Talk:Karl Haushofer

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Has the likes of Brzezinski (in his 'Grand Chessboard') anything more to offer than re-heated LEBENSRAUM/Heartland 'theory'?

As they say __if Germany was the FIRST THIRD WORLD COUNTRY (the first nation to be turned upside-down/inside-out by the traumatic impact/ dislocations visited upon it via induction into the experience of MODERNISATION)__ would it be correct to surmise that the USA is about to embark on the journey earning it the accolade of the WORLD'S LAST THIRD WORLD COUNTRY.

In the view of so many observers this is an outcome much to be desired!!

"Lewis Pauwels" is Louis Pauwels.

Thanks for the correction. I made the change for you.—Perceval 18:06, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Just watched an episode on the History Channel - Axis Last Secret It claims Karl killed himself via seppuku. It also claims Karl was the one who introduced the bushido code to Germany, thus indirectly forming the SS. Are there any such evidence?

Bankrobber 15:49, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

There is no reliable source for this. That he committed suicide by seppuku, seems to be a myth, too. The Columbia Encyclopedia writes: "In 1946, Haushofer and his wife committed suicide by taking poison." --GirasoleDE 21:52, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

I added a German source for Haushofer's suicide by poison. In translation: "German geopolitician Prof. Dr. Karl Haushofer committed suicide at the age of 76 together with his wife of 69 years. the bodies were found by the son of Professor Haushofer [Heinz Haushofer] in a field close to Pähl near Weilheim. Two liquor glasses were lying next to the body of the professor containing residues of poison." - No samurai sword, no spilled blood - at least according to the local newspaper. --GirasoleDE 22:18, 29 September 2007 (UTC)