Not well-liked in the world Survey conducted in 28 countries on 29,000 respondents reveals that only Iran, Pakistan, North Korea have more negative perception than Israel. Most ‘loved’ country is Germany. ‘Obama effect’ has resulted in improvement in relations towards US for first time since 2005. Only Iran, North Korea, and Pakistan are viewed in a more negative light than... 

The Pandora’s box of the SEC’s action against Goldman, which if validated in court will effectively make the issuance of every hybrid CDO product quasi-illegal, will lead to an explosion of lawsuits against virtually any bank that was active in the structured finance space during the housing boom, adding to a fresh round of “non-recurring” charges to bank income statements. Case in point... 

George Soros George Soros, the billionaire financier, says he thinks the euro and the European Union itself are at risk of breaking up if Germany refuses to play its traditional role and make concessions, Reuters reported, citing an interview conducted with Italian newspaper. “The Germans have always made the concessions needed to advance the European Union, when people were looking for a deal. Not... 

Germany and Sweden do not permit home schooling. A German couple has sought asylum in the US to be able to home school their children. Uwe Romeike and his wife Hannelore work with their children at home in Morristown, Tenn., in this March 13, 2009, photo. The couple have moved into a modest duplex home while they seek political asylum because they say they were persecuted for their religious beliefs... 

Heavy Snow in Germany kills at least 7 (March 2010) This is Al Gore speaking to you: “Be careful, what you are about to read now is pure fiction, don’t forget that the globe is warming! Ok kids? You do believe us… right? Ok now hang over your carbon taxes cause I need some more cars and mansions!” Heavy snowfall in parts of Germany triggered a deadly avalanche and caused thousands... 

The man about to break the euro? George Soros is said to be placing large bearish bets against the single currency A secretive group of Wall Street hedge fund bosses are said to be behind a plot to cash in on the decline of the euro. Representatives of George Soros’s investment business were among an all-star line up of Wall Street investors at an ‘ideas dinner’ at a private townhouse... 

The bombing of Dresden in February 1945 has remained one of the more controversial aspects of World War Two. Dresden, the ancient and was attacked three times on Feb 13 and 14 — twice by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and once by the USAAF (United States Army Air Force) in an operation involving well over 1,000 bombers. Today is the 65th anniversary of that excessive attack, some say that it was revenge... 

German police arresting nationalist leaders! Shocking or not, but Germany is back to nazism/totalitarian system! However this time is not back to a nationalist dictatorship but to a multicultural/democratic dictatorship. The German cops are going house to house to arrest people involved with the Dresden march. After an interview with a journalist this morning at 7AM, he said the number of marchers... 

A majority of Germans want debt-ridden Greece to be thrown out of the euro zone if necessary and more than two-thirds oppose handing Athens billions of euros in credit, a poll published on Sunday showed. Vocal opposition to aid for Greece from members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition also grew at the weekend with several senior politicians expressing scepticism, especially as Germany’s... 

The city of Dresden after Allied air raids in 1945. Right-wing nationalist groups have referred to the Dresden raids as the “German Hiroshima”. Berlin // Dresden is bracing itself for what could be Germany’s biggest neo-Nazi rally since the Second World War tomorrow when the city marks the 65th anniversary of the Allied air raid that devastated it and killed up to 25,000 people. Authorities... 

The neo-Nazi National Democratic Party will be allowed to distribute CDs outside schools with interviews and music by party members because authorities have no legal grounds to stop them, a report said Saturday. The Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons said the disc merely contained political opinions, daily Süddeutsche Zeitung reported. The department therefore found no basis on... 

China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi is welcomed by Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the Conference on Security Friday before the start of the 46th Conference on Security Policy in Munich. Speaking with uncharacteristic bluntness, Mr. Yang accused the US of violating international law with its proposed arms sale to Taiwan. Today Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi, speaking with unusual bluntness... 

The Munich-based Institute of Contemporary History announced February 3 that it plans to republish Adolf Hitler’s autobiography Mein Kampf in 2015. This would be the book’s first publication in Germany since 1945. Mein Kampf, whose title means “My Struggle,” is Hitler’s autobiography and manifesto containing his views on racial purity and against Judaism and Communism. The... 

Ernst Zundel with Ingrid Rimland at an IHR conference, May 2000 A message from From Ingrid Rimland Zundel (Ernst Zundel’s wife) Seven Years Behind Bars: Anniversary of Ernst Zundel’s Arrest To all – Allegedly, in just a few weeks, on March 1, 2010, Europe’s best-known political prisoner and my husband, Ernst Zundel, is scheduled to be released from prison. In an emotional telephone... 

German Troops Nearly 80 percent of Germans oppose Berlin’s plans to hike the number of troops in Afghanistan, according to a poll released Wednesday on the eve of a major international conference. Four out of five Germans said they disagreed with a stronger military role for Berlin in Afghanistan, the survey by the independent polling institute Forsa indicated. Even among supporters of Chancellor...