Business with Obstacles 2016/02/03
BERLIN/MOSCOW/KIEV (Own report) - Berlin is taking steps to possibly end sanctions against Russia. Today, almost one year after the signing of the Minsk II Agreement - whose full implementation is still considered as a prerequisite for ending the sanctions - the Bavarian Prime Minster, Horst Seehofer is expected to arrive in Moscow for talks on promoting the renewal of German-Russian business relations. Seehofer can build on decades of Bavarian-Russian cooperation. His visit to Moscow is closely coordinated with Germany's federal government. The EU and NATO are also involved in Berlin's cooperation efforts. Monday, Chancellor Angela Merkel also increased pressure on Ukraine's President, Petro Poroshenko to finally obtain approval from Kiev's parliament for the constitutional amendment providing Eastern Ukraine's special status, as agreed upon in the Minsk II Agreement. Until now, nationalists and fascists have prevented this measure. more
The Internal and External Ring 2016/02/01
BERLIN (Own report) - Within the EU, the mounting pressure to ward off refugees, is intensifying the debate about a possible dismantling of the Schengen system. It is yet unclear, whether Berlin can reach its objective of stopping refugees at the external borders of Greece to be immediately deported to Turkey. Alternately, attempts are being made to turn Macedonia into a buffer state against refugees, while threatening Greece's exclusion from the Schengen system. The establishment of a "Mini-Schengen" is being considered as an emergency solution. Even while officially continuing to reject such a "Mini-Schengen," the German government is already involved in its planning, which the Netherlands is officially directing. Any option beyond effectively sealing off Greece's external borders, i.e. abandoning part of the Schengen-system, would be a first retreat - with unforeseeable consequences. According to observers, this could seriously weaken the EU. more
European Values (II) 2016/01/12
BERLIN/WARSAW (Own report) - Whereas Berlin is attacking the Polish government because of its media law; massive criticism is being raised against the German public broadcasting. While German politicians are calling for sanctions to be imposed on Poland, because it is placing its public media under government supervision, a right-wing conservative former CDU minister has become Chair of an influential panel of Germany's ARD public television channel. Observers note that, even after the Federal Constitutional Court's intervention, state officials or individuals with close government ties exercise significant influence on the public broadcasting steering committees. Due to their structural relationship to the state, on the one hand, and the programs' political orientation toward government policy, on the other, one could speak of "embedded journalism" in Germany, a former correspondent of the ZDF public television concluded a few years ago. The journalist went to work for the Swiss Television, because it does not have "a NATO state's obligatory alignment." The German public television's foreign news reporting is even increasingly being accused of using falsifications. more
European Values (I) 2016/01/11
BERLIN/WARSAW (Own report) - High-ranking German politicians are calling for punitive measures against Poland. The Polish government's measures neutralizing the country's constitutional court as well as its new media laws are "in violation of European values," according to Volker Kauder, Chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. The EU member states must now "have the courage to impose sanctions." Earlier, EU Commissioner Günther Oettinger called for Poland to be placed "under supervision." Even though the new media law, formally placing public service media under direct government control, are in fact more drastic, the forms taken by this official media control are already widespread throughout the EU. Hungary is not the only country to have enacted a media law, a few years ago, showing striking similarities to the new Polish law. Former President Sarkozy had also adopted similar measures in France. The French rulers still exercise considerable influence over public service media. However, particularly in Germany, with its hubris in seeking to discipline Poland, sharp criticism is frequently raised against the state and state parties' control of the public service media. more
NATO's Nuclear Debate 2016/01/08
BERLIN (Own report) - In view of the NATO Summit scheduled this year in Warsaw, the deployment of nuclear arms against Russia is being discussed within the German military and think-tanks. The Federal College for Security Studies (BAKS), for example, accuses Moscow of "neo-imperial aggression" against Eastern Europe and calls for a revival of the "nuclear deterrence" strategy. According to BAKS, the idea of a nuclear weapons-free world should be considered as "unrealistic" - after all, "disarmament is not the primary raison d'être of a nuclear weapon." The government-affiliated German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) sees it similarly, and opposes particularly a general ban on nuclear weapons, proposed by a United Nations working group. Such a "nuclear arms ban treaty" would be in contradiction to NATO's role as a "nuclear alliance," SWP claims. It would, however, be "conceivable" to strengthen the" linkage between conventional and nuclear capacities" and the "inclusion" of nuclear arms "in exercise scenarios." more
Bloody Alliance (II) 2016/01/06
RIYADH/BERLIN (Own report) - With its own anti-Iranian policy, the West had prepared the basis for the aggressive stance Saudi Arabia is currently taking in relationship to Teheran. This becomes clear, when looking at the Middle East policy pursued by the West over the past 13 years. During that period, western countries, including Germany, have been systematically strengthening Saudi Arabia to make it a countervailing power in confrontation with an emerging Iran, a function previously held by Iraq. The West has not only been supporting Riyadh economically but also militarily, including with supplies of repression technology - also from the Federal Republic of Germany - to put down possible domestic unrest. In the meantime, however, Germany's interests have shifted and Berlin has assisted in reaching the nuclear agreement with Teheran. This will permit German enterprises to have close cooperation with Iran, promising high profits. This is why the German government now seeks to promote a settlement between Iran and Saudi Arabia and to induce Riyadh's acceptance of a "dialogue." Determined to continue its anti-Iranian course, Riyadh still rejects talking to Teheran. more
Bloody Alliance (I) 2016/01/05
