Der Spiegel
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Der Spiegel—The Fundamental Flaw of Europe’s Common Currency
Mar 10, 2010Der Spiegel—The Fundamental Flaw of Europe’s Common CurrencyThe euro is under attack like never before, as the promises on which it was based turn out to be lies. Hedge funds are speculating against Greek debt, while euro-zone politicians work behind the scenes to cobble together rescue packages. But fundamental flaws in the monetary union need to be fixed if Europe's common... by kendallharmon.net/t19 | related posts
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25 Minutes with Merkel: Germany’s Top NATO General Shunned in Berlin...
Mar 08, 201025 Minutes with Merkel: Germany’s Top NATO General Shunned in Berlin – Der SpiegelIn sequence to forestall abuse of the service, SPIEGEL ONLINE will embody the marker interpretation — the IP address of any of the users of the e-mail — sent in the form of an e-mail header... by find-my-ip-address.net/blog | related posts
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Doing god’s work
Feb 20, 2010First, a colleague sent me this article in Germany’s ‘Der Spiegel’. That article simply mentioned the role of Wall Street institutions like Goldman Sachs in helping to postpone the recognition of debt back in the days when it had not yet joined the monetary union or shortly,... by tgs.nationalinterest.in | related posts
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Greece and Goldman Sachs
Feb 18, 2010Investigative reports by the New York Times and Der Spiegel have left Goldman Sachs and Greece squirming in the limelight. For at least fifteen years, the American investment bank has been helping Greece legally massage its public finances. The arrangement enabled Greece to... by atlanticreview.org | related posts
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Battle of the Gasbags
Feb 16, 2010The headline in Der Spiegel says it all: "Who Has the Longer Pipeline?" Five years after Gerhard Schröder and Joschka Fischer served in the same coalition government—the former as chancellor and the latter as foreign minister—both men are now working in various capacities for... by weeklystandard.com/weblogs/twsfp/twsfpview.asp | related posts
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Der Spiegel: Rom Houben Not Really Communicating
Feb 14, 2010press keyboard. That was where the controversy began. The bioethicist Art Caplan said that video tapes of Houben so communicating looked like “facilitated communication,” which he called “Ouija Board.” (Caplan never contended Houbens wasn’t conscious.) Now, he sends me a translated excerpt from... by firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke | related posts
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Berlin Has “Serious Doubts” About Opel’s Turn-Around Plan
Feb 12, 2010Berlin Has “Serious Doubts” About Opel’s Turn-Around PlanThe German magazine Der Spiegel got its hands on an internal document. In the paper, the German economy ministry gives an assessment of the business plan that Nick Reilly had circulated amongst interested parties. Interested parties being the countries where Opel has... by thetruthaboutcars.com | related posts
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Links 2/10/10
Feb 10, 2010Links 2/10/10How Brussels Is Trying to Prevent a Collapse of the Euro Der Spiegel Afghan police flunk drug tests The Nation (hat tip reader DoctoRx). Some of this may be a tad overblown, given that doctors in the US hand out psychoactive substances like candy (although one would hope that the... by nakedcapitalism.com | related posts
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New Iranian missiles???
Jan 26, 2010Something to look forward to... Just one day after a Der Spiegel report claimed that new intelligence acquired by Germany's BND offered conclusive proof that Iran's nuclear program had a military angle, a Revolutionary Guards commander on Tuesday declared that the country... by gayandright.blogspot.com | related posts
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Latest on Iran's nuclear bomb...
Jan 25, 2010This is from Der Spiegel.... Iran's scientists could produce a basic truck-sized nuclear bomb this year, German Magazine Der Spiegel reported Monday. Tehran now needs to work on compressing such bomb so it can be fitted on a ballistic missile,... by gayandright.blogspot.com | related posts
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German Bashing
Feb 02, 2010There's an interesting article in Der Spiegel about the latest maneuverings of the Swiss People's Party (SVP). The major force behind the recent campaign to ban minarets, it looks like the SVP has got more than just Muslims in their sights. Now it's the Germans who are destroying... by fpwatch.blogspot.com | related posts
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Applying COIN to the Global War on Terrorism
Jan 11, 2010Applying COIN to the Global War on TerrorismIn an interview with Der Spiegel , General Stanley Mchrystal lays out the general theme of counter-insurgency: At the end of the day, a counter-insurgency is decided by people's perceptions and by how people feel. I think any war like this is not a battle between material. It's... by realclearworld.com/blog | related posts
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