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As Europe's largest economy and the most populous nation wholly within Europe, Germany is a key member of the continent's economic, political, and military organizations.  The central German bank, the Bundesbank, has historically been the most influential force within the financial markets of the [[European Union]]. Since the [[US]] [[War on Terror]], Germany has taken large numbers of refugees and immigrants from [[Muslim]] countries.

As Europe's largest economy and the most populous nation wholly within Europe, Germany is a key member of the continent's economic, political, and military organizations.  The central German bank, the Bundesbank, has historically been the most influential force within the financial markets of the [[European Union]]. Since the [[US]] [[War on Terror]], Germany has taken large numbers of refugees and immigrants from [[Muslim]] countries.

In June 2017, both German parliament chambers voted to legalize [[Same-sex marriage|same-sex marriage]]. The new law went into effect on October 1, 2017.  

In June 2017, both German parliament chambers voted to legalize [[same-sex marriage]]. The new law went into effect on October 1, 2017.  

==People==

==People==

Life expectancy of females at birth in West Germany rose from 71 years in 1954 to 80 years in 2000; the expectancy for boys rose from 66 to 75. Expectancy in the eastern zone was about three years less.  

Life expectancy of females at birth in West Germany rose from 71 years in 1954 to 80 years in 2000; the expectancy for boys rose from 66 to 75. Expectancy in the eastern zone was about three years less.  

By the latter half of 2015 more than twice as many refugees of the [[Syrian war]] entered Germany (484,000<ref>http://qz.com/567469/t/309634/ </ref>) than the size of Germany's standing army (184,000<ref>Member_states_of_NATO#Military_personnel</ref>).

By the latter half of 2015 more than twice as many refugees of the [[Syrian war]] entered Germany (484,000<ref>http://qz.com/567469/t/309634/</ref>) than the size of Germany's standing army (184,000<ref>Member_states_of_NATO#Military_personnel</ref>).

The projected population in 2050 is 76 million, down from the present 82 million. There will be more deaths than births, and that is largely offset by a net inflow of immigrants from 2000 to 2050, predicted to be about 240,000 per year.

The projected population in 2050 is 76 million, down from the present 82 million. There will be more deaths than births, and that is largely offset by a net inflow of immigrants from 2000 to 2050, predicted to be about 240,000 per year.

Merkel's "wir schaffen das" has proven a disaster, including importing fresh renewed racism from Islamo Arabs.

Merkel's "wir schaffen das" has proven a disaster, including importing fresh renewed racism from Islamo Arabs.

In mid-2016, the German government deployed an additional 90 border guards and 40 police officers in order to reduce the level of [[illegal immigration]] passing through [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Germany Toughens Swiss Border Against Illegal Migrants | url=http://dw.com/p/1JmWj | date=August 21, 2016 | publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] | accessdate=February 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Germany Tightens Border Controls with Switzerland to Stop Illegal Immigrants, Says Swiss Minister | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-tightens-border-controls-with-switzerland-to-stop-illegal-immigrants-says-swiss-finance-a7202621.html | date=August 2016 | publisher=''[[The Independent]]'' | accessdate=February 11, 2017}}</ref> It also instituted border controls in preparation for the [[G-20]] summit, showing [[liberal hypocrisy]] in the fact that the only times when border controls were instituted were when international leaders came into the country.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/12/germany-begins-border-controls-lead-g20-summit/ Germany Begins Border Controls in Lead up to G20 Summit]. ''Breitbart News''. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.</ref>According to the German Federal Statistical Office, Germany's population growth in 2016 was entirely due to mass migration.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (January 17, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/17/german-population-grew-2016-solely-due-mass-migration/ Mass Migration Now Sole Cause of Population Growth in Germany]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref> In June 2017, it was reported that [[Frankfurt]] became the first city in Germany where ethnic Germans were a minority.<ref>Hale, Virginia (June 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/29/frankfurt-german-city-natives-minority/ Frankfurt Becomes First German City Where Natives Are Minority]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 29, 2017.</ref> By 2018, the name "Mohammed" was the 26th most popular name in Germany, rising from 97th place nearly 10 years prior,<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (January 25, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/25/germany-mohammed-name-rapidly-rising-popularity/ ‘Mohammed’ on Course to be Most Popular Baby Name in Germany]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 25, 2018.</ref> and by 2019, "Mohammed" had become the most popular male name in Berlin.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (May 3, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/03/mohammed-number-one-name-baby-boys-berlin-2018/ Mohammed Number One Name for Baby Boys in Berlin]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 3, 2019.</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (May 6, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/32194-mohammed-is-taking-over-europe-name-most-popular-in-berlin-elsewhere Mohammed Is Taking Over Europe: Name Most Popular in Berlin, Elsewhere]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 6, 2019.</ref> According to Destatis, the German statistics office, Germany saw a 7% rise in births in 2016 due to mass migration, a massive change for a country which previously had one of the lowest European birthrates.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (March 29, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/03/29/german-childbirths-rise-due-mass-migration/ German Childbirths Rise Due to Mass Migration]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 29, 2018.</ref> Migration, much of it from Eastern Europe, caused Germany's population to reach a record high in 2018.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-population/migration-from-eastern-europe-raises-german-population-to-record-high-idUSKCN1UB0WD Migration from eastern Europe raises German population to record high]. ''Reuters''. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.</ref> In November 2019, Herbert Brücker, the head of Germany's Federal Institute for Employment Research, stated that in twenty years, over one-third of people living in Germany would have foreign backgrounds.<ref>Zindulka, Kurt (November 5, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/11/05/germany-over-third-population-will-have-migrant-roots-20-years/ Germany: Over Third of Population Will Have Migrant Roots in 20 Years]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 5, 2019.</ref><ref>Duke, Selwyn (November 8, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/33987-the-great-replacement-foreigners-will-soon-be-more-than-1-3rd-of-germany The Great Replacement: “Foreigners” Will Soon be More Than 1/3rd of Germany]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 8, 2019.</ref>

