Tag Archives: Rawanda

Rawanda, Catholic Prayer, Healing Memories: Immaculee Ilibagiza

Posted on July 9, 2010 by William Holland

Not to long ago a great friend called me to see if I’d go and hear a lecture from a writer who published an account of being held by Hutu opposition in Rawanda during the genocidal slaughter.  I simply was … Continue reading →

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The Causes Of State Terror: 1789, Russia, Rawanda, The Vatican & American Exceptionalism

Posted on June 23, 2010 by William Holland

The ‘Reign of Terror’ that culminated in the French Revolution (1789), the Russian ‘Red Terror’ of Lenin and Stalin, African genocide in Rawanda, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot, and legions of other rulers have embraced violence for political ends.  Where was … Continue reading →

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Debased Currencies & The Origins Of War

Posted on June 17, 2010 by William Holland

The United States continues to lose its standard of living primarily by debasing its currency.  Excessive taxation, excessive fiscal spending in Congress coupled with the intrinsic dangers of fiat (paper) money divorced from any extrinsic standard (read gold) provide the … Continue reading →

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