BERLIN/RIYADH (Own report) - Saudi Arabia can use German technology of repression and skills provided by the German police for the suppression of its opposition, which last weekend culminated in a mass execution. In recent years, the German government has authorized the supply of telecommunication surveillance products to Riyadh, worth more than 18 million Euros. The German Federal Office of Criminal Investigation organized, among other things, training courses in counter-terrorism for Saudi Arabia's GID intelligence service. Saudi Arabia even treats non-violent protests by its heavily discriminated Shia minority as "terrorism." The German Federal Police is training Saudi border police officers within the framework of an official project, formally approved in 2009 by Germany's Interior Minister at the time, Wolfgang Schäuble. According to reports, the training includes exercising the use of assault rifles and crackdowns on demonstrators. It has also been provided, at least temporarily, to members of the religious police force. This cooperation in repression is an element of a comprehensive economic cooperation guaranteeing German enterprises large sales and billions in contracts. Above all, it serves Berlin's strategic Middle East policy objectives. more
Leadership for Syria 2015/12/18
BERLIN/DAMASCUS (Own report) - With impressive scholarship programs, the German government seeks to establish firm ties to the future elite of post-war Syria. Already last year the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs began to bring more than 200 selected Syrian students to Germany, within the "Leadership for Syria" program, to be instructed - alongside their academic studies - in advanced training in "governance," organizational setup and similar courses. The program run by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - the largest foreign program the organization has ever undertaken - has the declared objective of preparing "a select elite among Syria's future leadership" for "active participation in organizing" post-war Syria. This assures Germany a wide range of channels for influence in Damascus over the next few decades. Berlin is also making efforts to sift out students from among the refugees arriving in Germany to be included in its efforts to gain influence. This would crystallize into Germany's becoming the Syrian elite's top European point of reference. more
A European CIA (II) 2015/12/14
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Own report) - A German intelligence officer has assumed the management of the EU's IntCen espionage agency and has the responsibility of enhancing its effectiveness. Last week, the BND's Gerhard Conrad was appointed the new director of the Intelligence Analysis Center (IntCent), which is under the authority of the European External Action Service and lays the groundwork for an intelligence agency in the service of the EU's foreign and military policy. The core of the agency has existed since 1999, with the objective of reducing the EU's dependence on US intelligence services, to become militarily autonomous - even, if necessary, without the USA. Because of rivalry between the national intelligence agencies, particularly those of the larger EU countries, IntCen's development had not progressed as rapidly as was hoped. As its new director, Conrad is expected to correct the situation. However, the German government continues to reject the substitution of its national intelligence services by an EU agency, because Berlin would have to give up its special advantages, for example, through the BND's cooperation with the US agencies, and give up its methods that are incompatible with the interests of other EU member countries. more
Policy-Shaping Power in the Middle East (II) 2015/12/10
DAMASCUS/BERLIN (Own report) - Today, Thursday, the first group of Bundeswehr soldiers will be leaving to go to war against the "Islamic State" (IS or Daesh). Participation in this war, which, according to government advisors will promote Germany to a "policy-shaping power in the Middle East," will assure Berlin reinforced integration into the most important command headquarters of the western war coalition against the IS/Daesh. It will also provide the German government more influence in the international power struggle over the reorganization of the Middle East. The establishment of an international protectorate is one of the issues. The first negotiations between the government of President Bashar al Assad, the Syrian opposition, and insurgent militias are due to begin at the beginning of January. Currently, opponents of the Syrian government and insurgent militias are in Riyadh to prepare for these negotiations, with the German government's approbation. Even though jihadist holy warriors are taking part in the Riyadh talks of the opposition, the northern Syrian Kurdish forces, which play a central role in the war against the IS/Daesh were among those not invited by the Saudi leadership. more
http://www.german-foreign-policy.com/
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Merkel’s coalition rival urges dismantling of anti-Russia sanctions after visiting Putin
Published time: 4 Feb, 2016 23:26
Horst Seehofer, the premier of the state of Bavaria, a nominal partner in Angela Merkel’s coalition, and a persistent thorn in her side, has called for a sea change in diplomatic dealings with Russia, following his trip to Moscow.
“Extending anti-Russia sanctions was a mistake,” said Seehofer, referring to the EU’s decision to prolong travel restrictions and economic embargoes against Russian individuals and companies over Ukraine late last year. “We need to consider the reality – they cannot be removed straight away. But we can deploy political means to repeal them… I think that they can be revoked in the foreseeable future.”
Journalists returned to the subject of sanctions repeatedly as Seehofer spent an hour answering questions at the final press conference, following the two-day visit during which he met Russian President Vladimir Putin, and signed bilateral trade deals on behalf of his home state.
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© kremlin.ruGermany & West need Russia to settle Syria and refugee crises - Bavarian leader
Seehofer tried to steer clear of incendiary soundbites that could annoy his partners in Berlin, insisting that he “wouldn’t remove sanctions this month,” and insisting any rapprochement was “conditional on Ukraine and Russia following the terms of the Minsk agreements.”
But for all his careful phrases, the trip, unapproved by Merkel, had already conjured up a storm in Germany, with its Russia policy chief Gernot Erler, accusing him of “breaking the EU consensus” and “letting himself be exploited for publicity.” Newspaper editorials accused him of “disloyalty” to Merkel, and “meddling” with his unsanctioned overtures.
Yet for Seehofer, whose CSU party is in theory merely the regional arm of the ruling Christian Democrats, stirring up confrontation and sticking to his guns are not a weakness, but a strategy. The maverick at the head of Germany’s second most-populous state, whose public persona has drawn comparisons with Donald Trump, has made his name opposing the policies of the federal government. He is the most senior politician to vocally oppose the “open-door” refugee policy Merkel adopted last year.
Relations with the Kremlin have been another fissure between Munich and Berlin, even before the latest trip. In his final conference, Seehofer insisted that Moscow has an “irreplaceable” role to play in mediating the Syrian conflict.