In mid-2016, the German government deployed an additional 90 border guards and 40 police officers in order to reduce the level of [[illegal immigration]] passing through [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Germany Toughens Swiss Border Against Illegal Migrants | url=http://dw.com/p/1JmWj | date=August 21, 2016 | publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] | accessdate=February 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Germany Tightens Border Controls with Switzerland to Stop Illegal Immigrants, Says Swiss Minister | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-tightens-border-controls-with-switzerland-to-stop-illegal-immigrants-says-swiss-finance-a7202621.html | date=August 2016 | publisher=''[[The Independent]]'' | accessdate=February 11, 2017}}</ref> It also instituted border controls in preparation for the [[G-20]] summit, showing [[liberal hypocrisy]] in the fact that the only times when border controls were instituted were when international leaders came into the country.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/12/germany-begins-border-controls-lead-g20-summit/ Germany Begins Border Controls in Lead up to G20 Summit]. ''Breitbart News''. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.</ref> According to the German Federal Statistical Office, Germany's population growth in 2016 was entirely due to mass migration.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (January 17, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/17/german-population-grew-2016-solely-due-mass-migration/ Mass Migration Now Sole Cause of Population Growth in Germany]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref> In June 2017, it was reported that [[Frankfurt]] became the first city in Germany where ethnic Germans were a minority.<ref>Hale, Virginia (June 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/29/frankfurt-german-city-natives-minority/ Frankfurt Becomes First German City Where Natives Are Minority]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 29, 2017.</ref> By 2018, the name "Mohammed" was the 26th most popular name in Germany, rising from 97th place nearly 10 years prior,<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (January 25, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/25/germany-mohammed-name-rapidly-rising-popularity/ ‘Mohammed’ on Course to be Most Popular Baby Name in Germany]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 25, 2018.</ref> and by 2019, "Mohammed" had become the most popular male name in Berlin.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (May 3, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/03/mohammed-number-one-name-baby-boys-berlin-2018/ Mohammed Number One Name for Baby Boys in Berlin]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 3, 2019.</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (May 6, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/32194-mohammed-is-taking-over-europe-name-most-popular-in-berlin-elsewhere Mohammed Is Taking Over Europe: Name Most Popular in Berlin, Elsewhere]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 6, 2019.</ref> According to Destatis, the German statistics office, Germany saw a 7% rise in births in 2016 due to mass migration, a massive change for a country which previously had one of the lowest European birthrates.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (March 29, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/03/29/german-childbirths-rise-due-mass-migration/ German Childbirths Rise Due to Mass Migration]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 29, 2018.</ref> Migration, much of it from Eastern Europe, caused Germany's population to reach a record high in 2018.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-population/migration-from-eastern-europe-raises-german-population-to-record-high-idUSKCN1UB0WD Migration from eastern Europe raises German population to record high]. ''Reuters''. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.</ref> In November 2019, Herbert Brücker, the head of Germany's Federal Institute for Employment Research, stated that in twenty years, over one-third of people living in Germany would have foreign backgrounds.<ref>Zindulka, Kurt (November 5, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/11/05/germany-over-third-population-will-have-migrant-roots-20-years/ Germany: Over Third of Population Will Have Migrant Roots in 20 Years]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 5, 2019.</ref><ref>Duke, Selwyn (November 8, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/33987-the-great-replacement-foreigners-will-soon-be-more-than-1-3rd-of-germany The Great Replacement: “Foreigners” Will Soon be More Than 1/3rd of Germany]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 8, 2019.</ref>

According to the German Federal Employment Agency in 2018, over half of German residents receiving the Hartz IV welfare benefits had migrant backgrounds.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (April 13, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/04/13/half-german-welfare-recipients-come-migrant-backgrounds/ More Than Half of German Welfare Recipients Come from Migrant Backgrounds]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 13, 2018.</ref>

According to the German Federal Employment Agency in 2018, over half of German residents receiving the Hartz IV welfare benefits had migrant backgrounds.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (April 13, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/04/13/half-german-welfare-recipients-come-migrant-backgrounds/ More Than Half of German Welfare Recipients Come from Migrant Backgrounds]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 13, 2018.</ref>

===Recent politics===

===Recent politics===

[[File:Der Spiegel 12-12-25.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[German]] reaction to [[Trump]]'s [[NSS25]].]]

[[File:Der Spiegel 12-12-25.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[German]] reaction to [[Trump]]'s [[NSS25]].]]

Germany's post-[[imperial]] hangover is a [[moral]] autoimmune disease: the country is so terrified of its own shadow that it has replaced national pride with aggressive self-flagellation and recycling regulations. Their identity is built on being the "[[Moral]] [[Superpower]]," which practically translates to shutting down their perfectly functional nuclear power plants to burn dirty coal, all while lecturing their neighbors on carbon footprints. It is a nation of engineers who have engineered a society that doesn’t work. The German spirit, once defined by efficiency and discipline, has mutated into a paralyzed bureaucracy where filling out the correct form is more important than the outcome. They are so desperate to avoid being "threatening" that they’ve become essentially a large [[NGO]] with an army that has broomsticks for rifles,<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1414714/ursula-von-der-leyen-news-eu-ban-exports-vaccines-defence-army-germany-spt Ursula von der Leyen's army so under-equipped it used broomsticks instead of guns]. By Martina Bet, [[UK Express]], Mar 25, 2021.</ref> terrified that showing any backbone might be interpreted as a relapse.<ref>https://x.com/Arrogance_0024/status/1998505132904911225</ref>

Germany's post-[[imperial]] hangover is a [[moral]] autoimmune disease: the country is so terrified of its own shadow that it has replaced national pride with aggressive self-flagellation and recycling regulations. Their identity is built on being the "[[Moral]] [[Superpower]]," which practically translates to shutting down their perfectly functional nuclear power plants to burn dirty coal, all while lecturing their neighbors on carbon footprints. It is a nation of engineers who have engineered a society that doesn't work. The German spirit, once defined by efficiency and discipline, has mutated into a paralyzed bureaucracy where filling out the correct form is more important than the outcome. They are so desperate to avoid being "threatening" that they've become essentially a large [[NGO]] with an army that has broomsticks for rifles,<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1414714/ursula-von-der-leyen-news-eu-ban-exports-vaccines-defence-army-germany-spt Ursula von der Leyen's army so under-equipped it used broomsticks instead of guns]. By Martina Bet, [[UK Express]], Mar 25, 2021.</ref> terrified that showing any backbone might be interpreted as a relapse.<ref>https://x.com/Arrogance_0024/status/1998505132904911225</ref>

