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Under German Command   2013/06/03 BERLIN/THE HAGUE/WARSAW   (Own report) - The German Bundeswehr has announced the formation of a permanent military unit of foreigners under German command. Beginning in January 2014, approx. 2,100 soldiers from the Netherlands will be integrated into the "Rapid Reaction Force Division" as a result of a declaration of intent signed in Berlin last week by the defense . . .   more In Rebel Territory (IV)   2013/05/23 DAMASCUS/BERLIN   (Own report) - In light of the recent Syrian government's military successes, the German government seeks to stabilize rebel controlled areas in northern Syria. While demands for a comprehensive arms buildup for rebel militias are becoming louder, the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs is positioning aid organizations to intervene. Aid organizations, such as the German . . .   more The End of Artificial Borders   2013/05/22 DAMASCUS/ANKARA/BERLIN   (Own report) - With the ongoing Syrian military successes, discussion in Berlin and other western capitals is focusing more on a possible breakup of Syria's national territory. Syria has already been dissected into three parts, according to foreign policy experts in Washington: Whereas the Assad government is seeking to consolidate its control over Syria's center . . .   more In Rebel Territory (III)   2013/04/29 DAMASCUS/BERLIN   (Own report) - The German government is reinforcing its insistence that state structures be rapidly established in the rebel-controlled regions of Syria. The "moderate forces" of these regions must be strengthened and the "reconstruction" advanced with determination, the Foreign Ministry declared. This is particularly in response to the growing influence of the fanatical Islamist militias, . . .   more In an Alliance with the Dictatorship   2013/04/15 BERLIN/DOHA   (Own report) - The Prime Minister of Qatar, who is also the country's Foreign Minster, is arriving in Berlin today for talks on the war in Syria and on strengthening economic cooperation. Since some time, this Persian Gulf dictatorship has been one of Germany's closest allies in the Arab world. As in the 2011 war . . .   more In Rebel Territory (II)   2013/03/04 BERLIN/WASHINGTON/DAMASCUS   (Own report) - In Berlin, pleas to strengthen German involvement in the war on Syria are becoming louder. Following an influential publicist's recent appeal for western military intervention in that country, the chairman of the Munich Security Conference has now begun pushing for German-European arms deliveries to the insurgents. According to reports, the German government . . . more A Distinguished Antifascist   2013/02/18 MUNICH   (Own report) - Following the scandal of awarding a prize in honor of the Nazi propagandist, Rudolf Vogel, a state-financed German foreign policy organization has announced, it would assess its own history. Its president, Gernot Erler (SPD) declared that there may be a "continuity of personnel" between Nazi organizations and the Southeast Europe Association (Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft . . .   more Good Guys, Bad Guys   2013/02/06 BERLIN/RIYADH   (Own report) - In Germany last week, a key figure in the Afghanistan war of the 1980s, made a plea for upgrading the weaponry of Syrian insurgents. Prince Turki al-Faisal, an influential member of the Saudi ruling clan, demanded that the rebel militias be furnished anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons. As head of the Saudi intelligence . . .   more The German Contribution to the War   2013/01/30 BAMAKO/BERLIN   (Own report) - Berlin has pledged millions in new contributions for the war in Mali. The German Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the government would provide about US $20 million for the Malian armed forces and an African intervention force, as well as other aid in the form of transport flights. At the same time, . . .   more A Proxy War   2012/11/29 DAMASCUS/BERLIN   (Own report) - German government advisors are warning against further military reinforcement of the Syrian rebel militias and are insisting instead on finding common ground for an agreement on Syria with Russia and Iran. The situation of the civilian population is already catastrophic and will become even worst, according to the most recent analysis of . . .   more Air Defense for the Exile Leadership   2012/11/19 DAMASCUS/ANKARA/BERLIN   (Own report) - The German Bundeswehr is possibly on the verge of a deployment directly at the Syrian border. According to reports in the media, today, Turkey will officially request that NATO station "Patriot" surface-to-air missiles on its southwestern territory, supposedly as protection from Syrian combat jets and missiles. The German government has agreed to . . .   