and the germans decide that they can do that. of course it's a bad decision but, i like to say, that a lot of this comes from the fact. we'll talk about it in a minute, a lot of this comes from the fact that look at 1918, the spring of 1918 when the germans think the u.s. will be able to start getting troops over there as a moment of opportunity for the germans. . . we had people over there before, looking at it seriously and you have to make a couple assumptions. what is the force? what is the compose of, what does it look like? i love my second bullet. i'm often accused of hating the battle of belleau wood in france but i'm getting ahead of myself. i hate the battle of belleau wood because marines got credit for it. purging was so angry at the marines, a single service got credit for the battle of belleau wood that he took some pretty drastic action, summarily removing marine corps officers, army formations. and we can't combine the marines and army and navy, and a point made in the last two talks, and the secretary army's offi

his view was that the germans were fine. the problem however was the german government. and as jennifer showed on the slide, president wilson picks up the theme of that saying we are fighting the war for the liberty of everybody including the german. this is what he meantime. the good german people can rise up too -- up to become the force they what to be. describing the conflict between the united states and germany as a conflict many a man's mother and wife. you were raised by your mother but you now live with your life and the question he ended ever sermon with if your mother and wife have a dispute who do you side with and his answer was the wife because that is woo you live with. he made this statement should the u.s. and germany go to war, the u.s. community will support and later he said it seems late in the day to ask the german american to prove his patriotism. he did that half a century ago referencing the germans that fought in the civil war. the argument of american germans and they would like to see the united states remain neutral and don't want to see the

we began with the german foreign minister.he german president, largely ceremonial, but a very important political role, is going to israel. what advice would you give to him? what should he do while he is very? remain presidential, you know? don't fall into the trap, do not play those games. he is there for a reason. just stay focused on your goal. anythingthink there is a shift happening in the relations, for better or worse, you know? it's just about trying not to ruin anything. old tensions, new tensions? sylke: i would be interested to hear what these the two had to say. adania: i would tell him to become familiar with the situation, get closer to knowing reality if this is going to be influential in terms of political decisions. thank you for being with us. great stuff. thank you. if you have enjoyed the program as much as i have, do come back next week to "quadriga." for now, bye-bye and cheers. ♪ michelle: hello, and welcome to i'm michelle henery. the south of spain is often referrrred to as europe's vegetable garden.

the germans, a lot of financiers in new york, a number of german-americans would be delighted to sell to the germans but they could not get the stuff through. the germans made two huge blunders with the submarine. first of all, using it in the first place. >> it was a new technology. >> right. >> sorry, jennifer. i think you have there a early example of the fascination with military technology, the new magic weapon that is going to be able to win it for you at very little cost to yourself and huge cost to the adversary. airpower would be similar primarily in world war ii. the germans only had 30 operational submarines. they could only have 10 of them out at a time. how many torpedoes could each sub carry? >> not many. >> i don't know. a dozen or something like that. the german enthusiasts were saying this would cut the allied sea lanes. i said it was like sending 10 sharpshooters out with rifles to cut off the traffic on the state highway. when they did go for unrestricted submarine warfare, they were willfully ignoring the fact that the allies had run out of money, they were broke.

that had to be coordinated by germans. the germans were already advising poncho villa, which we all know they weren't. about how that propaganda played into the story that the intelligence services are pitching that nobody believed. it was kind of a collision of multiple elements where, at some point, they presented the german zimmerman telegram and the intelligence services are all going, see? we told you. and it wasn't that way. it just ended up being that way. i think you make some great points. i knew i would enjoy that. monique? monique: thank you so much. i am in fact replacing dr. john morrow, who was supposed to be on this panel. john morrow is a great historian. he was the dean of the department of history at the university of georgia in athens and happens to be a very good friend of mine. he was stuck until midnight at the airport in atlanta and didn't have the patience. he went back home. this morning the flights were canceled. so i was just asked on the spot more or less to come here, but john did send me some