In the federal state of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], the [[AfD]] mayoral candidate for the town of Ludwigshafen, Joachim Paul, was banned from running for [[mayor]] based on the German domestic intelligence agency’s ([[BfV]]) report which included outrageous claims that Paul was a threat to the [[constitution]] based on 'unpatriotic' activities which included his praise for [[Lord of the Rings]]. Apparently, his belief that [[Tolkien]]'s ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy reflected '[[conservative values]]' was some kind of 'dangerous' [[nationalist]] [[dog whistle]]; there is no longer any limit to the preposterous lows [[globalist]]s will stoop to in railroading and sandbagging legitimate candidates who pose a threat to the [[Rules Based Order|Ruse Based Order]]. Nearly 70% of the voters did not vote. Previous elections for mayors had turnouts over 44%, which demonstrates the utter disillusionment of [[voter]]s when candidates are simply wiped from the ballot.<ref>https://gamesoflaw.com/politics/democracy-at-risk-german-candidate-barred-over-lord-of-the-rings-praise/</ref>

In the federal state of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], the [[AfD]] mayoral candidate for the town of Ludwigshafen, Joachim Paul, was banned from running for [[mayor]] based on the German domestic intelligence agency's ([[BfV]]) report which included outrageous claims that Paul was a threat to the [[constitution]] based on 'unpatriotic' activities which included his praise for [[Lord of the Rings]]. Apparently, his belief that [[Tolkien]]'s ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy reflected '[[conservative values]]' was some kind of 'dangerous' [[nationalist]] [[dog whistle]]; there is no longer any limit to the preposterous lows [[globalist]]s will stoop to in railroading and sandbagging legitimate candidates who pose a threat to the [[Rules Based Order|Ruse Based Order]]. Nearly 70% of the voters did not vote. Previous elections for mayors had turnouts over 44%, which demonstrates the utter disillusionment of [[voter]]s when candidates are simply wiped from the ballot.<ref>https://gamesoflaw.com/politics/democracy-at-risk-german-candidate-barred-over-lord-of-the-rings-praise/</ref>

===Executive Branch===

===Executive Branch===

Under Petry's leadership, the AfD continued to grow dramatically, winning numerous seats in state parliaments.<ref name="Telegraph"/><ref name="DW">[http://www.dw.com/en/what-is-the-alternative-for-germany/a-19527050 What is the Alternative for Germany?]. ''DW''. September 5, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref><ref name="Wa.T.">Moulson, Geir (September 4, 2016). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/4/alternative-germany-party-wins-state-election/ Anger over Merkel’s Syria refugee policy drives win for Alternative for Germany party]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> The AfD formed an alliance with the [[Freedom Party of Austria]] in 2016 due to their shared Eurosceptic views.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36504307 Nationalist Austria-Germany summit held on Zugspitze summit]. ''BBC''. June 10, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> Immigration is a very large issue in the party.

Under Petry's leadership, the AfD continued to grow dramatically, winning numerous seats in state parliaments.<ref name="Telegraph"/><ref name="DW">[http://www.dw.com/en/what-is-the-alternative-for-germany/a-19527050 What is the Alternative for Germany?]. ''DW''. September 5, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref><ref name="Wa.T.">Moulson, Geir (September 4, 2016). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/4/alternative-germany-party-wins-state-election/ Anger over Merkel’s Syria refugee policy drives win for Alternative for Germany party]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> The AfD formed an alliance with the [[Freedom Party of Austria]] in 2016 due to their shared Eurosceptic views.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36504307 Nationalist Austria-Germany summit held on Zugspitze summit]. ''BBC''. June 10, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> Immigration is a very large issue in the party.

[[File:Joachim Paul.PNG|left|300px|thumb|]]While the AfD was unable to gain any seats in the German national parliament in the 2013 election, it entered the Bundestag in the 2017 election after taking a historic third place with nearly 13% of the vote, while Angela Merkel's CDU received its worst result since 1949.<ref>Multiple references:

[[File:Joachim Paul.PNG|left|300px|thumb]]While the AfD was unable to gain any seats in the German national parliament in the 2013 election, it entered the Bundestag in the 2017 election after taking a historic third place with nearly 13% of the vote, while Angela Merkel's CDU received its worst result since 1949.<ref>Multiple references:

*Tomlinson, Chris (September 25, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/25/merkel-scores-pyrrhic-victory-populists-beat-expectations/ Merkel’s Pyrrhic Victory: Worst Party Performance Since 1949 As Populist AfD Beat Expectations]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

*Tomlinson, Chris (September 25, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/25/merkel-scores-pyrrhic-victory-populists-beat-expectations/ Merkel’s Pyrrhic Victory: Worst Party Performance Since 1949 As Populist AfD Beat Expectations]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

*Dettmer, Jamie (September 25, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/germany-elections-afd/4043104.html Germany Shaken by Far-right Political Earthquake]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

*Dettmer, Jamie (September 25, 2017). [https://www.voanews.com/a/germany-elections-afd/4043104.html Germany Shaken by Far-right Political Earthquake]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

=====Sleepwalking into war=====

=====Sleepwalking into war=====

{{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}}

{{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}}

60 Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Germany on May 11, 2022 to begin 40 days' training on the five-man-operated Howitzer 2000 artillery system. Other training centers are reportedly open or opening, thus making Germany a proxy of Ukraine and a participant in the conflict.<ref>https://www.nairaland.com/7107300/germany-warned-role-ukraine-conflict#112461045</ref> Berlin is officially supplying weapons and training to a regime that upholds Nazi ideology.

60 Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Germany on May 11, 2022, to begin 40 days' training on the five-man-operated Howitzer 2000 artillery system. Other training centers are reportedly open or opening, thus making Germany a proxy of Ukraine and a participant in the conflict.<ref name="nairaland.com">https://www.nairaland.com/7107300/germany-warned-role-ukraine-conflict#112461045</ref> Berlin is officially supplying weapons and training to a regime that upholds Nazi ideology.