more Not the More Liberal Order   2012/11/14 BERLIN/CAIRO   (Own report) - The German foreign minister is pleading for a "strategic partnership" between the European Union and the Arab League. During a meeting of foreign ministers of the two organizations, yesterday in Cairo, Guido Westerwelle noted that lately, the association of Arab states has been "assuming a growing amount of regional responsibility," which is . . .   more The Logic of War   2012/11/01 PRIŠTINA/BERLIN   (Own report) - The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is making serious accusations against the German-EU Kosovo occupation policy. According to the ECA's report published Tuesday, not much can be seen of the "rule of law," that the EU for years has been pretending to establish in the region that had seceded from Serbia in . . .   more The Islamization of the Rebellion   2012/10/12 DAMASCUS/BERLIN   (Own report) - Berlin is intensifying consultations on the support for the Syrian insurgents with Saudi Arabia. The German foreign ministry announced that in the German capital this week Foreign Minister Westerwelle was coordinating with the Saudi deputy foreign minister steps to "strengthen the Syrian opposition." Riyadh is one of the main financiers and suppliers . . .   more The Day After (IV)   2012/08/29 DAMASCUS/BERLIN   (Own report) - Following the public presentation of a concept for Syria's reorganization, German government advisors have announced the first steps for its implementation. The project entitled "The Day After," which was presented in Berlin yesterday, lays out the framework for Syria's future state structure. It has been elaborated essentially under the influence of western . . .   more The Day After (II)   2012/08/08 BERLIN/DAMASCUS   (Own report) - The German government has reinforced its efforts to gain influence in the anticipated post-Assad regime's Syria, with the creation of a new "task force." It has "already become necessary" to plan "for the day after the overthrow" in Syria, announced the German foreign ministry. From now on, all efforts pertaining to this . . .   more The Day After   2012/07/30 BERLIN/WASHINGTON/DAMASCUS   (Own report) - German-US-American plans for Syria's transformation along the lines of the Western model are already meeting resistance, even before the possible overthrow of the Assad regime. For months, German government advisors from the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) have been working on measures to be immediately implemented following an overthrow . . .   more Conflict Prevention with Persian Gulf Dictatorships   2012/07/19 BERLIN   (Own report) - The CDU-affiliated Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) is promoting the expansion of German and EU cooperation with the dictatorships of the Arabian Peninsular. The foundation announced that its "Regional Program Gulf States" has initiated a project, along with other organizations from Europe and the Arabian Peninsular, aimed at proposing a more comprehensive cooperation . . .   more Smuggle Supervisors   2012/06/19 DAMASCUS/BERLIN   (Own report) - A large portion of the arms smuggling to the Syrian insurgents is passing under the nose of the German Navy. Numerous reports have affirmed that Syrian insurgent militias are being furnished a large portion of their war material by sea, with the main hub being the Lebanese port city of Tripoli. The . . .   more The Yemenite Solution   2012/06/11 DAMASCUS/BERLIN   (Own report) - Government advisors in Berlin are pleading for the removal of the Syrian government along the lines of the Yemenite model. The Syrian President Bashar al Assad "and his entourage" must be forced to step down, if necessary with the assistance of impunity, as in the case of the Yemenite President Ali Abdullah . . .   more Europe and Eurasia (II)   2012/06/07 MOSCOW/BERLIN   (Own report) - The Russian president is setting new accents in foreign policy and thereby threatens to weaken German influence in Russia. Vladimir Putin, who, spent only a few hours in Germany on his first official visit to Berlin, has arrived in Beijing for a three-day visit, where he announced his wish to expand relations . . .   more Market Economy for Syria   2012/05/30 DAMASCUS/BERLIN   (Own report) - Berlin is preparing for Syria's transformation to a liberal market economy. Under German leadership, a multinational "Working Group" began its work late last week. Immediately following the overthrow of the Assad regime, this "Working Group" is planning to launch urgent economic measures, including the coordination of aid projects and the implementation of . . .   more With the UN toward Escalation   2012/05/16 DAMASCUS/BERLIN   (Own report) - Berlin should use the UN observer mission in Syria to urge Russia and China to be more aggressive in opposition to the Assad regime within the UN framework, insist German government advisors. According to a recent publication of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), the UN observers' mission in . . .   