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Monday, July 13, 2015

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Web of Surveillance: East German Snitching Went Far Beyond the Stasi

Web of Surveillance: East German Snitching Went Far Beyond the Stasi
Everyone knows about the Stasi and the extent to which it spied on the East German populace. But that was only a small part of the informing that went on. New research shows that snitching was vastly more common than previously thought. By Peter Wensierski more...[ Comment ]
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OpinionMerkel Must End Devil's Pact with America

Opinion: Merkel Must End Devil's Pact with America
Following the latest revelations about surveillance by the United States on the German government and media, it is high time for Chancellor Angela Merkel to take action against the systematic spying.  By Markus Feldenkirchen more... [ Comment ]
07/10/2015 from robert freeman: The American government doesn't have any friends at all! The German people are wonderful and your...more...

An Attack on Press FreedomSPIEGEL Targeted by US Intelligence

An Attack on Press Freedom: SPIEGEL Targeted by US Intelligence
Revelations from WikiLeaks published this week show how boundlessly and comprehensively American intelligence services spied on the German government. It has now emerged that the US also conducted surveillance against SPIEGEL. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]
07/07/2015 from erikSF99: Why would the NSA even bother with Der Spiegel? Almost everything you write is the perfect... more...

The BillGermany Faces Billions in Losses If Greece Goes Bust

The Bill: Germany Faces Billions in Losses If Greece Goes Bust
Vast amounts of German money are at stake if Greece goes bankrupt -- with liabilities as high as €84 billion. Even though that figure is a large one, it would be paid over years and dangers to the Berlin budget are limited. By Florian Diekmann more... [ Comment ]
07/02/2015 from emeryderek: Regardless of whether Greece is in or out of the Euro-zone you are kidding yourself to think you... more...

Refugee AbuseTorture Scandal Rocks German Police

Refugee Abuse: Torture Scandal Rocks German Police
A 39-year-old Hanover cop allegedly abused two migrants, forcing one of them to eat rotten pork, and threatened a colleague with a gun. As the investigation grows, it is revealing deeper problems among German police. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]
07/01/2015 from timothy_heck: My experience of the German police has been invariably positive, and I have found them to behave in...more...

Betrayal and BetrayersMerkel's Risky Silence in the NSA Scandal

Betrayal and Betrayers: Merkel's Risky Silence in the NSA Scandal
While Chancellor Angela Merkel remains tight-lipped about the German intelligence scandal, her second-in-command is casting her in an increasingly unflattering light by opening up.  A Commentary By Klaus Brinkbäumer more... [ Comment ]
05/26/2015 from tapanuli: That is the way she should do. She knows what the best for the country. more...

Skeletons of the PastHelping Europe's War Dead Find a Final Resting Place

Skeletons of the Past: Helping Europe's War Dead Find a Final Resting Place
With excavations of Europe's killing fields still unearthing the mortal remains of thousands of fallen soldiers, World War II still isn't over for the people who find them, identify them and give them a proper burial. By Alexander Smoltczyk more... [ Comment ]
05/09/2015 from gl58673: my father was a german soldier he was drafted and was declared missing . i find it a disgrace how... more...

America's Willing HelperIntelligence Scandal Puts Merkel in Tight Place

America's Willing Helper: Intelligence Scandal Puts Merkel in Tight Place
Germany's latest spying scandal has created the biggest crisis yet for the country's foreign intelligence agency. The German government appears to have been aware of widespread US spying, possibly including economic espionage, against European targets and yet it did nothing to stop it. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]
05/11/2015 from delia: Being an ally of the US is one thing; behaving as if Washington were holding German VIPs hostage... more...

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?Fears As Predator Returns To Europe

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Fears As Predator Returns To Europe
The wolf has returned to Germany and along with it, ages old fears. But these worries are unfounded, argues Italian biologist Luigi Boitani, who has studied the creature's return across Europe. Interview Conducted by Julia Koch more... [ Comment ]
06/20/2015 from Vxx: Make no mistake wolves can be very dangerous. Because at the present there are few then then can... more...

Spying Close to HomeGerman Intelligence Under Fire for NSA Cooperation

Spying Close to Home: German Intelligence Under Fire for NSA Cooperation
US intelligence spent years spying on European targets from a secretive base. Now, it seems that German intelligence was aware of the espionage -- and did nothing to stop it. By SPIEGEL Staff more...[ Comment ]
05/09/2015 from afrikaneer: Russia and China leaders are carving out the U.S. influence in every corner of the world, and... more...
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