Hans-Georg Maassen, who headed Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany’s domestic security agency from 2012 to 2018, warned his fellow citizens on May 25, 2022, that Germany was “sleepwalking” into war with Russia. Maassen cited, on TV Berlin’s ‘Special’ program, a ruling by the [[International Court of Justice]] that the supply of weapons to one of the warring parties in a conflict makes the supplier a party to the conflict, too.

Hans-Georg Maassen, who headed Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany's domestic security agency from 2012 to 2018, warned his fellow citizens on May 25, 2022, that Germany was “sleepwalking” into war with Russia. Maassen cited, on TV Berlin's ‘Special’ program, a ruling by the [[International Court of Justice]] that the supply of weapons to one of the warring parties in a conflict makes the supplier a party to the conflict, too.

The former intelligence chief argued that, contrary to what the German media say, “Ukraine is not a bastion of human rights, of freedom, peace and Western values.” Maassen was terrified by the lack of public discussion on this issue, telling viewers:

The former intelligence chief argued that, contrary to what the German media say, “Ukraine is not a bastion of human rights, of freedom, peace and Western values.” Maassen was terrified by the lack of public discussion on this issue, telling viewers:

The plan to blow up Nord Stream 1 and 2 was suddenly downgraded from a covert operation requiring that Congress be informed to one that was deemed as a highly classified intelligence operation with U.S. military support. Under the law, the source explained, “There was no longer a legal requirement to report the operation to Congress. All they had to do now is just do it—but it still had to be secret. The Russians have superlative [[surveillance]] of the Baltic Sea.”

The plan to blow up Nord Stream 1 and 2 was suddenly downgraded from a covert operation requiring that Congress be informed to one that was deemed as a highly classified intelligence operation with U.S. military support. Under the law, the source explained, “There was no longer a legal requirement to report the operation to Congress. All they had to do now is just do it—but it still had to be secret. The Russians have superlative [[surveillance]] of the Baltic Sea.”

The Agency working group members had no direct contact with the [[White House]], and were eager to find out if Biden meant what he’d said—that is, if the mission was now a go. The source recalled, “[[Bill Burns]] comes back and says, ‘Do it.’”

The Agency working group members had no direct contact with the [[White House]], and were eager to find out if Biden meant what he'd said—that is, if the mission was now a go. The source recalled, “[[Bill Burns]] comes back and says, ‘Do it.’”

<!--[[Norway]] was the perfect place to base the mission.  In the past few years of East-West crisis, the U.S. military has vastly expanded its presence inside Norway, whose western border runs 1,400 miles along the north [[Atlantic Ocean]] and merges above the [[Arctic Circle]] with Russia. The [[Pentagon]] has created high-paying jobs and contracts, amid some local controversy, by investing hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade and expand American Navy and Air Force facilities in Norway. The new works included, most importantly, an advanced synthetic aperture radar far up north that was capable of penetrating deep into Russia and came online just as the American intelligence community lost access to a series of long-range listening sites inside China.

<!--[[Norway]] was the perfect place to base the mission.  In the past few years of East-West crisis, the U.S. military has vastly expanded its presence inside Norway, whose western border runs 1,400 miles along the north [[Atlantic Ocean]] and merges above the [[Arctic Circle]] with Russia. The [[Pentagon]] has created high-paying jobs and contracts, amid some local controversy, by investing hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade and expand American Navy and Air Force facilities in Norway. The new works included, most importantly, an advanced synthetic aperture radar far up north that was capable of penetrating deep into Russia and came online just as the American intelligence community lost access to a series of long-range listening sites inside China.

[[File:P8+Weapons+Release.png|left|400px|thumb|Air traffic control monitoring of P8 run on the Nordstream pipeline, early morning hours of September 26, 2022.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/independent-evidence-video-confirms-key-part-sy-hershs-report-attack-nord-stream-2/</ref>]]On September 7, 2022, Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] said the Nord Stream II pipeline could be reopened "tomorrow" to alleviate Europe's impending winter heating fuel crisis.<ref>https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-ready-to-switch-on-nord-stream-ii-pipeline-tomorrow-if-europe-gives-green-light/2678820</ref>

[[File:P8+Weapons+Release.png|left|400px|thumb|Air traffic control monitoring of P8 run on the Nordstream pipeline, early morning hours of September 26, 2022.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/independent-evidence-video-confirms-key-part-sy-hershs-report-attack-nord-stream-2/</ref>]]On September 7, 2022, Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] said the Nord Stream II pipeline could be reopened "tomorrow" to alleviate Europe's impending winter heating fuel crisis.<ref>https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-ready-to-switch-on-nord-stream-ii-pipeline-tomorrow-if-europe-gives-green-light/2678820</ref>

On September 26, 2022, a NATO P8 surveillance plane made a seemingly routine flight and made a drop over the pipelines. Three of the four pipelines were put out of commission. Within a few minutes, pools of methane gas that remained in the shuttered pipelines could be seen spreading on the water’s surface and the world learned that something irreversible had taken place. The detachment of US Navy ships, led by the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, announced the completion of work in the area of the sabotaged pipelines. US ships in the Baltic Sea were spotted heading to the Baltic Straits into the North Sea.  

On September 26, 2022, a NATO P8 surveillance plane made a seemingly routine flight and made a drop over the pipelines. Three of the four pipelines were put out of commission. Within a few minutes, pools of methane gas that remained in the shuttered pipelines could be seen spreading on the water's surface and the world learned that something irreversible had taken place. The detachment of US Navy ships, led by the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, announced the completion of work in the area of the sabotaged pipelines. US ships in the Baltic Sea were spotted heading to the Baltic Straits into the North Sea.  

