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 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>

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 reference 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===