Posted on 12/22/2016 10:27:31 AM PST by Perseverando
Several days ago, Merkel may have walked on her own into one a potentially career-ending, political traps as she prepares to runs for her fourth term as Chancellor in 2017, when she said has said "it would be particularly repulsive if a refugee, seeking protection in Germany, was the perpetrator" of the Monday Christmas market terrorist attack. Alas, despite having already been slammed by her political opponents, such as AfD's Frauke Petry, who have long claimed that any and all terrorist attacks on German soil are the direct result of Merkel's open door policies (the AfD and other anti-immigrant groups held a silent vigil outside Merkel's office in Berlin on Wednesday night to protest her refugee policies), it looks as if by even Merkel's own admission her government failed at every step to capture the Tunisian terrorism suspect - who we know by now was indeed a refugee seeking protection in Germany, even if it was not granted - despite having had ample opportunities.
As Bloomberg followed up overnight on just this issue, "critics are lambasting her for allowing hundreds of thousands of asylum-seekers to enter the country, allegedly without proper security checks."
After German media published photos of Anis Amri, federal prosecutors issued a public appeal for information along with the promise of a 100,000-euro ($105,000) reward for his arrest. Within hours it
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... in English, not German ... wonder why that was??
I'll take 'Pandering to the US so-called 'mainstream media' for $1000, Alex ...
It translates as "Federal Prosecutors Office and Federal Criminal Police Office Ask For Your Help."
What percent do you think don’t get it? It still seems substantial. After all, she just got reelected.
Merkel would be smart to begin preparing for retirement.
I’m not familiar with German politics, but where would we look towards if a Brexit/Trump scenario were to develop in Germany? Rural focus?
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