Asked at a press conference days later about the consequences of the worsening energy crisis in Western Europe, Blinken called the destruction of the pipeline a "tremendous opportunity" for the United States.<ref>https://mate.substack.com/p/in-nord-stream-attack-us-sees-a-tremendous</ref> President Putin said, while speaking at Russia Energy Week in Moscow, “Those who benefit the most from the damage caused to the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea are the ones responsible for it...Everybody understands who is behind this and who is the beneficiary...One can now force the liquefied natural gas from the United States on to European countries on a much larger scale."<ref>https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Putin-Suggests-Creation-Of-European-Gas-Hub-In-Turkey.html</ref>  ''Politico'' reported that French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told the French National Assembly, "We must not allow the conflict in Ukraine to result in American economic domination and a weakening of Europe...We cannot accept that our American partner sells its LNG at four times the price at which it sells it to its own companies."<ref>https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2022/10/frances-le-maire-warns-against-american-gas-domination-00061111</ref>

Asked at a press conference days later about the consequences of the worsening energy crisis in Western Europe, Blinken called the destruction of the pipeline a "tremendous opportunity" for the United States.<ref>https://mate.substack.com/p/in-nord-stream-attack-us-sees-a-tremendous</ref> President Putin said, while speaking at Russia Energy Week in Moscow, “Those who benefit the most from the damage caused to the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea are the ones responsible for it...Everybody understands who is behind this and who is the beneficiary...One can now force the liquefied natural gas from the United States on to European countries on a much larger scale."<ref>https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Putin-Suggests-Creation-Of-European-Gas-Hub-In-Turkey.html</ref>  ''Politico'' reported that French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told the French National Assembly, "We must not allow the conflict in Ukraine to result in American economic domination and a weakening of Europe...We cannot accept that our American partner sells its LNG at four times the price at which it sells it to its own companies."<ref>https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2022/10/frances-le-maire-warns-against-american-gas-domination-00061111</ref>

{{See also|Donbas war}}

{{See also|Donbas war}}

[[File:Florence Gaub.PNG|right|250px|thumb|NATO propaganda to dehumanize Russians.]]

[[File:Florence Gaub.PNG|right|250px|thumb|NATO propaganda to dehumanize Russians.]]

On February 26, 2022 Germany announced it would deliver 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 [[Stinger]] missiles to the [[Kyiv regime]].  The German Interior Ministry declared on March 28, 2022 that any individual who displays the letter “Z” would be liable for prosecution. The letter was displayed on Russian military vehicles during [[Operation Denazification]].<ref>https://www.npr.org/2022/03/28/1089229499/german-states-outlaw-z</ref>

On February 26, 2022, Germany announced it would deliver 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 [[Stinger]] missiles to the [[Kyiv regime]].  The German Interior Ministry declared on March 28, 2022, that any individual who displays the letter “Z” would be liable for prosecution. The letter was displayed on Russian military vehicles during [[Operation Denazification]].<ref name="npr.org">https://www.npr.org/2022/03/28/1089229499/german-states-outlaw-z</ref>

Florence Gaub, deputy director of the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), which describes itself as “the Union’s agency dealing with the analysis of foreign, security and defence policy issues,” used this racist language to dehumanize Russians on April 12, 2022,

Florence Gaub, deputy director of the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), which describes itself as “the Union’s agency dealing with the analysis of foreign, security and defence policy issues,” used this racist language to dehumanize Russians on April 12, 2022,

{{quotebox-float|“We should not forget, even if Russians look European, they are not European, in a cultural sense.  They [Russians] think differently about violence or death. They have no concept of a [[liberal]], [[post-modern]] life, a concept of life that each individual can choose. Instead, life simply can end early with death."<ref>https://www.memri.org/reports/liberal-post-modern-life</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|“We should not forget, even if Russians look European, they are not European, in a cultural sense.  They [Russians] think differently about violence or death. They have no concept of a [[liberal]], [[post-modern]] life, a concept of life that each individual can choose. Instead, life simply can end early with death."<ref>https://www.memri.org/reports/liberal-post-modern-life</ref>}}

60 Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Germany on May 11, 2022 to begin 40 days training on the five-man operated Howitzer 2000 artillery system.  Other training centers are reportedly opened or opening, thus making Germany a proxy of Ukraine and a participant in the conflict.<ref>https://www.nairaland.com/7107300/germany-warned-role-ukraine-conflict#112461045</ref>  Berlin is officially supplying weapons and training  to a regime that upholds Nazi ideology.

60 Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Germany on May 11, 2022, to begin 40 days training on the five-man operated Howitzer 2000 artillery system.  Other training centers are reportedly opened or opening, thus making Germany a proxy of Ukraine and a participant in the conflict.<ref name="nairaland.com"/>  Berlin is officially supplying weapons and training  to a regime that upholds Nazi ideology.

On September 24, 2023 the German Ambassador to [[Canada]], Sabine Anne Sparwasser,<ref>[https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/german-ambassador-attended-canadian-honoring-of-wwii-nazi-berlin/GERMAN ambassador attended Canadian honoring of WWII Nazi – Berlin], September 28, 2023.</ref>  stood and applauded Jaroslav Hunka during a [[fascist]] ceremony in the Canadian Parliament honoring the [[SS Galicia Division]] veteran accused of [[war crimes]] and [[genocide]] against [[Polish|Poles]], [[Jews]], Russians and others in Ukraine.<ref>[https://www.politico.eu/article/yaroslav-hunka-poland-extradite-ukrainian-ss-veteran-canada/ Poland seeks extradition of Ukrainian SS veteran who was applauded in Canada], BY CLAUDIA CHIAPPA AND KYLE DUGGAN, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023.</ref> Sparwasser's actions were a violation of German federal law.<ref>https://oopstop.com/nazi-scandal-in-canada-german-ambassador-clapped-along/</ref>

On September 24, 2023, the German Ambassador to [[Canada]], Sabine Anne Sparwasser,<ref>[https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/german-ambassador-attended-canadian-honoring-of-wwii-nazi-berlin/GERMAN ambassador attended Canadian honoring of WWII Nazi – Berlin], September 28, 2023.</ref>  stood and applauded Jaroslav Hunka during a [[fascist]] ceremony in the Canadian Parliament honoring the [[SS Galicia Division]] veteran accused of [[war crimes]] and [[genocide]] against [[Polish|Poles]], [[Jews]], Russians and others in Ukraine.<ref>[https://www.politico.eu/article/yaroslav-hunka-poland-extradite-ukrainian-ss-veteran-canada/ Poland seeks extradition of Ukrainian SS veteran who was applauded in Canada], BY CLAUDIA CHIAPPA AND KYLE DUGGAN, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023.</ref> Sparwasser's actions were a violation of German federal law.<ref>https://oopstop.com/nazi-scandal-in-canada-german-ambassador-clapped-along/</ref>

=====February 2025 elections=====

=====February 2025 elections=====

[[CDU]] leader [[Friedrich Merz]] declared on February 23, 2025 as the snap election results started streaming in that he envisages helping his country "achieve [[independence]]" from the [[US]].

