story. Danish public libraries are fairly superb so you should be able to find someone to help you look it up.

]]> Comment on The Crete Files: Bloody Vendettas & Organized Crime by Bill http://harmonicminor.com/2007/11/25/the-crete-files-bloody-vendettas-organized-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-7212 Bill Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:08:52 +0000 http://harmonicminor.com/2007/11/25/the-crete-files-bloody-vendettas-organized-crime/#comment-7212 Savas, Your comment about Epiriots: The original Epiriots are not Greek, by culture they are Albanian, that's why they are different from the Greeks. When you mention the Epiriots being the only real Greeks remaining, you don't mean these. You are probably talking about the Greeks from Asia Minor that settled in in Epirus after the Balkan wars. Am I right? Please be clear with your comments. Savas,

Your comment about Epiriots:

The original Epiriots are not Greek, by culture they are Albanian, that’s why they are different from the Greeks. When you mention the Epiriots being the only real Greeks remaining, you don’t mean these. You are probably talking about the Greeks from Asia Minor that settled in in Epirus after the Balkan wars. Am I right? Please be clear with your comments.

]]> Comment on Anniversary of the Occupation of Denmark by German Forces: April 9, 1940 by Jeany Poulsen http://harmonicminor.com/2008/04/09/anniversary-of-the-occupation-of-denmark-by-german-forces-april-9-1940/comment-page-1/#comment-7211 Jeany Poulsen Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:32:19 +0000 http://harmonicminor.com/2008/04/09/anniversary-of-the-occupation-of-denmark-by-german-forces-april-9-1940/#comment-7211 Thank you for your interesting article. Like Sonja, my Danish heritage and connections are very important to me. My father (English born of Danish parents) told me that his uncle Sven Jorgensen was in charge of the telegraphic system at Fredericia during WW2 and that in 1940 he bravely helped a journalist to get a message out to The New York Times to warn the world of the invasion. Sven Jorgensen also helped save the big bridge there when the Germans were retreating, by getting the commanding officer drunk. A cousin tells me these things were reported in the Danish newpapers in c1989/90 on the 50th anniversary. Any suggestions as to how I could find them, or find out more? Many thanks. Thank you for your interesting article. Like Sonja, my Danish heritage and connections are very important to me.

My father (English born of Danish parents) told me that his uncle Sven Jorgensen was in charge of the telegraphic system at Fredericia during WW2 and that in 1940 he bravely helped a journalist to get a message out to The New York Times to warn the world of the invasion. Sven Jorgensen also helped save the big bridge there when the Germans were retreating, by getting the commanding officer drunk. A cousin tells me these things were reported in the Danish newpapers in c1989/90 on the 50th anniversary. Any suggestions as to how I could find them, or find out more? Many thanks.

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