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stance for Israel's submarine program has been controversial for about 25 years, a topic of discussion for the media and the parliament. Chancellor Angela Merkel fears the kind of public debate that German Nobel literature laureate Gunter Grass recently reignited with a poem critical of Israel. Merkel insist

Angela Merkel fears the kind of public debate that German Nobel literature laureate Gunter Grass recently reignited with a poem critical of Israel. Merkel insists on secrecy and doesn't want to the details of the deal to be made public. To this day, the German government is sticking to its position th

s become "part of Germany's reason of state," as Chancellor Merkel said in a speech to the Israeli parliament, the

eed be brought down without the cataclysms Osama bin Laden and the like called for. The persistence of secu

pinpricks," we appear hardly credible or formidable. Obama himself seems unable to fathom the fallout from the NSA's tapping of German chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone or from allowing Vladimir Putin to adjudicate the Syrian mess. It is unclear whether Obama has even appreciated the traditional U.S. r

om the NSA's tapping of German chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone or from allowing Vladimir Putin to

r" and led an international effort to stop Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and Islamist jihadists. Despite the o

ion of the virus," but "a few weeks are still needed to reach our targets" of 5,000 cases per day and a maximum of 3,000 people in intensive care. Merkel Proposes Stricter Virus Measures. Bloomberg <https://www.bloomberg.corn/news/articles/2020-11-24/merkel-proposes-tougher-virus-restrictions- ahead-o

articles/2020-11-24/merkel-proposes-tougher-virus-restrictions- ahead-of-tense-talks?smd=politics-vp> (11/24, Delfs, 4.73M) reports German Chancellor Angela Merkel "is proposing a further tightening of the country's coronavirus restrictions, setting the stage for another tense round of discussions with the cou

"played a significant role in the hunt for Osama bin Laden — and was George W. Bush's intelligence briefer

ion of the virus," but "a few weeks are still needed to reach our targets" of 5,000 cases per day and a maximum of 3,000 people in intensive care. Merkel Proposes Stricter Virus Measures. Bloomberg (11/24, DeIfs, 4.73M) reports German Chancellor Angela Merkel "is proposing a further tightening of the

nd a maximum of 3,000 people in intensive care. Merkel Proposes Stricter Virus Measures. Bloomberg (11/24, DeIfs, 4.73M) reports German Chancellor Angela Merkel "is proposing a further tightening of the country's coronavirus restrictions, setting the stage for another tense round of discussions with the cou

"played a significant role in the hunt for Osama bin Laden - and was George W. Bush's intelligence briefer

rever kept on the margins of WEF events. Not anymore. The atmosphere surrounding this year's summit is perhaps the gloomiest yet. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will kick off proceedings with an address attempting to reckon with the eurozone's miserable year. A panel wringing its hands over the future of li

haps the gloomiest yet. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will kick off proceedings with an address attemp

ous successes, most notably the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Relations with Russia, which had become quite t

reassure Greeks the worst is over," he said. 'Path Will Be Neither Short Nor Easy' EU leaders reacted to the result with relief. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office said she had congratulated Samaras by telephone on Sunday night and said that Merkel assumes Greece "will keep to its European commitments

d to the result with relief. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office said she had congratulated Samaras by telephone on Sunday night and said that Merkel assumes Greece "will keep to its European commitments." German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble called the result "a decision by Greek voters to

pointless. After the United States killed Osama bin Laden, he praised the Al Qaeda leader as a "holy warrio

David Ignatius June 10 -- There was some head-scratching in Washington last week at the presentation of the Medal of Freedom to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The previous foreign recipients included Pope John Paul II, who championed the freedom of Eastern Europe; Nelson Mandela, who triumphed over apart

championed the freedom of Eastern Europe; Nelson Mandela, who triumphed over apartheid in South Africa; and Helmut Kohl, who reunited Germany. Did Merkel, for all her good qualities, really fit in that group? "Why roll out the red carpet and present this honor to someone who has been a reluctant part

2 months. Tellingly, Obama already gave public voice to their rationale. "We will begin a transition this summer," he said a week ago. "By killing bin Laden, by blunting the momentum of the Taliban, we have now accomplished a lot of what we set out to accomplish 10 years ago." In other words, most of th

ywhere." The greater damage, in his view, was the way the leaks heightened suspicions among foreign leaders. Obama enjoyed a good relationship with Angela Merkel, but he admitted that it was undermined by reports alleging that the U.S. tapped her cell phone. This, he said, felt "like a breach of trust and I

s. Obama enjoyed a good relationship with Angela Merkel, but he admitted that it was undermined by repor

em Kobe Bryant," Obama said, resorting to an uncharacteristically flip analogy. "I think there is a distinction between the capacity and reach of a bin Laden and a network that is actively planning major terrorist plots against the EFTA00684493 homeland versus jihadists who are engaged in various local

s expose purported U.S. government actions in foreign lands, including the alleged tapping of friendly government officials’ con- versations, such as Angela Merkel’s, these are implicitly conflated with the NSA’s domestic surveillance program, around which a | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_r1.indd 303 @ 9/30/16 8:1

ficial who requested anonymity, inter- view with author. 183 German federal prosecutor: Theodore Schleifer, “Germany Drops Probe into U.S. Spying on Merkel,” CNN Politics, June 13, 2015. 184 “Russian planners might have”: Adam Entous, Julian E. Barnes, and Siobhan Gorman, “U.S. Scurries to Shore Up Spy

organi- zations, after the tracking down of Osama bin Laden in 2011, had become fully aware of the vulnerabil