“When I met him, President Putin demonstrated deep knowledge of the Syrian issues. I don’t want to reveal details of our talks, but it became clear to me that no solution can be found without Russia,” said the 66-year-old politician.
The Russian President was equally complimentary in an earlier statement, noting a “special relationship” between Bavaria and Russia, and expressing gratitude to Seehofer for his diplomatic efforts.
Seehofer promised to persist with his maverick diplomacy, vowing to speak with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during the Munich security conference later this month.
The Bavarian leader also promised to return to Russia in the latter part of 2016, as part of a more sizable state delegation.
https://www.rt.com/news/331342-seehofer-russia-putin-sanctions/
Published time: 4 Feb, 2016 23:26
Horst Seehofer, the premier of the state of Bavaria, a nominal partner in Angela Merkel’s coalition, and a persistent thorn in her side, has called for a sea change in diplomatic dealings with Russia, following his trip to Moscow.
“Extending anti-Russia sanctions was a mistake,” said Seehofer, referring to the EU’s decision to prolong travel restrictions and economic embargoes against Russian individuals and companies over Ukraine late last year. “We need to consider the reality – they cannot be removed straight away. But we can deploy political means to repeal them… I think that they can be revoked in the foreseeable future.”
Journalists returned to the subject of sanctions repeatedly as Seehofer spent an hour answering questions at the final press conference, following the two-day visit during which he met Russian President Vladimir Putin, and signed bilateral trade deals on behalf of his home state.
Read more
© kremlin.ruGermany & West need Russia to settle Syria and refugee crises - Bavarian leader
Seehofer tried to steer clear of incendiary soundbites that could annoy his partners in Berlin, insisting that he “wouldn’t remove sanctions this month,” and insisting any rapprochement was “conditional on Ukraine and Russia following the terms of the Minsk agreements.”
But for all his careful phrases, the trip, unapproved by Merkel, had already conjured up a storm in Germany, with its Russia policy chief Gernot Erler, accusing him of “breaking the EU consensus” and “letting himself be exploited for publicity.” Newspaper editorials accused him of “disloyalty” to Merkel, and “meddling” with his unsanctioned overtures.
Yet for Seehofer, whose CSU party is in theory merely the regional arm of the ruling Christian Democrats, stirring up confrontation and sticking to his guns are not a weakness, but a strategy. The maverick at the head of Germany’s second most-populous state, whose public persona has drawn comparisons with Donald Trump, has made his name opposing the policies of the federal government. He is the most senior politician to vocally oppose the “open-door” refugee policy Merkel adopted last year.
Relations with the Kremlin have been another fissure between Munich and Berlin, even before the latest trip. In his final conference, Seehofer insisted that Moscow has an “irreplaceable” role to play in mediating the Syrian conflict.
“When I met him, President Putin demonstrated deep knowledge of the Syrian issues. I don’t want to reveal details of our talks, but it became clear to me that no solution can be found without Russia,” said the 66-year-old politician.
The Russian President was equally complimentary in an earlier statement, noting a “special relationship” between Bavaria and Russia, and expressing gratitude to Seehofer for his diplomatic efforts.
Seehofer promised to persist with his maverick diplomacy, vowing to speak with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during the Munich security conference later this month.
The Bavarian leader also promised to return to Russia in the latter part of 2016, as part of a more sizable state delegation.
https://www.rt.com/news/331342-seehofer-russia-putin-sanctions/
True Friends? Israel Advising Germany to Cooperate With Russia
MIDDLE EAST
17:09 21.01.2016
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160121/1033498635/true-friends-israel-russia.html#ixzz3z0RR4axG
MIDDLE EAST
17:09 21.01.2016
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Russia to the Rescue: Berlin Could Shed US Subordination With Moscow's Help
13:22 02.02.2016
Russia remains the only country that could hypothetically give Germany the chance to escape Washington's control, according to political analyst Andranik Migranyan.
True Friends? Israel Advising Germany to Cooperate With Russia
In an interview with Sputnik, Andranik Migranyan, a political analyst and professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, touted Russia as the only country capable of giving Germany the opportunity to unencumber itself from the tight control of the White House in the foreseeable future.
Migranyan commented on recent remarks made by George Friedman, founder of the global intelligence company Stratfor, who said that Washington is closely monitoring the relations between Russia and Germany and will do anything to prevent a strategic partnership between the two countries.
Right now, Germany doesn't have even the theoretical ability to avoid being controlled by the United States, according to Migranyan.
"Of course, Germany would like to have more space for maneuvering, but its subordinate status is still in place and the country remains covered by the US umbrella," Migranyan said.
At the same time, he did not rule out that some EU countries, including Germany, may gain more sovereignty in the future due to a spate of factors, including the ongoing migration crisis.
"If Germany wanted to have more freedom for maneuvering in the future, how it could oppose the United States? The only country that could give Germany this opportunity is Russia," he pointed out.
Even though speaking of such a prospect is irrelevant at the moment, nothing lasts forever, Migranyan said, referring to the US's current dominance in Europe.
"The influence Washington, Brussels and NATO have on the security policies of the European states will not last forever," he concluded.
Merkel ‘Follows US Orders' by Stepping Up Germany's Defense Budget
In an interview with the German newspaper Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten, George Friedman said that the potential formation of a partnership between Russia and Germany could give an impetus to the strengthening of both countries, a scenario that he said would pose a threat to US interests.
According to him, Germany is currently under enormous pressure and is very vulnerable politically and economically. The country, he claimed, is highly dependent on its export markets and therefore needs to cooperate with other countries. However, the choice of partners for the German government is quite limited and rapprochement with Russia would be particularly favorable for Germany in all respects.
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/world/20160202/1034083600/russia-germany-washington-control.html#ixzz3z0Qwer2h
13:22 02.02.2016
Russia remains the only country that could hypothetically give Germany the chance to escape Washington's control, according to political analyst Andranik Migranyan.
