Staff / TruthdigJul 18, 2006
At the G8 summit, President Bush gave German Chancellor Angela Merkel an unsolicited back massage, which an obviously uncomfortable Merkel quickly shrugged off (h/t: Crooks and Liars)
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Staff / TruthdigJun 4, 2006
Soccer fans mocked with monkey noises and spit on Nigerian forward Adebowale Ogungbure as he left a soccer field in Germany in late March. It sounds like a story from another decade, but this type of violent racism might just destroy this year's World Cup. The NYT offers a must-read piece about the recent surge in racist sentiment among European soccer fans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 18, 2006
Bush tells reporters "all options are on the table" when asked if he is planning a nuclear strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. Meanwhile, Iran's president vowed that his nation would "cut off the hand of any aggressor." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMar 2, 2006
Even though Germany sat out the invasion of Iraq, its spies in Baghdad passed on reams of information to the U.S. command, according to classified Berlin files. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 13, 2006
Bush and the new German chancellor are pushing diplomacy on the Iranian nuclear issue | story
If this seems in stark contrast with the president's Iraq policy, read Truthdig's Robert Scheer or Juan Cole--who argue that we've lost leverage over Iran because the Iraq war has empowered the Shiites in both countries to link arms against us
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