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How Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' Became a Bestseller in India [1]

Hitler’s Hindus: The Rise and Rise of India’s Nazi-loving Nationalists [2]

[1] https://www.mic.com/articles/120411/how-hitler-s-mein-kampf-...

[2] https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/hitlers-hindus-indias-nazi-l...


Germany and especially Japan, during ww2, were ardent supporters of indian independence for obvious reasons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Legion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_National_Army

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azad_Hind

So Hitler doesn't have as negative a connotation in india and most of the non-western world just like Churchill doesn't have as negative a connotation in israel or the west as he does in india or the rest of the non-western world.

History is much more complex than we are told it is. It isn't black and white. That's why traveling is so important. You realize that everyone is living in their own little bubble.


In September 2017, Rohrabacher appeared on camera and said that he took part in a "confidential interaction" with the White House in order to secure Assange a deal.

https://lawandcrime.com/awkward/interview-from-3-years-ago-a...


On the other hand you have this

> Assange, said Rohrabacher, “emphatically stated that the Russians were not involved in the hacking or disclosure of those emails.” Rohrabacher, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, is the only U.S. congressman to have visited the controversial figure.

https://web.archive.org/web/20170817205448/https://rohrabach...


Assange would have been asked to provide evidence the Russian government was not the source of DNC emails, and likely to turn over his source.


Rohrabacher: "I told him that if he could provide me information and evidence about who actually gave him the DNC emails, I would then call on President Trump to pardon him."

https://www.rohrabacher.com/news/my-meeting-with-julian-assa... https://web.archive.org/web/20200220001758/https://www.rohra...


"Dana Rohrabacher has been a great Congressman for his District"

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/10593174266539335...


This story was broken by a tweet by SBS reporter Ben Lewis:

"Julian Assange court appearance today- His lawyer mentioned a statement, that alleges former US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher visited Assange, saying he was there on behalf of the President, offering a pardon if JA would say Russia had nothing to do with DNC leaks."

https://twitter.com/benlewismedia/status/1230172453185429505


Some extra significance to this, as Ben Lewis yesterday also interviewed two Australian politicians (including a member of the government) who visited Assange and alluded to knowing this was coming, as part of their request for the UK to ignore the US extradition request and return Assange to Australia instead:

"There is more the Australian government can do, and I think when we hear some of the stuff that's going to come to light next week, there's more that will be done," Mr Christensen said.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/leave-our-bloke-alone-australian...


Original source:

Paul, Katie (18 February 2020). "Facebook faces tax court trial over Ireland offshore deal". Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN20C2CQ


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