True Friends? Israel Advising Germany to Cooperate With Russia
In an interview with Sputnik, Andranik Migranyan, a political analyst and professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, touted Russia as the only country capable of giving Germany the opportunity to unencumber itself from the tight control of the White House in the foreseeable future.
Migranyan commented on recent remarks made by George Friedman, founder of the global intelligence company Stratfor, who said that Washington is closely monitoring the relations between Russia and Germany and will do anything to prevent a strategic partnership between the two countries.
Right now, Germany doesn't have even the theoretical ability to avoid being controlled by the United States, according to Migranyan.
"Of course, Germany would like to have more space for maneuvering, but its subordinate status is still in place and the country remains covered by the US umbrella," Migranyan said.
At the same time, he did not rule out that some EU countries, including Germany, may gain more sovereignty in the future due to a spate of factors, including the ongoing migration crisis.
"If Germany wanted to have more freedom for maneuvering in the future, how it could oppose the United States? The only country that could give Germany this opportunity is Russia," he pointed out.
Even though speaking of such a prospect is irrelevant at the moment, nothing lasts forever, Migranyan said, referring to the US's current dominance in Europe.
"The influence Washington, Brussels and NATO have on the security policies of the European states will not last forever," he concluded.
Merkel ‘Follows US Orders' by Stepping Up Germany's Defense Budget
In an interview with the German newspaper Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten, George Friedman said that the potential formation of a partnership between Russia and Germany could give an impetus to the strengthening of both countries, a scenario that he said would pose a threat to US interests.
According to him, Germany is currently under enormous pressure and is very vulnerable politically and economically. The country, he claimed, is highly dependent on its export markets and therefore needs to cooperate with other countries. However, the choice of partners for the German government is quite limited and rapprochement with Russia would be particularly favorable for Germany in all respects.
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/world/20160202/1034083600/russia-germany-washington-control.html#ixzz3z0Qwer2h
Xavier Kurt Naidoo, 44 year old singer, was selected to represent Germany in next year´s Eurovision Song Contest.
Born and raised in Mannheim. Naidoo's father Rausammy is from India, who has half Indian and half German origins and his mother is of Dutch and Irish descent.
Xavier is pretty controversial and has been accused of anti-semitism and homophobia. Apparently that has to do with lyrics from a few years ago, I´m sure that the Eurovision song will be in full compliance with politically correct regulations or guidelines whichever they use.
Born and raised in Mannheim. Naidoo's father Rausammy is from India, who has half Indian and half German origins and his mother is of Dutch and Irish descent.
Xavier is pretty controversial and has been accused of anti-semitism and homophobia. Apparently that has to do with lyrics from a few years ago, I´m sure that the Eurovision song will be in full compliance with politically correct regulations or guidelines whichever they use.
German police search for woman after discovery of dead babies
Detectives believe woman identified as Andrea G is mother of ‘about seven’ newborns so badly decomposed experts cannot be sure of their number
German police are searching for a 45-year-old woman after discovering the decomposing corpses of about seven newborn babies in a house in Bavaria.
The bodies were in such a bad state of decay that forensic experts said it was impossible to be precise about how many had been found.
The alarm was raised by a neighbour in the town of Wallenfels on Thursday. After finding one corpse, the neighbour called an ambulance. A doctor subsequently discovered further corpses.
It is believed that the sought woman – identified only as Andrea G – is the mother of the babies, although police said they had no confirmation of this. “We’re at least searching for her as if she were the mother of the children,” a police spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman said postmortems were being carried out on the remains, and the results – including how the babies died, their ages and sexes – would probably be known early next week.
The bodies were discovered locked in a disused sauna-turned-store cupboard, wrapped in towels and airtight plastic bags, the spokeswoman said.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/13/several-dead-babies-discovered-house-germany
I don't understand how you can hide dead babies in a house where other people live.Detectives believe woman identified as Andrea G is mother of ‘about seven’ newborns so badly decomposed experts cannot be sure of their number
German police are searching for a 45-year-old woman after discovering the decomposing corpses of about seven newborn babies in a house in Bavaria.
The bodies were in such a bad state of decay that forensic experts said it was impossible to be precise about how many had been found.
The alarm was raised by a neighbour in the town of Wallenfels on Thursday. After finding one corpse, the neighbour called an ambulance. A doctor subsequently discovered further corpses.
It is believed that the sought woman – identified only as Andrea G – is the mother of the babies, although police said they had no confirmation of this. “We’re at least searching for her as if she were the mother of the children,” a police spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman said postmortems were being carried out on the remains, and the results – including how the babies died, their ages and sexes – would probably be known early next week.
The bodies were discovered locked in a disused sauna-turned-store cupboard, wrapped in towels and airtight plastic bags, the spokeswoman said.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/13/several-dead-babies-discovered-house-germany
It would have to be huge or a total trash dump, and the smell?
It occurred to me the other day that the males of many higher vertebrates are characterized by being especially aggressive in protection of a social group. This makes biological sense. Consider lions who form teams of two males. If they are run off by a different team, the new leader set kills the cubs sired by the old ones and mate with the lionesses. The best strategy for the female is to 'go along to get along' whereas the vanquished males are quite possibly at a dead end.
Were I engineering a new (world order) I might be wary of this particular difference between male and female behavior and as a precursor seek to 'feminize' the males so they created less resistance when the time came to let the hammer drop. And disarm them as much as possible of course.
When I said (somewhat, at but not totally, as a joke) 'the end is near' when the males have become 'sitzpinklers', I didn't mean that Germany itself would be devoid of people...just devoid of what was historically considered to be 'German' people. The population will be proud 'global citizens' as will be the case in many other geographic areas which have been similarly molded socially, culturally, and biologically.