more War Scenarios for Syria (II)   2012/04/16 DAMASCUS/BERLIN   (Own report) - German government advisors' new war threats are accompanying the fragile ceasefire in Syria. If the civil war in the country continues, Western states would either have to accept "the limits of their influence" or decide military intervention, writes an expert for "security policy" of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs . . .   more War Scenarios for Syria   2012/03/06 BERLIN/DAMASCUS   (Own report) - Government advisors in Berlin are debating war scenarios for a possible western military intervention in Syria. According to the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), a "full-blown civil war" is looming in that country, running "also along confessional lines." This raises pressure on the West to intervene militarily. Whereas, Middle . . .   more German-Russian Contradictions   2012/03/02 MOSCOW/BERLIN   (Own report) - In the run-up to Sunday's Russian presidential elections, contradictory interests have again become evident in German policy towards Russia. Whereas a large segment of the German media is participating in the campaign against the clear front-runner Vladimir Putin and thereby keeping step with the obvious intensification of global policy rivalry between the . . .   more World Champion in Warfare   2012/02/27 HEIDELBERG   (Own report) - A new study confirms that the West is world champion in waging war. A newly published analysis of the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research confirms that, last year, the number of wars being waged around the world was the highest since World War II. The research also indicates that the NATO . . .   more A Specifically German Profile of Competence   2012/02/08 BERLIN   (Own report) - At a trade fair in Dubai next week, German companies in "Security" industries will be seeking to land new contracts with the executive organs and secret services of the Arab world. At the "ISS World MEA 2012" trade fair, beginning Monday, so-called intelligence support systems for the surveillance of telephone, email and . . .   more Iran's Achilles Heel   2012/02/06 BERLIN/DAMASCUS   (Own report) - Since the defeat of the UN Security Council Resolution on Syria, Berlin has been insisting on the overthrow of its long-term cooperation partner, Bashar al Assad. The German foreign minister declared in harmony with the other western powers that the Syrian president "no longer has a future." This is a president, whose . . .   more War Threats against Syria   2012/01/18 DAMASCUS/BERLIN   (Own report) - Parallel to the Arab League's war threats against Syria, Germany is pleading to raise the pressure on the Syrian regime. It is consensus in the main capitals of the western world, including Berlin, that Moscow’s recent UN Security Council draft resolution on Syria is not confrontational enough and therefore insufficient. The Arab . . .   more A Visit to Friends   2011/12/13 BERLIN/DOHA   (Own report) - German President Christian Wulff's second visit to the Arabian Peninsula this year reinforces ties between Berlin and the local dictatorships. The focus of current cooperation is on Qatar, which has recently been serving the West with a variety of military services - particularly during the overthrow of the Libyan government and most . . .   more War Threats against Iran (II)   2011/11/30 BERLIN/DOHA   (Own report) - EADS is seeking to sell 60 Eurofighter jet fighters to the United Arab Emirates, thereby continuing the arms buildup of the Arabian Peninsula's dictatorships. In the war on Libya, Eurofighters passed the test for deadly efficiency and specialist circles advertize that it could now provide the Emirati air force with the best . . .   more War Threats against Iran   2011/11/25 BERLIN/TEHERAN   (Own report) - With its call to "considerably strengthen" sanctions against Iran, Berlin is participating in the intensification of western pressure on Teheran. Next week, the EU foreign ministers want to impose new punitive measures against members of Iran's establishment to force the Iranian regime to accommodate western demands in the so-called nuclear dispute. This . . .   more More Important than Human Rights   2011/09/07 BERLIN/TRIPOLI   (Own report) - Ten years after the 9/11 terror attacks, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe is demanding clarification of the involvement of German authorities in crimes committed in the framework of the so-called "war on terror" and their cover-up. "Systematic violations of human rights" were committed, as the CIA abducted . . .   