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Current AffairsCzech-born architect and former New York resident publishes personal account of his 9/11 experiences
Czech-born architect Jiří Boudník was working in New York City when it
was hit by the 9/11 attacks. During the next six months, he assisted with
the clean-up operation at Ground Zero. Now, on the ten-year anniversary of
the historic event, Mr. Boudník, who has since returned to the Czech
Republic, has published a book in which he shares his personal 9/11
experiences. It is titled Věže, Czech for Towers. We spoke to him at the
book’s launch in Prague’s American Center on Wednesday. More
SpecialUS Ambassador to Prague Norman Eisen discusses 9/11 & the War on Terror
Ahead of the upcoming tenth anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday, Czech Radio’s
Martina Mašková interviewed the US Ambassador to Prague Norman Eisen. In
the interview the ambassador is asked about Czech cooperation in the War on
Terror, CIA renditions at Czech airports, and al Qaeda. Mr Eisen begins
first though by discussing the attacks on that fateful September day,
including where he was when the first plane hit. More
Current AffairsCzech security expert: Bin Laden’s death will hurt Al Qaeda financially
The killing of Osama Bin Laden by US special forces has evoked widespread
relief in the democratic world, but it has also left many questions
unanswered – for instance how significant a victory is Bin Laden’s
death in the fight against terrorism and how strong is Al Qaeda without
him. Radio Prague spoke to Czech security expert Andor Šandor to get his
view on the matter. More
Current AffairsRoving exhibition remembers Iraq adventure of Zikmund & Hanzelka
An intriguing Czech exhibition is on its way to Iraq in the coming weeks,
dedicated to the exploits of the Czech Republic’s most famous explorers.
Jiří Hanzelka and Miroslav Zikmund travelled through Iraq in 1960 as part
of their voyage to the Middle East and Asia, one of several such adventures
in their trademark Tatra car. On Friday Miroslav Zikmund and a delegation
of visiting Iraqi politicians visited the exhibition at the Czech Senate. More
Czechs TodayCzech archaeologists uncover Stone Age tools in Arbil, Iraq
Czech archaeologists are best-known for their work in Egypt, spanning five
decades, but some specialists have begun making headlines for excavation
work in a different part of the world: Mesopotamia – the cradle of
ancient civilisation that is now present-day Iraq. Recently an eight-member
team headed by Karel Nováček of the University of West Bohemia, returned
from northern Iraq after having uncovered Stone Age tools that were used by
either our ancestors or our distant relatives (Homo neanderthalensis). The
tools date back some 150,000 years, to the Middle Palaeolithic, the oldest
find of its kind in the city of Arbil in Kurdistan.
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