Were I engineering a new (world order) I might be wary of this particular difference between male and female behavior and as a precursor seek to 'feminize' the males so they created less resistance when the time came to let the hammer drop. And disarm them as much as possible of course.
When I said (somewhat, at but not totally, as a joke) 'the end is near' when the males have become 'sitzpinklers', I didn't mean that Germany itself would be devoid of people...just devoid of what was historically considered to be 'German' people. The population will be proud 'global citizens' as will be the case in many other geographic areas which have been similarly molded socially, culturally, and biologically.
I foresee the Eastern part of the country breaking again from Germany, if the situation worsens. After Germany surrendered in 1945, the Americans used various means to destroy the aggressiveness of the German population. As a result we have a timid and pacifist population in the Western part of the country. However, the Eastern part is entirely different.
Germany scolds BND spy agency over Saudi criticism
3 December 2015
The German government has publicly rebuked its own foreign intelligence agency after the BND suggested that Saudi Arabia's foreign policy was becoming more "impulsive".
The agency was particularly critical of the Saudi defence minister.
Officials in Berlin reacted after the Saudi government reportedly complained about the BND's frank assessment.
"The published assessment does not reflect the position of the German government," a spokesman said.
Saudi Arabia was an important partner "in a crisis-ridden world" and had great significance "especially on the way to peace in Syria", the spokesman insisted.
Anyone seeking a regional solution needed constructive relations with the Saudis, who were supporting rebel groups in the fight against the militant Islamist State (IS) group, he added.
The BND briefing, which emerged in German media, assessed changes in Saudi foreign policy since King Salman took power in January, including its military intervention in neighbouring Yemen and its decision to ramp up support for rebels in Syria. Saudi policies in Lebanon, Bahrain, Iraq were also cited.
A Saudi-led coalition began a military campaign to restore Yemen's government in March this year
"What was previously a cautious diplomatic stance of the elder leaders in the royal family is being replaced by an impulsive policy of intervention," the briefing said, adding that the Saudis were losing faith in the United States as a guarantor of regional peace.
It also singled out the king's son and defence minister, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom it suspected of holding ambitions of securing the royal succession.
Relations between Germany and the Saudis have become tense in recent years, analysts say, because of Berlin's decision to tighten restrictions on arms contracts and to speak out on human rights.
The German coalition government agreed this week to take part in a supporting role in the fight against IS militants in Syria.
A vote in the Bundestag on Friday is expected to back the mission, which involves Tornado reconnaissance aircraft, a naval frigate and a 1,200-strong force.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35001377
3 December 2015
The German government has publicly rebuked its own foreign intelligence agency after the BND suggested that Saudi Arabia's foreign policy was becoming more "impulsive".
The agency was particularly critical of the Saudi defence minister.
Officials in Berlin reacted after the Saudi government reportedly complained about the BND's frank assessment.
"The published assessment does not reflect the position of the German government," a spokesman said.
Saudi Arabia was an important partner "in a crisis-ridden world" and had great significance "especially on the way to peace in Syria", the spokesman insisted.
Anyone seeking a regional solution needed constructive relations with the Saudis, who were supporting rebel groups in the fight against the militant Islamist State (IS) group, he added.
The BND briefing, which emerged in German media, assessed changes in Saudi foreign policy since King Salman took power in January, including its military intervention in neighbouring Yemen and its decision to ramp up support for rebels in Syria. Saudi policies in Lebanon, Bahrain, Iraq were also cited.
A Saudi-led coalition began a military campaign to restore Yemen's government in March this year
"What was previously a cautious diplomatic stance of the elder leaders in the royal family is being replaced by an impulsive policy of intervention," the briefing said, adding that the Saudis were losing faith in the United States as a guarantor of regional peace.
It also singled out the king's son and defence minister, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom it suspected of holding ambitions of securing the royal succession.
Relations between Germany and the Saudis have become tense in recent years, analysts say, because of Berlin's decision to tighten restrictions on arms contracts and to speak out on human rights.
The German coalition government agreed this week to take part in a supporting role in the fight against IS militants in Syria.
A vote in the Bundestag on Friday is expected to back the mission, which involves Tornado reconnaissance aircraft, a naval frigate and a 1,200-strong force.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35001377
German police search for woman after discovery of dead babies
Detectives believe woman identified as Andrea G is mother of ‘about seven’ newborns so badly decomposed experts cannot be sure of their number
German police are searching for a 45-year-old woman after discovering the decomposing corpses of about seven newborn babies in a house in Bavaria.
The bodies were in such a bad state of decay that forensic experts said it was impossible to be precise about how many had been found.
The alarm was raised by a neighbour in the town of Wallenfels on Thursday. After finding one corpse, the neighbour called an ambulance. A doctor subsequently discovered further corpses.
It is believed that the sought woman – identified only as Andrea G – is the mother of the babies, although police said they had no confirmation of this. “We’re at least searching for her as if she were the mother of the children,” a police spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman said postmortems were being carried out on the remains, and the results – including how the babies died, their ages and sexes – would probably be known early next week.
The bodies were discovered locked in a disused sauna-turned-store cupboard, wrapped in towels and airtight plastic bags, the spokeswoman said.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/13/several-dead-babies-discovered-house-germany
Detectives believe woman identified as Andrea G is mother of ‘about seven’ newborns so badly decomposed experts cannot be sure of their number
German police are searching for a 45-year-old woman after discovering the decomposing corpses of about seven newborn babies in a house in Bavaria.
The bodies were in such a bad state of decay that forensic experts said it was impossible to be precise about how many had been found.
The alarm was raised by a neighbour in the town of Wallenfels on Thursday. After finding one corpse, the neighbour called an ambulance. A doctor subsequently discovered further corpses.
