Tag Archives: Germany

Further clampdown by Erdogan on journalists as saga over satirical poem (reproduced here) continues

Posted on 22 May, 2016 by

Yesterday, Turkish journalist Arzu Yıldız was sentenced to 20 months in jail and stripped of legal rights over her children for publishing a video (see Appendix below) and an associated story regarding the search of trucks belonging to Turkey’s MIT … Continue reading →

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Documents: BND/NSA relationship; EU agreement which Germany flouts

Posted on 7 May, 2015 by

The big scandal in Germany is how the BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst) has been spying for many years on European politicians, institutions and industries (though the BND deny the latter category). Intelligence garnered is passed to the US National Security Agency. According … Continue reading →

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When Greece forgave Germany’s national debt (despite the atrocities)

Posted on 22 March, 2015 by

  Last century Germany was responsible for two world wars of terror, the extermination of six million Jews, the occupation of much of Europe and the deaths of several millions Russians. Germany also occupied Greece and was responsible for the … Continue reading →

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As Greece threatens to seize German assets and demand reparations, we revisit Nazi atrocities

Posted on 12 March, 2015 by

Yesterday Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras demanded that Germany pay reparations for crimes committed by Nazis when they occupied Greece for three years during World War Two. He added that German assets in Greece will be seized in lieu of … Continue reading →

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