Tag Archives: Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg

Scientific Misconduct

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Muller

That Germany’s Minister of Defense Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg abdicated today was foreseeable, and inevitable. His doctoral thesis was plagiarism which is considered as grave scientific misconduct. That Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, who holds a PhD in science and is married … Continue reading →

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Bad Kunduz

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Muller

  Until recently the Germans called Kunduz in the northeast of Afghanistan a spa (“Bad Kunduz”). The war was not called a war and partying in the camp common. Much has changed after two petrol road tankers had been hijacked … Continue reading →

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