Germany held an election yesterday. It went about as expected. The biggest surprise continues to be how the majority of parties all support some flavor of ongoing belligerence towards Russia — a policy that is destroying Germany…
German Coalition Collapses as Far Right Surges…
As the German economy slumps, the ruling political coalition has collapsed and the far right is surging…
A YEAR OF LYING ABOUT NORD STREAM…
The Biden administration has acknowledged neither its responsibility for the pipeline bombing nor the purpose of the sabotage…
As Bakhmut Falls, U.S. May Turn from Ukraine, Starting with Pipeline Story…
If the Donbass city of Bakhmut falls to the Russians the U.S. may need to save face in order to reverse course in Ukraine, writes Joe Lauria…
When It Comes to Nordstream and F-16s the U.S. Opts for Ham Handed Political Gestures…
In theory, a covert operation is supposed to be elegant, sophisticated and smart. But that is not the case with the United States these days. Ham-fisted and clumsy are more apt descriptors…
MORE…Nord Stream Attack – ‘Officials’ Throw More Chaff to Hide the Real Perpetrators…
The New York Times, Germany’s Die Zet and the UK’s Guardian released a story earlier this week using the same old tired trope anonymous “intelligence officials” said…they found the owner of the boat, which was rented, apparently, that was used to transport 5 divers and a medic to dive 80 meters in frigidly cold water to attach hundreds of pounds of explosives to blow-up Nordstream gas pipelines…oh, and they were Ukrainians…blah, blah, blah…
Germany’s AfD Party Calls for Investigation into Biden over Nord Stream Sabotage…
A German political party is calling for the removal of U.S. troops from Germany following accusations that the U.S. was involved in the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline…
Germany’s Angela Merkel Strikes Conciliatory Note on Migrants in Bundestag Speech…
Addressing parliament for the first time since her clash with Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, the German chancellor sought to stress a common way forward. But things remain tense both inside and outside her coalition. Budgetary debates in the Bundestag are always occasions for the German government to offer general justifications for its policies — and […]
Angela Merkel Struggles to Hold Government Together…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the EU’s longest-serving head of government, is known for sitting out political crises and power struggles. But she’s visibly struggling this time, and significant damage has been done to her leadership. Ultimately, the very way Merkel does politics is at the core of this sudden eruption of resentment from within her […]