Tag Archives: Nato

Disgraceful And Shameless

Germany’s Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius, commented on derogatory remarks about Nato soldiers in Afghanistan by US president Donald Trump yesterday. In an interview with German tabloid Bild, he stated, “Our Bundeswehr stood ready when our American allies requested assistance … Continue reading

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A Pincer Movement?

German state-funded television network and public service international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) reported the other day that Ukraine has declared a state of emergency as Russia is relentlessly targeting its infrastructure in the coldest winter since Russia’s full invasion in … Continue reading

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Solidarité – But Not With Hollande

While thoughts are with and prayers for mass murder victims, survivors and surviving loved-ones of the second Islamist terrorist attack on Paris this year, concern must be expressed as regards French president François Hollande’s claim of a “war declaration” by … Continue reading

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Public Apathy May Enable Leaders to Ignore Voters

What actually had happened on September 4, 2009 near Kunduz in Afghanistan, and when and how the German Government, lawmakers and the public were informed about the numerous civilian casualties after bombarding the two fuel tanks which had been hijacked by Taliban … Continue reading

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The Anointed

The messianic demeanor of the presidential hopeful Barack Obama in his “The World that Stands as One” at Berlin’s Victory Column in July 2008 in front of a crowd of 200’000 rejoicing Germans had been criticized both in the US as … Continue reading

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