flucht

What we are witnessing through rips in the curtain of official secrecy may be an example of what the Germans call the flucht nach vorne – the “flight forward.”

Saturday AM cleanup 2007

“What we are witnessing through rips in the curtain of official secrecy may be an example of what the Germans call the flucht nach vorne – the “flight forward.”

Firedoglake » Join Us to Stop Bush and Rumsfeld on Iran 2006

“What we are witnessing through rips in the curtain of official secrecy may be an example of what the Germans call the flucht nach vorne – the “flight forward.”

Firedoglake » I’d Like Political Enemies for $800, Alex 2006

I think that is the reason that Rove has decided to pick a fight with Iran. billmon has now put up Flight Forward II wherein he looks at the forces (mostly domestic political forces) that might make president Ahmadinejad want to seek a flucht nach vorne (or "flight forward") solution to his problems.

Firedoglake » Oh Wow 2006

But each leader would have executed a successful political flucht nach vorne and entrenched themselves in power.

Firedoglake » Oh Wow 2006

Classic historical examples of the flucht nach vornes include Napoleon’s attempt to break the long stalemate with Britain by invading Russia,the decision of the Deep South slaveholding states to secede from the Union after Lincoln’s election, and Milosevic’s bid to create a “greater Serbia” after Yugoslavia fell apart.

Saturday AM cleanup 2007

Classic historical examples of the flucht nach vornes include Napoleon’s attempt to break the long stalemate with Britain by invading Russia,the decision of the Deep South slaveholding states to secede from the Union after Lincoln’s election, and Milosevic’s bid to create a “greater Serbia” after Yugoslavia fell apart.”

Firedoglake » Join Us to Stop Bush and Rumsfeld on Iran 2006

Classic historical examples of the flucht nach vornes include Napoleon’s attempt to break the long stalemate with Britain by invading Russia, the decision of the Deep South slaveholding states to secede from the Union after Lincoln’s election, and Milosevic’s bid to create a “greater Serbia” after Yugoslavia fell apart.

Firedoglake » I’d Like Political Enemies for $800, Alex 2006