what unites germans? the idea that a burqa is not a part of german culture is shared if it is complete, yes, it is a problem. because you cannot see the eyes or face. >> depends on the context, culture, country. but here i would not expect it. reporter: didn't interior minister has support within his party. >> not everything in our constitution is taken for granted by everyone who comes here. that applies to equality between men and women. that is viewed differently in other countries and legal systems. many regard the debate as completely superfluous, arguing the german constitution already enshrines the country's values. the deputy chair says it is just a campaign tactic ahead of federal elections this fall. >> our common values are defined by our constitution; the quality, freedom of opinion, press. we want to be open and tolerant. apart from that, there is diversity. we do not need a conservative party telling other people how to live. but with federal elections just months away, the debate about what

there are very many germans -- not everyone, but 50% of germans are worried about their own social securityeconomically, germany is very stable, but nonetheless, half the population say it is very unjust how germany is functioning socially, and the same 50% say that they themselves do not profit from economic lulls. these 50% wait for someone to come to tell them that their social security issues are safe and they have a program to .ddress three major issues living in the city gets very expensive because you have to pay a lot of rent and it is always rising. next, many people do not have enough income when they retire. that is a growing crisis, and then there are very many people who just do not earn a lot of money, despite having a job. people want to have answers for that, and the social democrats have to have solutions for these problems. that is, i think, the real losing, why schulz is out. they do not have any program. he runs around the country and talks about social security and social justice at no one. really, no one. the voters in the journalists just do not know what he means wit

forces from these professional german regiments on a fair field of battle. there's three regiments here, about 1500 men, washington is approaching with 2500 men. he has more troops, but his troops do not have the level of training and ability of the german troops do. and i think washington believed that and that washington's strategy here is to deprive the enemy of a fair field of battle. we are now in millville park in the city of trenton, where about half a mile, five blocks away from the battle monuments which is at the top of the battlefield, this is the base of the battlefield. not broad street is here, warren street, king street you can see the traffic light over there. it's a quite a distance. about 200 yards apart, this is the face of the triangle. this is where washington's other force would come in to capture the bridge that crosses the creek. it forms the base of the bottom of the city, this is the one bridge the continue south and beyond that to burlington and philadelphia. a very important bridge. washington's troops would capture that bridge to

we know german agents are here. not to defend all the crazy anti-german stuff americans did, but to say it doesn't come out of nowhere. the question comes down to, can you prove the actions of those germans doing those things, the guy that shot jpmorgan and blew up the telephone exchange in the vice president's build something one of those guys. they can't prove the german government was behind it but it was obvious this guy was mentally unstable. this is act of domestic terrorism, that is what we would call it but you can't trace it back to the german government. the simple answer to your question a lot of people, including theodore roosevelt were really mad, they didn't know if they had enough justification to go to war. thanks for the question. >> we need to stop the formal part of this. there may be opportunity to ask questions of the authors. thank you for -- [inaudible] >> thank you. [applause]

president say the germans are bad entrees, maybe because the germans export more than they import anddone so for decades. in 2016, germany's trade surplus equaled 7% of the country's gdp. >> a trade surplus is neither good or evil, it is at the result of the interplay of supply and demand on global markets. that is how a surplus is created or not. it is rooted in factors that cannot be rectly affected economic or fiscal policies in germany. correspondent: in trade between germany and the united states, german exports to the u.s. keep growing year on year, especially machines, cars and articles -- pharmaceuticals. sales --germany sold 56 million more euros to the u.s. than it bought. the european union doesn't like germany's trade surplus either. eu agreements allow for a maximum of just 6% of gdp but the commission does not want to antagonize the germany. germany is not taking any steps to reduce the surplus or increase imports. economic pressure to maintain a trade surplus is strong even the germany offers a wide range of goods that are in demand worldwide. >> strong rhetoric, but th

maurizio arca here is german-italian. sort of.. >> anthony: this is a whole different thing. >> maurizio: it is definitely. >> anthony: my father-in-law and his whole family are from nuoro. >> maurizio: really? >> anthony: so i am well familiar with sardinia, and i know that, you know, this is not a dialect, this is a language. >> maurizio: yeah, right. >> anthony: and there is some ambivalence about whether they even consider themselves italy. >> maurizio: they don't consider themselves as italian because they've always been left alone by the state, and i don't know italy. you know, i've been in sienna, i've been to rome, i've been to milano, but that's it. >> anthony: so italy is a more foreign country than germany. >> maurizio: yup. >> anthony: you couldn't find me an italian? i mean, what the --, man? >> anthony: celentano bar doesn't look like much, but what they're serving is deceptively good. antipasti, gratzi, carpaccio, tomatoes with pepper, parmigiana, grilled zucchini, mortadella. the italians came during the period i g

