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...Swiss are accused of discrimination, yet Saudi Arabia is not. Aren't these decisions a gift to extremism and intolerance? And why does the media condemn the Swiss but not mention the Saudi ban? Make up your minds: Which is more extreme, Islamic or Christian culture? Gerhard Heinzelmann Gravesend, England...
...officially rejects violence and explicit Nazi references. Nonetheless, the federal government attempted to ban the party in 2003, only to be overruled by the German high court - an embarrassment for then Premier Gerhard Schr...
...There's obvious potential for friction with Washington when President Barack Obama comes calling for more troops. Still, relations between Germany and the U.S. have improved under Merkel. Her predecessor, Gerhard Schröder, fell out with President George W. Bush over Germany's opposition to the Iraq war. Merkel smoothed over the rift and has tried to foster good relations with the current Administration. But there have been strains. Merkel was critical of the U.S. government's handling of the economic crisis. In return, some voices in Washington accused Merkel's government of stinting on its stimulus programs...
...This is a puzzle; after all, we are talking about a left that not so long ago produced Prime Ministers such as Romano Prodi in Italy, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in Britain, Gerhard Schröder in Germany, and Presidents, like François Mitterrand, who ruled France for 14 years. The puzzle is sharpened by the current crop of center-right leaders, who are either not very exciting (Merkel) or much too exciting (Sarkozy and Berlusconi, with their flashy or buffo theatrics...
That suggests a continuation of current policies such as the cooler relationship with Moscow established since the era of cozy amity between Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and Vladimir Putin. Westerwelle argues that Germany needs to retain its nuclear power capabilities until it has built up alternative domestic energy supplies so it can break its reliance on Russian gas. "If we don't want to be blackmailed then we have to diversify." (See pictures of Putin on vacation...