[[CDU]] leader [[Friedrich Merz]] declared on February 23, 2025, as the snap election results started streaming in that he envisages helping his country "achieve [[independence]]" from the [[US]].

{{Cquote|The interventions from [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] were no less dramatic and drastic and ultimately outrageous than the interventions we have seen from [[Moscow]]. We are under such massive pressure from two sides that my top priority is to create unity in [[Europe]].<br>My absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that, step by step, we can really achieve independence from the [[USA]].<br>I would never have believed that I would have to say something like that on [[television]]. But at the very least, after [[Donald Trump]]'s statements last week, it is clear that the [[American]]s - at least this part of the Americans in this administration - are largely indifferent to the fate of Europe."<ref>https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/23/europe/german-election-results-cdu-afd-intl/index.html</ref>}}

{{Cquote|The interventions from [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] were no less dramatic and drastic and ultimately outrageous than the interventions we have seen from [[Moscow]]. We are under such massive pressure from two sides that my top priority is to create unity in [[Europe]].<br>My absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that, step by step, we can really achieve independence from the [[USA]].<br>I would never have believed that I would have to say something like that on [[television]]. But at the very least, after [[Donald Trump]]'s statements last week, it is clear that the [[American]]s - at least this part of the Americans in this administration - are largely indifferent to the fate of Europe."<ref>https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/23/europe/german-election-results-cdu-afd-intl/index.html</ref>}}

NATO and the [[Biden regime]] "sleepwalked" Germany into war with Russia.

NATO and the [[Biden regime]] "sleepwalked" Germany into war with Russia.

On April 10, 2023 Russian ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechaev said in an interview with ''Izvestia'', “The range of German weapons supplied to Ukraine is constantly expanding. From the deliveries of helmets, Berlin moved on to pumping the [[Kiev regime]] with modern deadly weapon systems, including heavy battle tanks, howitzers, multiple rocket launchers, and air defense guns...The German government has long crossed all possible ‘red lines’ in its effort to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. So, we have no particular illusions."<ref>https://www.theinteldrop.org/2023/04/10/germany-fighting-russia-with-ukrainian-hands-ambassador/</ref>

On April 10, 2023, Russian ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechaev said in an interview with ''Izvestia'', “The range of German weapons supplied to Ukraine is constantly expanding. From the deliveries of helmets, Berlin moved on to pumping the [[Kiev regime]] with modern deadly weapon systems, including heavy battle tanks, howitzers, multiple rocket launchers, and air defense guns...The German government has long crossed all possible ‘red lines’ in its effort to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. So, we have no particular illusions."<ref>https://www.theinteldrop.org/2023/04/10/germany-fighting-russia-with-ukrainian-hands-ambassador/</ref>

In 1990, when [[Moscow]] agreed to German reunification, Russia demanded that [[Berlin]] sign a document where Germany pledged to abandon the creation of threats and dangers towards Russia in the future. In the [[NATO war in Ukraine]] Berlin violated all obligations by sending [[Ukraine]] not only German [[weapon]]s systems but also active-duty [[soldier]]s and officers by threatening Russia's [[national security]] in order to inflict a strategic defeat on [[Russia]].  

In 1990, when [[Moscow]] agreed to German reunification, Russia demanded that [[Berlin]] sign a document where Germany pledged to abandon the creation of threats and dangers towards Russia in the future. In the [[NATO war in Ukraine]] Berlin violated all obligations by sending [[Ukraine]] not only German [[weapon]]s systems but also active-duty [[soldier]]s and officers by threatening Russia's [[national security]] in order to inflict a strategic defeat on [[Russia]].  

In January 2022, Germany closed half of its six remaining nuclear power plants despite rising energy costs. Germany's lofty sustainable climate utopia goals did not include plans on how to replace the energy that was being provided by its safe, clean and reliable nuclear power plants.<ref>https://catalyst.independent.org/2022/01/28/germany-shutters-nuclear/</ref>

In January 2022, Germany closed half of its six remaining nuclear power plants despite rising energy costs. Germany's lofty sustainable climate utopia goals did not include plans on how to replace the energy that was being provided by its safe, clean and reliable nuclear power plants.<ref>https://catalyst.independent.org/2022/01/28/germany-shutters-nuclear/</ref>

On June 20, 2022 Germany announced it would fire up carbon producing [[coal]] burning electrical plants once again to compensate for the U.S.-mandated loss of Russian LNG and in order to charge the growing demand for electric vehicles which were supposed to reduce carbon emissions.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/20/ukraine-war-germany-turns-to-coal-as-russia-throttles-gas-supplies.html</ref>

On June 20, 2022, Germany announced it would fire up carbon producing [[coal]] burning electrical plants once again to compensate for the U.S.-mandated loss of Russian LNG and in order to charge the growing demand for electric vehicles which were supposed to reduce carbon emissions.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/20/ukraine-war-germany-turns-to-coal-as-russia-throttles-gas-supplies.html</ref>

[[Hanover, Germany]] became the first major metropolitan area to try and reduce the use of natural gas by removing hot water from public buildings. Other measures include switching off public fountains and blacking out night-time lights on major buildings.  The head of the Bundestag Committee on Energy and Climate, Klaus Ernst, in an article published in the ''Berliner Zeitung'' wrote, “Energy sanctions against Russia turned out to be a serious mistake! A major recession is inevitable. Threatening the energy supply of Europe’s largest economy is hara-kiri, it harms citizens and industry and does not help Ukraine in any way."<ref>https://oopstop.com/the-bundestag-called-sanctions-against-russia-hara-kiri-for-germany/</ref>

[[Hanover, Germany]] became the first major metropolitan area to try and reduce the use of natural gas by removing hot water from public buildings. Other measures include switching off public fountains and blacking out night-time lights on major buildings.  The head of the Bundestag Committee on Energy and Climate, Klaus Ernst, in an article published in the ''Berliner Zeitung'' wrote, “Energy sanctions against Russia turned out to be a serious mistake! A major recession is inevitable. Threatening the energy supply of Europe’s largest economy is hara-kiri, it harms citizens and industry and does not help Ukraine in any way."<ref>https://oopstop.com/the-bundestag-called-sanctions-against-russia-hara-kiri-for-germany/</ref>

