Changes

Scholz’s ''Zeitenwende'' (“watershed”) policy, announced with great fanfare on February 27, 2023 just three days after Russia's de-nazification campaign began, increased funding for Rheinmetall AG, the producer of the [[Leopard 2]] tank. The headquarters of Rheinmetall AG is in Dusseldorf, the epicenter of the Ruhr Area targeted by the post-[[World War II]] [[Morgenthau Plan]].<ref>[https://consortiumnews.com/2023/01/31/scott-ritter-germany-in-danger-of-forgetting-its-history/ SCOTT RITTER: Germany Risks Forgetting Its History], January 31, 2023. ''Consortiumnews''.</ref>

Scholz’s ''Zeitenwende'' (“watershed”) policy, announced with great fanfare on February 27, 2023 just three days after Russia's de-nazification campaign began, increased funding for Rheinmetall AG, the producer of the [[Leopard 2]] tank. The headquarters of Rheinmetall AG is in Dusseldorf, the epicenter of the Ruhr Area targeted by the post-[[World War II]] [[Morgenthau Plan]].<ref>[https://consortiumnews.com/2023/01/31/scott-ritter-germany-in-danger-of-forgetting-its-history/ SCOTT RITTER: Germany Risks Forgetting Its History], January 31, 2023. ''Consortiumnews''.</ref>

Speaking before in [[Munich]] in August 2023, the unpopular chancellor said, Scholz was confronted by a crowd that was calling him a “warmonger,” “loser,” and “[[liar]],” among other things. The chancellor responded saying that the “[[right-wing populist]]s” stand for a “gloomy future," went on to argue that those demanding an end to German weapon deliveries to Ukraine were not peace doves, but rather “fallen angels, that come from hell," which presumably included church leaders seeking a negotiated peace settlement.<ref>https://www.theinteldrop.org/2023/08/21/fallen-angels-from-hell-scholz-on-critics-of-his-ukraine-policies/</ref>

Speaking before in [[Munich]] in August 2023, the unpopular chancellor said, Scholz was confronted by a crowd that was calling him a “warmonger,” “loser,” and “[[liar]],” among other things. The chancellor responded saying that the “[[right-wing populist]]s” stand for a “gloomy future," went on to argue that those demanding an end to German weapon deliveries to Ukraine were not peace doves, but rather “[[fallen angels]] that come from hell," which presumably was a rreference to church leaders seeking a negotiated peace settlement.<ref>https://www.theinteldrop.org/2023/08/21/fallen-angels-from-hell-scholz-on-critics-of-his-ukraine-policies/</ref>

===Terrorist attack on Nordstream pipeline===

===Terrorist attack on Nordstream pipeline===