It is believed that the sought woman – identified only as Andrea G – is the mother of the babies, although police said they had no confirmation of this. “We’re at least searching for her as if she were the mother of the children,” a police spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman said postmortems were being carried out on the remains, and the results – including how the babies died, their ages and sexes – would probably be known early next week.
The bodies were discovered locked in a disused sauna-turned-store cupboard, wrapped in towels and airtight plastic bags, the spokeswoman said.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/13/several-dead-babies-discovered-house-germany
Sitzplinkers flocked to Bambi Awards in Berlin Yesterday.
The Bambi, often simply called Bambi Awards and stylised as BAMBI, are presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognise excellence in international media and television "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year".
The Bambi, often simply called Bambi Awards and stylised as BAMBI, are presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognise excellence in international media and television "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year".
After all these "sanctions", "refugees" and other incompetence Merkel is on the way to become another political corpse.
Nothing will happen. Germans are too brainwashed to act against their own genocide. Germany in 2020 will be the same as today's Sweden, where the native males have been emasculated and dominated by the Muslim immigrants. News articles such as this one are common in today's Sweden (and considered perfectly normal). Within 2-3 years, this will be the norm in Germany as well.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/11/03/swedish-news-site-editor-flood-country-with-isis-so-anti-immigrant-swedes-are-exiled/
and not put our civilisation under threat.
When a nation's men are sitting to pee (or 'Sitzpinkler') one can know that the end is near.
I don't know. The Sitzpinklers are gradually getting replaced by the Muslim immigrants. By 2016, a total of 4 million Muslim immigrants and their family members will be residing legally within the German borders. If things go on like this, by 2020 the Sitzpinklers will become a minority in their own country. Don't ask me how much effect this is going to have on the politics and the society in general.
It occurred to me the other day that the males of many higher vertebrates are characterized by being especially aggressive in protection of a social group. This makes biological sense. Consider lions who form teams of two males. If they are run off by a different team, the new leader set kills the cubs sired by the old ones and mate with the lionesses. The best strategy for the female is to 'go along to get along' whereas the vanquished males are quite possibly at a dead end.
Were I engineering a new (world order) I might be wary of this particular difference between male and female behavior and as a precursor seek to 'feminize' the males so they created less resistance when the time came to let the hammer drop. And disarm them as much as possible of course.
When I said (somewhat, at but not totally, as a joke) 'the end is near' when the males have become 'sitzpinklers', I didn't mean that Germany itself would be devoid of people...just devoid of what was historically considered to be 'German' people. The population will be proud 'global citizens' as will be the case in many other geographic areas which have been similarly molded socially, culturally, and biologically.
When a nation's men are sitting to pee (or 'Sitzpinkler') one can know that the end is near.
I don't know. The Sitzpinklers are gradually getting replaced by the Muslim immigrants. By 2016, a total of 4 million Muslim immigrants and their family members will be residing legally within the German borders. If things go on like this, by 2020 the Sitzpinklers will become a minority in their own country. Don't ask me how much effect this is going to have on the politics and the society in general.
After all these "sanctions", "refugees" and other incompetence Merkel is on the way to become another political corpse.
Nothing will happen. Germans are too brainwashed to act against their own genocide. Germany in 2020 will be the same as today's Sweden, where the native males have been emasculated and dominated by the Muslim immigrants. News articles such as this one are common in today's Sweden (and considered perfectly normal). Within 2-3 years, this will be the norm in Germany as well.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/11/03/swedish-news-site-editor-flood-country-with-isis-so-anti-immigrant-swedes-are-exiled/
When a nation's men are sitting to pee (or 'Sitzpinkler') one can know that the end is near.
After all these "sanctions", "refugees" and other incompetence Merkel is on the way to become another political corpse.
Nothing will happen. Germans are too brainwashed to act against their own genocide. Germany in 2020 will be the same as today's Sweden, where the native males have been emasculated and dominated by the Muslim immigrants. News articles such as this one are common in today's Sweden (and considered perfectly normal). Within 2-3 years, this will be the norm in Germany as well.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/11/03/swedish-news-site-editor-flood-country-with-isis-so-anti-immigrant-swedes-are-exiled/
OPINION POLL: ALMOST EVERY SECOND GERMAN BELIEVES MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS PROPAGANDA
Almost every second German believes the establishment controlled media is lying to them, according to a poll by the mainstream media.
An opinion poll conducted by Forsa for Stern magazine showed that 44% of Germans believe that media is controlled from above and consists of spin and propaganda.
http://meedia.de/2015/10/28/forsa-umfrage-44-prozent-teilen-luegenpresse-vorwurf-von-pegida/
http://www.lvz.de/Specials/Themenspecials/Legida-und-Proteste/Pegida/44-Prozent-der-Deutschen-stimmen-Luegenpresse-Vorwurf-von-Pegida-zu
I would not be surprised if the figures are not much higher than the 44%.
State TV channel ARD was forced to admit it used archive video footage from an anti Iraq war protest in 2003 to hide the spectacularly low turnout for a pro migrant rally. Only about 8000 people attended a highly publicised pro migrant rally in Berlin on October 17th in fruther evidence that the German public does not support the open doors policy of Chancellor Angela Merkel. To suggest non existent support, the ARD transmitted archive footage showing a rally attended by 100,000 in 2003. Goebbels would be proud.
http://www.focus.de/kultur/medien/ard-aktuell-chefredakteur-gibt-zu-versaeumnis-bedauern-wir-ard-verfaelschte-bericht-ueber-fluechtlinge_id_5029327.html
The collapse in confidence in the established media is mirrored in an epidemic of physical assaults against mainstream media journalists by angry members of the German public.