more Repression - The Common Denominator (I)   2011/03/29 DAMASCUS/BERLIN   (Own report) - As reported by human rights organizations, Berlin, in spite of the intensification of violence in Syria, is refusing to suspend its agreement with Damascus, on the deportation of undesirable refugees. Whereas the current upheaval in Syria has cost dozens of lives, people are being held in deportation confinement, awaiting their transfer to . . .   more Guarantor of Stability (I)   2011/02/10 CAIRO/BERLIN   (Own report) - Government advisors in Berlin are considering a transition government for Egypt under the leadership of a general. The military has the decisive power in that country, is "the referee" in the current conflicts between the Mubarak regime and the opposition and could provide, at least temporarily, the president, according to a Middle . . .   more Navy on Permanent Mission   2009/02/19 BERLIN/DJIBOUTI   (Own report) - The international deployment of warships at the Horn of Africa is being accompanied by transatlantic rivalry. Two dozen frigates and destroyers from more than a dozen nations are engaged in anti-piracy operations in one of the world's most important maritime trade route regions. At the same time, leading western powers are insisting . . .   more Containment Course   2009/01/21 GAZA/BERLIN/TEHERAN   (Own report) - The German government is resolutely pressing for rapid deployment of German repressive forces at the border of the Gaza Strip. In Berlin one has been hearing for days that a "team of experts" of the German federal police is ready to fly to the Middle East. Up to now, Egypt has refused . . .   more A Balance of Weaknesses   2009/01/07 GAZA/BERLIN   (Own report) - Berlin's foreign policy politicians do not rule out a German military mission to the Gaza Strip. The Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the German Parliament (Bundestag) demands that under certain circumstances, Germany should furnish soldiers to a multi-national Gaza Force. The demand for German military presence in the immediate vicinity . . .   more Independent Presence   2008/01/29 BEIRUT/BERLIN/GAZA   (Own report) - German government advisors are considering the German naval deployment along the coast of the Gaza Strip. German naval "experience acquired off the coast of Lebanon (...) could serve possibly as a precedent for similar maritime missions," according to a recent publication by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), for example off . . .   more Lever for Destabilization   2007/09/19 ERBIL/TEHERAN/COLOGNE   (Own report) - Germany is supporting armed separatists in Western Iran, in their struggle against the Iranian government. In spite of repeated protests from Teheran, a leader of the Kurdish secessionist movement is continuing to recruit insurgents in Germany - in plain view of German intelligence services. The separatists are held responsible for the killing . . .   more Steinmeier and His Accomplices   2006/11/14 FRANKFURT-MAIN/MUNICH/WASHINGTON/DAMASCUS   (Own report) - The central command unit for world-wide kidnapping, torture and subversion operations is located in Frankfurt/Main. This command central consists of approximately 200 agents of the US secret service, CIA, and was involved in the abduction of German citizens - with the knowledge of the German authorities. This is to be learned from . . .   more A Dirty Little Secret   2006/09/08 WASHINGTON/BERLIN/PARIS   (Own report) - American military circles are recommending a re-organization of all nations in the Middle East along ethnic lines. Loss of territory and drawing new borders will effect Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan among others. Through the complete dissolution of states, new actors will be created in international law, along . . .   more Metamorphoses   2006/08/17 BERLIN/TEL AVIV/BEIRUT/DAMASCUS   (Own report) - Under the pretext of a peace policy ("Israel's right of existence"), Berlin is urging the deployment of German naval and police units in the Middle East. The expedition corps currently being prepared is supposed to maintain the Israeli imposed embargo measures along the Lebanese coast and occupy the bombarded roads leading to . . .   more Civil War   2006/08/16 BEIRUT/BERLIN   (Own report) - Even before units of the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) are deployed in the Middle East, Lebanese critics are warning of a new civil war. Even a German military intervention "will not be able to neutralize" the "explosive cocktail" of western, Arab and Iranian interests, anticipates the history professor, Abdel Abdel-Raouf Sinno, in . . .   more On the Ruins of War   2006/02/09 KABUL/POTSDAM/LEIPZIG/MUNICH   (Own report) - The consequences of the western Islamophobic provocations are causing serious apprehension to the German military's (Bundeswehr) Operations Command and are hampering Germany's NATO units' combat mission in Afghanistan. The German occupation troops are coming under persistent pressure from Afghan mass protests and are trying to make a military base secure in the . . .   