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  • In Germany's east, populist vote finds root in reunification woes

    09/21/2017 5:54:47 PM PDT · by Jagermonster · 7 replies
    The Christian Science Monitor ^ | September 21, 2017 | Isabelle de Pommereau
    HOW OTHERS SEE IT   The anti-immigration AfD party is set for its best-ever national election Sunday, largely due to its popularity in the former East Germany. There, voters say they were left behind during reunification – and resent efforts to integrate immigrants while they still feel like second-class citizens. GROSSDUBRAU, GERMANY—“Traitor!” “Merkel, out!” The anger, boos, and whistles greeting Angela Merkel in Germany’s east earlier this month are not the sort of reception many outside observers expect the country’s popular chancellor to receive. But not so for people like Regina Bernstein, who lives near this small village of 4,200...
  • 70-year-old ex-SAS soldier dares to tackle four muggers and wins

    10/24/2006 8:31:40 PM PDT · by Eurotwit · 58 replies · 2,260+ views
    Daily Mail ^ | 24th October 2006 | Daily Mail
    A 70-year-old former British soldier who fought guerillas in Aden and Triad gangs in Hong Kong showed four muggers how it doesn't pay to mess with the SAS. Douglas O'Dell is past retirement age but the moves he learned as a volunteer in Britain's toughest regiment half-a-century ago stood him in good stead when he was ambushed near his home in Bielefeld, Germany, by four local toughs. The former Provost Sergeant put paid to the danger on the street like he once took out bandits in hotspots across the globe. THWACK! The first mistake came when one of the teenagers...