Mainstream presstitutes have appealed to politicians for protection while covering demonstrations after they have found themselves becoming the target of angry taunts of “lying press.”
http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2015-10/pegida-journalisten-schutz-forderung-pressefreiheit
Well, dear readers, this is a turn up for the books!
If a journalist tells the truth on a blog as I do, the public praise you, but the elite inflict violence on you.
However, if a journalist now pumps propaganda through the mainstream media, the public inflict violence on them while the elite pat them on the head.
Personally, I’d rather have the truth and the people on my side than be a lapdog of a criminal elite.
This entry was posted on Thursday, October 29th, 2015 at 2:09 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.
https://birdflu666.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/mainstream-media-opinion-poll-almost-every-second-german-believes-mainstream-media-is-propaganda/
See also:
Lying press: Germany's misleading media
http://www.dw.com/en/lying-press-germanys-misleading-media/a-18816438
Almost every second German believes the establishment controlled media is lying to them, according to a poll by the mainstream media.
An opinion poll conducted by Forsa for Stern magazine showed that 44% of Germans believe that media is controlled from above and consists of spin and propaganda.
http://meedia.de/2015/10/28/forsa-umfrage-44-prozent-teilen-luegenpresse-vorwurf-von-pegida/
http://www.lvz.de/Specials/Themenspecials/Legida-und-Proteste/Pegida/44-Prozent-der-Deutschen-stimmen-Luegenpresse-Vorwurf-von-Pegida-zu
I would not be surprised if the figures are not much higher than the 44%.
State TV channel ARD was forced to admit it used archive video footage from an anti Iraq war protest in 2003 to hide the spectacularly low turnout for a pro migrant rally. Only about 8000 people attended a highly publicised pro migrant rally in Berlin on October 17th in fruther evidence that the German public does not support the open doors policy of Chancellor Angela Merkel. To suggest non existent support, the ARD transmitted archive footage showing a rally attended by 100,000 in 2003. Goebbels would be proud.
http://www.focus.de/kultur/medien/ard-aktuell-chefredakteur-gibt-zu-versaeumnis-bedauern-wir-ard-verfaelschte-bericht-ueber-fluechtlinge_id_5029327.html
The collapse in confidence in the established media is mirrored in an epidemic of physical assaults against mainstream media journalists by angry members of the German public.
Mainstream presstitutes have appealed to politicians for protection while covering demonstrations after they have found themselves becoming the target of angry taunts of “lying press.”
http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2015-10/pegida-journalisten-schutz-forderung-pressefreiheit
Well, dear readers, this is a turn up for the books!
If a journalist tells the truth on a blog as I do, the public praise you, but the elite inflict violence on you.
However, if a journalist now pumps propaganda through the mainstream media, the public inflict violence on them while the elite pat them on the head.
Personally, I’d rather have the truth and the people on my side than be a lapdog of a criminal elite.
This entry was posted on Thursday, October 29th, 2015 at 2:09 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.
https://birdflu666.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/mainstream-media-opinion-poll-almost-every-second-german-believes-mainstream-media-is-propaganda/
See also:
Lying press: Germany's misleading media
http://www.dw.com/en/lying-press-germanys-misleading-media/a-18816438
After all these "sanctions", "refugees" and other incompetence Merkel is on the way to become another political corpse.
Strategic Shifts 2015/10/29
BEIJING/BERLIN (Own report) - Disputes over US military provocations are accompanying the German chancellor's current visit to China. After a US Navy destroyer transited through the maritime waters claimed by Beijing near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, the Chinese government summoned the US ambassador. German government sources have confirmed that this conflict will play a role in the talks, Angela Merkel will hold today in Beijing, and expect discord. Berlin is already in a difficult position. The transformation of China's economy from an investment-driven to a consumer- and service-driven growth model will be of disadvantage to the German industry. "German capital goods and automobiles" will most likely "no longer enjoy the same levels of demand growth in China as previously," according to Sebastian Heilmann, Director of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlin. Because of the structural transformation of China's economy, the "country’s demand for access to finance and currency markets, as well as general demand for service-related know-how" has increased massively. In this respect, Great Britain "is much better positioned than Germany." A "strategic shift is taking place in European-Chinese relations" - away from Berlin and towards London. more
Like in the Cold War 2015/10/27
MOSCOW/BERLIN (Own report) - Berlin has announced a "German-Russian Youth Year" for 2016/2017. As former Head of the Federal Chancellery Ronald Pofalla (CDU) declared last week at the conclusion of a German-Russian Cooperation Meeting ("Petersburg Dialogue"), cooperation between German and Russian civil societies are "more important than ever." Therefore, the German government's efforts to intensify the German-Russian student exchange program must be supported. Already at the beginning of the Petersburg Dialogue, which has restarted, following a year's interruption, Chancellor Merkel explained that Germany is "interested in a reliable partnership with Russia." Business functionaries are concluding that willingness to cooperate, which had waned due to the Ukraine conflict, is again growing "on both sides." Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, foresees a "diplomatic process" under Berlin's leadership that will lead to a further rapprochement during Germany's OSCE chair - beginning January 1, 2016. Ischinger explicitly points to similarities to the cold war's so-called détente policy, from which the West emerged the winner. more
Toxic Free Trade 2015/10/22
BERLIN/YAOUNDÉ (Own report) - The EU's Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Cameroon, soon to be implemented, will drive this African country deeper into poverty, Yvonne Takang, Executive Secretary of the Cameroonian civic organization ACDIC explained in an interview with german-foreign-policy.com. The Economic Partnership Agreement, ratified under pressure from Brussels last year in a hush-hush operation, will endanger Cameroon's "agriculture and regional integration," warned Takang, and hamper the country's industrialization. She also signaled resistance to the agreement's implementation. Since 2002, the EU has been seeking to conclude EPAs with former European colonies in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions to open markets for European businesses, create attractive investment opportunities, and secure imports of cheap raw materials. The planned deregulation will leave the weaker national economies in Africa unprotected. A well known example of the negative consequences is the local chicken production in Ghana, which virtually collapsed after this West African country opened its markets to European - including German - poultry exports. German slaughterhouses, on the other hand, benefitted, significantly increasing their chicken exports and profits. more