more Lapse into Barbarism   2006/01/25 BERLIN/STRASBOURG/WIESBADEN   (gfp.com) - In light of the recent government offensive to thwart a parliamentary committee of inquiry into police and secret service activities in connection with the war on Iraq, Professor Dr. Wolf-Dieter Narr, a political scientist in Berlin, warns of a breach of the constitutional consensus. There are processes in development, that could lead to . . .   more The Results Were Deadly   2006/01/15 BERLIN/BAGDAD   (german-foreign-policy.com) - Germany participated in the aggression against Iraq and therefore, within the course of a few years, committed a second time, criminal violations of the UN Charter. As in the case of the Yugoslavia bombardment, in violation of international law, it was also the Schroeder-Fischer government that committed this breach of international accords and . . .   more The Torturers   2006/01/06 BERLIN/MECKENHEIM/BEIRUT   (Own report) - Severe torture during judicial investigations by the federal prosecutor's office is the outcome of systematic cooperation between the German government agencies and the military secret services of Lebanon and Syria. This is what German-foreign-policy.com has learned from the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation, (BKA), where these crimes are being referred to as . . . more Where is Haydar Zammar?   2005/11/25 DAMASCUS/BERLIN/TEHERAN   (Own report) - Following accusations of profiting indirectly from the war on Iraq, the German foreign minister is now being held responsible for tolerating serious crimes of torture on a German citizen. The torture victim, from Hamburg, was abducted in December 2001 and taken to Damascus, where, on behalf of US authorities, he was submitted . . .   more The road to Damascus   2005/10/25 NEW YORK/BERLIN/DAMASCUS   (Own report) – Today’s discussion in the German UN examination report on Hariri’s murder is to enforce closer co-operation between the Syrian government and the Western occupying forces in the nearby East. The UN report, which a public prosecutor from Berlin is taking responsibility for, is harbouring unproven suspicions that are all directed at Damascus. . . .   more Area of Natural Gas   2005/09/08 BERLIN/MOSCOW   (Independent report) - The contracts prepared for today's visit of the Russian president to Berlin, concerning the construction of a pipeline running under the Baltic Sea, assure the strong position of German companies in the supply of natural gas to Europe. As a result, this has lead to anxiety within several neighbouring countries. Warsaw fears . . .   more Self-Interested Weapons Support   07.03.2005 BERLIN/DAMASCUS/TEHERAN (OWN REPORT)   In preparation for new wars in the Middle East, the German government is attempting to find new partners for a military coalition and zones of influence. As one hears in Berlin, the entire region is expecting military attacks against Syria, Iran and other nations rich in raw materials. An unprecedented arms race has begun in anticipation of these attacks and . . .   more Original Lacoste   25.10.2004 BERLIN/ANKARA (OWN REPORT)   As the EU summit approaches, German interventions are leading to new tension between the European core powers. German business associations and military strategists are forcing Berlin's Turkish expansion and are increasing pressure on their foreign competitors. The German government parties demand rapid expansion of the EU's sphere of influence which is to be advanced past . . . more Hegemony Conflict   02.01.2004 CAIRO   The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, or foundation, closely linked to the German government party, the SPD, announces that it will benefit from the agreement with the League of Arab States to influence forthcoming reforms in the League's member states. The agreement commits the League to cooperate with the German foundation and is the first and, until . . .   more Document: Berlin wants ethnic ,,New Order"in Gulf region   03.04.2003 MUNICH/GUETERSLOH   German foreign policy seeks to use the war in Iraq as an opportunity for an ethnically oriented ,,New Order"for the whole region. A strategy paper demands ,,A New Order in Iraq according to European Principles", the ,,progressive overthrow"of the former political order and rapid dismantling of present frontiers. The USA and its allies should be made complicit in this . . .   more Zum Einsatz bereit   2001/02/20 As US and British planes bomb Baghdad, a former German admiral has laid out the reasons why Nato and the European Union are putting themselves on a war footing. In a long article entitled ,,Who are our enemies?" Vice-Admiral Ulrich Weisser has explained the so-called threats which Europe and Nato now face. The text is . . .   more

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