what is german and how do we define it? what needs to be done for those coming to the country to feel part of the society? >> surely you can't make people shake hands with someone. >> that is the problem, you can't dictate that at all. >> you know that we kiss each other on the change to say high -- seeks to say high. -- cheeks to say hi. we stopped serving pork meat because we want to respect our muslim customers. those were reports that turned they can news. the democrats actually decided to turn that into law. they wanted to make it mandatory for cafeterias to serve pork. it is an example where you see that it does not work to put customs and culture in the. newcomers have to be introduced when they come to the country. christ how would this foster integration? >> it doesn't. there are 200 organizations that have written an open letter after this proposal, they sharply criticized the proposal and they said it is actually dividing the society. it is polarizing and dividing into the older germans that have been here for ge

german investment in the country is close to that amount as well.and india have been trying to negotiate a free trade deal since 2007 with little success. the talks came to a standstill in 2013 are now about to be revived. the obvious winners would be german car manufacturers and machine suppliers. but i.t. service providers and textile companies would lose out. lower wages in those industries mean it he has a competitive advantage. helena: if a deal would be agreed upon come in yet would likely to -- would be unlikely to replace the u.s. here is what our correspondent told us about what these talks really mean. >> there is an alternative for the future but the future will be far, far ahead. the emphasis is on the word potential because when you look at the benefit, 4.6 billion, it sounds like a lot but is dwarfed with the kind of business we have with united states. german exports to the head states, -- the united states, they are the biggest customer for that period. india is on the list, number 25 for germany. the total trading volume, germany an

>> another germanic moment. you know, when i was in the clear, after three months with the resignation, i thought it was okay. it is sort of blend in with american society and live out my life as a middle-class an individual with the family. my wife and i bought a house. we had another child. everything was very normal. i forgot all about my past. unbeknownst to me, there was a fellow busy copying the notes in the kbg archives. he smuggled them out and then transcribe them and buried the stuff in the milk in and eventually at first he approached the cia. i believe the cia -- the american embassy, somebody an american embassy and didn't believe them. so he went to the british and they got them out of there. just after the soviet union came down. certainly they wouldn't have let them out that easily. so in a suitcase full of information and one piece of information was saying illegal. they didn't have much more. that came to the fbi and they started looking for jack barsky. they wouldn't have found me that there w

trade and on about the german people.isld trump stressed that father was born in germany and does not have anything against the german people personally. he has mentioned the trade issue before and mentioned it when it comes to automobiles. industry experts find it a little bit troubling because a these germanment carmakers employ a lot of americans. u.s. and more in the exports even more from u.s.. any auto that you pick up from a four to a chevy will have pieces from all over the world. it is more complicated lives saying german cars are sold to often in the u.s.. david: we have focusing too much on the body one which at the summits. theresa may speaking right now and she is characterizing her interactions with president trump today as very warm. chancellor angela merkel spoke and said she had an honest and lively talk with the president of the u.s.. what have you observed with regards to bobby one which here in sicily -- body language here in sicily? matt: it seems very warm and friendly to me. allegedt see the shoving

the german trade surplus is a hot topic. have donald trump complaining that germany is selling so much more than it buys, and that impacts jobs. the international monetary fund said germany has to combat the trade surplus. whether merkel's remarks mean we have gone further in that discussion, we will have to see. daniel: we will have more business news later on in full. now back to brent. brent: tonight, the united states is accusing syria of building a crematorium to hide mass killings. the u.s. state department released satellite images allegedly showing the crematorium at the notorious military prison north of damascus. as many as 50 detainees are being killed every day at the prison and that the crematorium was built to dispose of the bodies. here is what the state department spokesman had to say. >> beginning in 2013, the syrian regime modified a building within the complex to support what we believe is a crematorium. as shown in the photos we have distributed to you. although the regime's many atrocities are well-docum