Unique in the World 2015/10/19
BERLIN/NIENBURG (WESER) (Own report) - The German Bundeswehr is holding another exercise oriented on "Civil-Military Cooperation" (CIMIC) in the context of military interventions. The "Joint Cooperation" exercise will take place in Nienburg County (Lower Saxony) at the end of the month primarily with the participation of soldiers from NATO member countries, and with troops from countries, officially claiming neutrality, such as Austria and Sweden. According to the scenario of the exercise, which has been drawn up in all details, so-called CIMIC forces will operate in a fictitious country at the Horn of Africa that has become the scene of a bloody civil war provoked by a neighboring nation. The unit specialized in "civil-military cooperation" must "assess" the war zone population's situation, to provide the military command the "necessary information" for its "operational planning." The scenario shows a number of parallels to NATO's current large-scale "Trident Juncture" exercise, which also focuses on combating an "aggressor nation," covertly supporting one party to the civil war in the neighboring country. Reference to the situation in Ukraine is explicitly desired. more
http://www.german-foreign-policy.com/en/news/
BEIJING/BERLIN (Own report) - Disputes over US military provocations are accompanying the German chancellor's current visit to China. After a US Navy destroyer transited through the maritime waters claimed by Beijing near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, the Chinese government summoned the US ambassador. German government sources have confirmed that this conflict will play a role in the talks, Angela Merkel will hold today in Beijing, and expect discord. Berlin is already in a difficult position. The transformation of China's economy from an investment-driven to a consumer- and service-driven growth model will be of disadvantage to the German industry. "German capital goods and automobiles" will most likely "no longer enjoy the same levels of demand growth in China as previously," according to Sebastian Heilmann, Director of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlin. Because of the structural transformation of China's economy, the "country’s demand for access to finance and currency markets, as well as general demand for service-related know-how" has increased massively. In this respect, Great Britain "is much better positioned than Germany." A "strategic shift is taking place in European-Chinese relations" - away from Berlin and towards London. more
Like in the Cold War 2015/10/27
MOSCOW/BERLIN (Own report) - Berlin has announced a "German-Russian Youth Year" for 2016/2017. As former Head of the Federal Chancellery Ronald Pofalla (CDU) declared last week at the conclusion of a German-Russian Cooperation Meeting ("Petersburg Dialogue"), cooperation between German and Russian civil societies are "more important than ever." Therefore, the German government's efforts to intensify the German-Russian student exchange program must be supported. Already at the beginning of the Petersburg Dialogue, which has restarted, following a year's interruption, Chancellor Merkel explained that Germany is "interested in a reliable partnership with Russia." Business functionaries are concluding that willingness to cooperate, which had waned due to the Ukraine conflict, is again growing "on both sides." Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, foresees a "diplomatic process" under Berlin's leadership that will lead to a further rapprochement during Germany's OSCE chair - beginning January 1, 2016. Ischinger explicitly points to similarities to the cold war's so-called détente policy, from which the West emerged the winner. more
Toxic Free Trade 2015/10/22
BERLIN/YAOUNDÉ (Own report) - The EU's Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Cameroon, soon to be implemented, will drive this African country deeper into poverty, Yvonne Takang, Executive Secretary of the Cameroonian civic organization ACDIC explained in an interview with german-foreign-policy.com. The Economic Partnership Agreement, ratified under pressure from Brussels last year in a hush-hush operation, will endanger Cameroon's "agriculture and regional integration," warned Takang, and hamper the country's industrialization. She also signaled resistance to the agreement's implementation. Since 2002, the EU has been seeking to conclude EPAs with former European colonies in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions to open markets for European businesses, create attractive investment opportunities, and secure imports of cheap raw materials. The planned deregulation will leave the weaker national economies in Africa unprotected. A well known example of the negative consequences is the local chicken production in Ghana, which virtually collapsed after this West African country opened its markets to European - including German - poultry exports. German slaughterhouses, on the other hand, benefitted, significantly increasing their chicken exports and profits. more
Unique in the World 2015/10/19
BERLIN/NIENBURG (WESER) (Own report) - The German Bundeswehr is holding another exercise oriented on "Civil-Military Cooperation" (CIMIC) in the context of military interventions. The "Joint Cooperation" exercise will take place in Nienburg County (Lower Saxony) at the end of the month primarily with the participation of soldiers from NATO member countries, and with troops from countries, officially claiming neutrality, such as Austria and Sweden. According to the scenario of the exercise, which has been drawn up in all details, so-called CIMIC forces will operate in a fictitious country at the Horn of Africa that has become the scene of a bloody civil war provoked by a neighboring nation. The unit specialized in "civil-military cooperation" must "assess" the war zone population's situation, to provide the military command the "necessary information" for its "operational planning." The scenario shows a number of parallels to NATO's current large-scale "Trident Juncture" exercise, which also focuses on combating an "aggressor nation," covertly supporting one party to the civil war in the neighboring country. Reference to the situation in Ukraine is explicitly desired. more
http://www.german-foreign-policy.com/en/news/
Perhaps Germany should learn something from Japan. Japan is also a vassal state of the United States, just like Germany. The Americans have tried to reduce the military capabilities of the Japanese males, through various tactics ever since 1945. But these tactics have achieved only limited success. The Japanese Armed Forces still rank among the top five of its kind in the world.
A German soldier of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photograph: Syed Jan Sabawoon/EPA
Scary guy, huh?
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