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To: jdege
"that the Berlin Wall went up to keep West Germans from overrunning the East "

Right. That's why so many were killed trying to get IN to East Germany.
4 posted on 10/02/2003 12:39:38 PM PDT by SendShaqtoIraq
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To: SendShaqtoIraq
Right. That's why so many were killed trying to get IN to East Germany.

I was in Washington a couple of weeks ago and took the opportunity to visit the International Espionage Museum. I believe it is at 7th Street and F. Anyway, in the history section they had a mock-up of an East German automobile, and dummies stuffed into the various places where people would hide to be smuggled across the border. It was horrifying - one of the hiding places was upside down, tucked between the front fender and the engine block! The lengths people would go to escape Communism were awe-inspiring.

7 posted on 10/02/2003 8:56:19 PM PDT by Zack Nguyen
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