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Sadly,
Fiennes ignores our challenge |
| Ranulph
Fiennes said—"Sadly, I doubt
that Henson and Peary ever got to the North Pole. It can be
mathematically proved that they could not have done it on the basis of
their notes." Guinness Book of Records
disagrees with Fiennes—declare Peary
reached Pole. Will Fiennes share his
mathematical
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Vote for Fiennes to "put up" or
"shut up"
We posted a letter to Baronet Sir Ranulph Twistleton-Wykeham
Fiennes OBE, at his manor in the lovely English countryside
of the United Kingdom. Said document challenged the Baronet to provide the "mathematical proof", quoted in the
Guardian Observer, that substantiates his negation of Henson and Peary's
polar
achievement. One year later Sir Ranulph, sadly, has failed to respond. Now it is
your turn to vote for Fiennes to either provide the proof (Put Up)
or apologize in writing (Shut Up). Either proof or apology should
be printed in the Guardian, with a copy provided for this website.
We take no responsibility for his lordship's recent heart
attack. |
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 G.
H. Le May is Emeritus Fellow of Worcester College
at the University of Oxford. His previous books
include British Supremacy in South Africa 1899-1907
and Black and White in South Africa. He assesses the
evolution of the people's distinct mentality...examines the tensions within the Afrikaner community
as well as its historically troubled relations with
others, including Africans, Cape Coloreds and European
powers... the appeal of the policy of apartheid as a
moral solution to the racial problem in South Africa.
In addressing such issues in a direct and
authoritative manner, The Afrikaners brings sharp,
historical insight to the complex dynamics within
South African society, both in the past and today. |
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Commentary about this UK Guardian article: |
| One of Fiennes English friends, and an American
business associate, have accused us of calling Fiennes a
"racist". The screen shot (right) of the Guardian web page proves
that references to "racial dispute", "a race row", and
"rejecting...a black man" are 100% British in origin. We have
written both of the aforementioned gentlemen letters explaining
all this. Yet they seem to reject the achievement of Henson &
Peary as readily as Fiennes did to Ben Summerskill. |
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More about the UK
Observer's Guardian interview with Fiennes... |
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Arctic Grail
"Readers who think the ultimate
adventure took place at the South Pole should
rediscover the Arctic explorations. |
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| Scott was a
stiff-upper-lip bumbler... He didn't trust dogs, based on
prior experiences. He didn't pay enough attention to
suitable clothing and sleeping bags. |
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North Pole, South Pole:
Journeys to the Ends of the Earth
Chronicling the adventures
of Shackleton, Amundsen, Scott, and other famous
explorers . |
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