Wars and Battles, 1939-1945

"World War II was the mightiest struggle humankind has ever seen. It killed more people, cost more money, damaged more property, affected more people, and caused more far-reaching changes in nearly every country than any other war in history. The number of people killed, wounded, or missing between September 1939 and September 1945 can never be calculated, but it is estimated that more than 55 million people perished.

More than 50 countries took part in the war, and the whole world felt its effects. Men fought in almost every part of the world, on every continent except Antarctica. Chief battlegrounds included Asia, Europe, North Africa, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea ..."

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1661.html

Bug brother blog

"Pour ne pas être reconnu par les systèmes automatisés d’identification biométrique, le héros de Minority Report se faisait transplanter de nouveaux yeux. L’histoire se passait en 2054. Suivant la même logique, le tiers des demandeurs d’asile reçus aux permanences de la sous-préfecture de Calais en ce début d’année 2009 se mutilent eux aussi les doigts, afin d’en “effacer” leurs empreintes digitales…"

http://bugbrother.blog.lemonde.fr/2009/09/26/calais-et-se...

Mahmoud Darwich

«Un poète n’est jamais libre tant que les autres ne le sont pas»

http://www.lexpressiondz.com/article/3/2009-10-03/68128.h...