German Producer Prices went from 7.9% to 45.8% in August 2022, effectively turning the country into a [[Third World]] nation, and completing the suicidal path the German government and [[Green Party]] set the country on by blindly following U.S., E.U., and NATO [[diktat]]s in the sanctions war against Russia.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/09/20/auchtung-producer-prices-in-germany-jump-7-9-percent-in-august-to-45-8-percent-highest-jump-in-prices-in-history-of-german-economy/</ref>

German Producer Prices went from 7.9% to 45.8% in August 2022, effectively turning the country into a [[Third World]] nation, and completing the suicidal path the German government and [[Green Party]] set the country on by blindly following U.S., E.U., and NATO [[diktat]]s in the sanctions war against Russia.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/09/20/auchtung-producer-prices-in-germany-jump-7-9-percent-in-august-to-45-8-percent-highest-jump-in-prices-in-history-of-german-economy/</ref>

On September 16, 2022 Germany dispensed with [[capitalism]] and [[democracy]] when it seized the private assets of [[Rosneft]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/09/16/panicked-germany-seizes-russian-energy-company-rosneft-uses-national-trusteeship-to-control-oil-refinery-the-current-economic-outlook-of-europe-full-state-control-of-critical-energy-production/</ref>

On September 16, 2022, Germany dispensed with [[capitalism]] and [[democracy]] when it seized the private assets of [[Rosneft]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/09/16/panicked-germany-seizes-russian-energy-company-rosneft-uses-national-trusteeship-to-control-oil-refinery-the-current-economic-outlook-of-europe-full-state-control-of-critical-energy-production/</ref>

=====Russophobia=====

=====Russophobia=====

[[File:Save the Leopards.PNG|right|300px|thumb|]]

[[File:Save the Leopards.PNG|right|300px|thumb]]

{{See also|Russophobia}}

{{See also|Russophobia}}

The German Interior Ministry declared on March 28, 2022 that any individual who displays the letter “Z” would be liable for prosecution. The letter was displayed on Russian military vehicles during [[Operation Denazification]] that began on February 24, 2022.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2022/03/28/1089229499/german-states-outlaw-z</ref>

The German Interior Ministry declared on March 28, 2022, that any individual who displays the letter “Z” would be liable for prosecution. The letter was displayed on Russian military vehicles during [[Operation Denazification]] that began on February 24, 2022.<ref name="npr.org"/>

====Relations with Ukraine====

====Relations with Ukraine====

====Afghanistan====

====Afghanistan====

{{See also|Rape of Afghanistan|Biden junta}}

{{See also|Rape of Afghanistan|Biden junta}}

[[File:KabulHasFallen.png|right|300px|thumb|]]

[[File:KabulHasFallen.png|right|300px|thumb]]

Germany contributed troops to the NATO-led ISAF operation in [[Afghanistan]]. [[Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) leader [[Armin Laschet]], who is possibly Angela Merkel's successor, called the [[Biden regime]]'s unilateral decision to pull out of Afghanistan without consulting allies "the biggest debacle that NATO has suffered since its creation and it's a change of era that we are confronted with." Norbert Röttgen, chairman of the Bundestag foreign relations committee, said, “I say this with a heavy heart and with horror over what is happening, but the early withdrawal was a serious and far-reaching miscalculation... This does fundamental damage to the [[political]] and [[moral]] credibility of [[the West]].” Chancellor Angela Merkel said, “For those who believed in [[democracy]] and [[freedom]], especially for [[women]], these are bitter events."<ref>https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/afghanistan-laschet-taliban-1.5382865</ref>

Germany contributed troops to the NATO-led ISAF operation in [[Afghanistan]]. [[Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) leader [[Armin Laschet]], who is possibly Angela Merkel's successor, called the [[Biden regime]]'s unilateral decision to pull out of Afghanistan without consulting allies "the biggest debacle that NATO has suffered since its creation and it's a change of era that we are confronted with." Norbert Röttgen, chairman of the Bundestag foreign relations committee, said, “I say this with a heavy heart and with horror over what is happening, but the early withdrawal was a serious and far-reaching miscalculation... This does fundamental damage to the [[political]] and [[moral]] credibility of [[the West]].” Chancellor Angela Merkel said, “For those who believed in [[democracy]] and [[freedom]], especially for [[women]], these are bitter events."<ref>https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/afghanistan-laschet-taliban-1.5382865</ref>

According to ''Deutsche Welle'' (DW), [[Taliban]] terrorists murdered a family member of a Deutsche Welle journalist and seriously injured another during a shooting as they tried to track down the journalist.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-some-americans-were-beaten-throughout-the-night-in-afghanistan-by-taliban-reporter-says</ref>  The Taliban conducted an organized search for journalists in Kabul and in the provinces.  Other relatives had been able to escape at the last second and were on the run.  The homes of at least three DW journalists were searched by the Taliban. Colleagues from other media were kidnapped or killed.

According to ''Deutsche Welle'' (DW), [[Taliban]] terrorists murdered a family member of a Deutsche Welle journalist and seriously injured another during a shooting as they tried to track down the journalist.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-some-americans-were-beaten-throughout-the-night-in-afghanistan-by-taliban-reporter-says</ref>  The Taliban conducted an organized search for journalists in Kabul and in the provinces.  Other relatives had been able to escape at the last second and were on the run.  The homes of at least three DW journalists were searched by the Taliban. Colleagues from other media were kidnapped or killed.

