Comments for thomas martienssen, soldier and journalist http://thomasmartienssen.com Reporting what the rest of the world has turned its back on Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:43:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Africa, a history in violence by thomasmartienssen http://thomasmartienssen.com/2012/06/13/africa-a-history-in-violence/#comment-67 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:43:01 +0000 http://thomasmartienssen.com/?p=101#comment-67 Hi, firstly thanks for the productive comment! It is true that the unfortunate state of some of the more damaged regions of Africa can be traced back to colonialism, in fact arguably the majority of violence expressed in this piece is due to a concoction of western intervention and traditional beliefs. In a sense it’s a rabbit warren, as you venture deeper into the state of certain countries they link together with past wars, neighboring countries crossing over tribal lines and much more, making it extremely difficult to know quite when to stop! Even a novel on the subject I’m certain wouldn’t do the past and on going conflict the justice it truly deserves. But most of all I’m pleased you enjoyed the read!

]]> Comment on Africa, a history in violence by Veronica Panero http://thomasmartienssen.com/2012/06/13/africa-a-history-in-violence/#comment-66 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:08:13 +0000 http://thomasmartienssen.com/?p=101#comment-66 Hello! I liked this piece, thanks for writing it.. if I may comment, I do not agree with the “overnight”. I see you don’t mean it litterally, however it may be worthy consider that unfortunately there are many many deep causes which have produced these final fact and these causes are not confined to Africa, even if the wars take place there. It is a matter of political economy, of global political economy, of grivances..and greeds exploiting the lasts.. I liked your focus very much.. but for what concerns WHY this happens.. I’d go a bit further.

]]> Comment on About by thomasmartienssen http://thomasmartienssen.com/about/#comment-65 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:32:19 +0000 http://thomasmartienssen.wordpress.com/?page_id=2#comment-65 It is indeed the crash sight of Lancaster W4104, in Neuss just outside Dusseldorf. I believe (correct me if I’m wrong) the aircraft was assigned to 156 Sqn pathfinders at the time with an incredibly varied crew of Brits, Canadians and an Australian. One of which, a flying officer McDonald obtained a DFC for his actions! I feel the image really demonstrates the sacrifices made for a cause that until recently wasn’t recognised. Thank you for being in touch and I’m honoured to have the opportunity to speak to the brother of one of these men.

]]> Comment on About by Eric http://thomasmartienssen.com/about/#comment-64 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:55:05 +0000 http://thomasmartienssen.wordpress.com/?page_id=2#comment-64 I was interested to see the photo used of the crash site, my brother was one of the pilots of the Lancaster w 4104 which I believe this was his crash site, I’am 85 years old but hope to go to his grave again next year

]]> Comment on British Radical muslims fighting for Al Quaeda? by nightwatchmannews http://thomasmartienssen.com/2012/08/13/british-radical-muslims-fighting-for-al-quaeda/#comment-61 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:39:10 +0000 http://thomasmartienssen.com/?p=109#comment-61 Are you aware that Al-Qaeda is working hand in glove with the CIA, MI-6, and NATO member nations? Western governments are eager to overthrow Assad, the last of the secular dictators in the Middle East. This will secure a Pathway to Persia (Iran) for the West, and the chaos and instability created in the area will be used as a political tool for countries like Britain and the US to justify an unjustifiable war on terrorism. This war will be brought to the front doors of people in Western nations as autocratic control increases domestically to keep citizens “safe.”

Yes, Al-Qaeda are dangerous thugs that should not be tolerated. That’s why the West should never cooperate with them, as they are doing in Syria.

]]> Comment on Combat Stress: A fire of the mind by lizabethf http://thomasmartienssen.com/2012/05/15/combat-stress-a-fire-of-the-mind/#comment-58 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 03:32:37 +0000 http://thomasmartienssen.com/?p=83#comment-58 Excellent post…very heart wrenching.

]]> Comment on Africa, a history in violence by Alan Martienssen http://thomasmartienssen.com/2012/06/13/africa-a-history-in-violence/#comment-43 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:14:44 +0000 http://thomasmartienssen.com/?p=101#comment-43 Powerful stuff, very well written!

]]> Comment on Combat Stress: A fire of the mind by mac584 http://thomasmartienssen.com/2012/05/15/combat-stress-a-fire-of-the-mind/#comment-37 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 07:43:55 +0000 http://thomasmartienssen.com/?p=83#comment-37 Powerful stuff Tom, another excellent article. Well done.

]]> Comment on Combat Stress: A fire of the mind by alan martienssen http://thomasmartienssen.com/2012/05/15/combat-stress-a-fire-of-the-mind/#comment-33 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:14:32 +0000 http://thomasmartienssen.com/?p=83#comment-33 Yet another excellent piece !

]]> Comment on Combat Stress: A fire of the mind by thomasmartienssen http://thomasmartienssen.com/2012/05/15/combat-stress-a-fire-of-the-mind/#comment-27 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:29:34 +0000 http://thomasmartienssen.com/?p=83#comment-27 Thanks, there’s many more stories just like this one that need to be told, and I aim to tell as many as physically possible! I hope you saw the post I left on your blog. A very worthy cause!

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