[[Christian Social Union]] (CSU} leader Markus Söder made accusations against the German government and the EU in connection with the situation in Afghanistan. "Overall, the federal government does not give a strong picture in this situation,"  The EU, for its part, is largely "speechless". There are attempts to blame each other between the Federal Foreign Office, intelligence organizations and other ministries, Söder said. "We do not believe that this results in a particularly sovereign external effect if the German government gives the impression that questions of responsibility are discussed afterwards. That's not enough! It's not enough to just say, 'Sorry, we misjudged ourselves.'..."  Overall, Afghanistan is the biggest setback for Western efforts in the world since Vietnam, said Söder.  "The results in Afghanistan are a heavy defeat for the West."  It must also be clear that the [[USA]] must bear the main responsibility - the decision to rush troop withdrawal was made there.<ref>https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2021-08-19-csu-chief-on-afghanistan--s%C3%B6der-wants-to-keep-the-refugee-issue-out-of-the-election-campaign.H1wDkCpsxK.html</ref>

[[Christian Social Union]] (CSU) leader Markus Söder made accusations against the German government and the EU in connection with the situation in Afghanistan. "Overall, the federal government does not give a strong picture in this situation,"  The EU, for its part, is largely "speechless". There are attempts to blame each other between the Federal Foreign Office, intelligence organizations and other ministries, Söder said. "We do not believe that this results in a particularly sovereign external effect if the German government gives the impression that questions of responsibility are discussed afterwards. That's not enough! It's not enough to just say, 'Sorry, we misjudged ourselves.'..."  Overall, Afghanistan is the biggest setback for Western efforts in the world since Vietnam, said Söder.  "The results in Afghanistan are a heavy defeat for the West."  It must also be clear that the [[USA]] must bear the main responsibility - the decision to rush troop withdrawal was made there.<ref>https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2021-08-19-csu-chief-on-afghanistan--s%C3%B6der-wants-to-keep-the-refugee-issue-out-of-the-election-campaign.H1wDkCpsxK.html</ref>

Interior Minister Horst Seehofer warned of an influx of refugees from Afghanistan, suggesting between 300,000 and five million people could head to Europe.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58256696</ref>

Interior Minister Horst Seehofer warned of an influx of refugees from Afghanistan, suggesting between 300,000 and five million people could head to Europe.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58256696</ref>

====Libya====

====Libya====

{{See also|Libyan war|Obama war crimes}}

{{See also|Libyan war|Obama war crimes}}

Germany’s Defense Minister Thomas de Maziere criticized NATO’s military operation in Libya and lack of foresight when it comes to intervening in the [[North Africa]]n country.<ref>http://2012indyinfo.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/presstv-germany-slams-nato-mission-in-libya/</ref>

Germany's Defense Minister Thomas de Maziere criticized NATO's military operation in Libya and lack of foresight when it comes to intervening in the [[North Africa]]n country.<ref>http://2012indyinfo.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/presstv-germany-slams-nato-mission-in-libya/</ref>

==Military==

==Military==

[[File:Ketystone Kops 3.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[Keystone Kops]]: While training for [[war]] against the [[Russia#Military_Doctrine|Armed Forces of the Russian Federation]], the German army accidentally shot at local [[police]] who returned fire and shot one soldier.<ref>https://t.me/wartimedia/108353</ref>]]

[[File:Ketystone Kops 3.PNG|right|300px|thumb|[[Keystone Kops]]: While training for [[war]] against the [[Russia#Military Doctrine|Armed Forces of the Russian Federation]], the German army accidentally shot at local [[police]] who returned fire and shot one soldier.<ref>https://t.me/wartimedia/108353</ref>]]

U.S. occupied Germany has 231 of America's 749 foreign military bases - the most of any single country outside the United States.<ref>https://theduran.com/germany-will-now-need-to-reverse-its-war-against-russia-policies/</ref>

U.S. occupied Germany has 231 of America's 749 foreign military bases - the most of any single country outside the United States.<ref>https://theduran.com/germany-will-now-need-to-reverse-its-war-against-russia-policies/</ref>

In early 2026, [[Ukraine]] canceled orders for HX-2 loitering munitions drone from the German company Helsing. The decision followed a series of combat effectiveness tests conducted by Ukraine's 1st UAV Center. According to an internal German Defense Ministry presentation from November 2025, the HX-2 experienced difficulties during takeoff and lacked several advertised [[artificial intelligence]]-based functions. A significant vulnerability to [[electronic warfare]] was separately noted, with its electronics poorly adapted to operate in heavy jamming environments.

In early 2026, [[Ukraine]] canceled orders for HX-2 loitering munitions drone from the German company Helsing. The decision followed a series of combat effectiveness tests conducted by Ukraine's 1st UAV Center. According to an internal German Defense Ministry presentation from November 2025, the HX-2 experienced difficulties during takeoff and lacked several advertised [[artificial intelligence]]-based functions. A significant vulnerability to [[electronic warfare]] was separately noted, with its electronics poorly adapted to operate in heavy jamming environments.

Similar issues had previously been reported with another Helsing munition, the HF-1—a modified version of the Terminal Autonomy AQ-100. It also demonstrated poor performance in Ukrainian conditions. Only half of the 4,000 ordered HF-1 units were delivered, with approximately 40% of those remaining unused in warehouses. The remainder of the HF-1 contract was redirected to the HX-2. However, these munitions likewise proved ineffective, essentially transferring the problems from one model to another.<ref>https://archive.ph/d8bxw</ref>Failures of [[Western alliance|Western]] [[drone]]s in Ukraine are not uncommon. Ukrainian sources regularly complain about their poor performance. Ukraine's [[SBU]] security service also halted the use of Altius loitering munitions from the [[American]] company, Anduril, due to unreliable operation. In practice, nearly all Western-produced loitering munitions, including American [[Switchblade]]s, have proven to be of limited utility in real [[combat]]. While isolated models still show questionable effectiveness, the overall result appears disappointing.

Similar issues had previously been reported with another Helsing munition, the HF-1—a modified version of the Terminal Autonomy AQ-100. It also demonstrated poor performance in Ukrainian conditions. Only half of the 4,000 ordered HF-1 units were delivered, with approximately 40% of those remaining unused in warehouses. The remainder of the HF-1 contract was redirected to the HX-2. However, these munitions likewise proved ineffective, essentially transferring the problems from one model to another.<ref>https://archive.ph/d8bxw</ref> Failures of [[Western alliance|Western]] [[drone]]s in Ukraine are not uncommon. Ukrainian sources regularly complain about their poor performance. Ukraine's [[SBU]] security service also halted the use of Altius loitering munitions from the [[American]] company, Anduril, due to unreliable operation. In practice, nearly all Western-produced loitering munitions, including American [[Switchblade]]s, have proven to be of limited utility in real [[combat]]. While isolated models still show questionable effectiveness, the overall result appears disappointing.

==Economy==

==Economy==