republic of -- republica, is taking place in the german capital.anizers say they have seen the internet or what with its early promise succumbing to difficult realities. delegates are debating comments like hate posts, extremism, and fake news. speakers include the russian human rights activist who accuses russian president vladimir putin by influencing elections in france and the u.s., which we just heard about. our correspondent spoke to him earlier in the day. reporter: he is with me now. whether russia is behind this alleged attack in france or not, how big a threat or such hacking attacks for democracy? >> we are not to discuss this. of course, putin was behind the attacks in france and u.s., and germany. that is his conscious policy, to undermine democratic institutions. it was a serious threat because there are unlimited opportunities to attack institutions. reporter: you are one of vlir putin's greatest opponents. you criticized their election process. yet, he is popular in russia. how do you explain the popularity? >> you are misleading yo

i think that summarizes the feelings that germans have about this new franco german alliance that the french president macron is going to breathe a new fresh air into the -- and he is very popular here. of course we saw angela merkel very warmly welcoming the french president and saying she hopes it is going to be a trusting and close relationship. angela merkel is a woman of very measured words. she is not wrong when she says it is a critical time for europe. they realized it was a close shave and they may have -- they risk losing a close ally in france have marine le pen become president area i think they realize they can't take this french partnership for granted anymore. >> there was one issue on the table, the issue of eu treaty reform, something that emmanuel macron has said he wants to push ahead if he is to fulfill his manifesto. >> we heard a very different language. as he wants to overhaul eu institutions. merkel is talking for more stability. more of a moderate term there. angela merkel was a bit more forthcoming in this press conference about the eu. we know the government

germans are saying the reason why it's happening german goods are competitive in the world not just inn other countries as well. there was some criticism as well by some in the white house saying look this is all because of the weak of euro. not the germans that set the value of the euro it's the entire european union. so it is definitely more complicated than that and that's one of the reasons why now you have this rift i would call it between the u.s. and germany with angela merkel saying look we have to stand on our own two feet more than we have in the past. >> sean spicer said the relationship is unbelievable. i think he meant that as a good thing. what's the view from your side? >> i think she would say the same thing but she believes that in a sense where they don't see eye to eye on months issues. germans are aware of short coming, paying 1.2% of the gdp for their defense. they know it's a point made by various american administrations in the past european countries need to contribute more and hasn't been happening. as far as trade is concerned, the germans think it's unfair. a

we took a look at the german bar racks. command post.nd somebody had climbed the flag pole, pulled down the nazi flag and put up old glory and there were 130,000 prisoners of war in that camp who were just cheering away to beat the band. >> the bomber boys now men were on their way home. >> what was it like coming home? >> i landed outside of boston. we hit that field with a bang. and i got on the intercom. i said to the crew, well, i guess there's no doubt we have now hit the united states. everybody laughed. they didn't care about a drop them 20 feet. >> coming into new york harbor, i got the feeling. i just couldn't talk. i was just spellbound and i'm looking at the statue of liberty and i'm free and i'm home and i'm an american and i'm proud and i'm happy. god bless america. >> i'm ol jer north. stay right here on fox news for more "war stories." i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free. it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. just a few dabs is clinically proven to

is he really loyal, will he fire on germans? he is caught between these world and keeps his promise or at least he claims until september 29th, at the beginning of the new saigon offensive, the infantry going forward, sees german machine gunners, my loyalty to my comrades, my promise to my mother, and goes ahead and fires on this german, killed the three german guards who are operating it. the unit moves forward, just can't help himself. and sees german flying face down, i have to know. and the other guy, looks at that and he writes he was not killed his uncle. i keep thinking of him in german lines, an officer came along and started hollering at me what are you doing there? this is no time for souvenir hunting, don't you know we are advancing? i was so hurt i couldn't talk. this is a story, doing the things to prove he was 100% american, and destroy his family, and on the surface it seems he's a loyal american soldier doing exactly what the american military want him to do and these are 40,000 soldiers standing in the hot sun i

now the german chancellor is talking trade with india and china. also, coming up, police in germany are detaining a teenage asylum seeker after he tells his mother he is planning an attack in berlin. this soccer coach is out just days after leaving his team to victory in the german cup final. ♪ >> i am sarah kelly. welcome to the program. thank you for joining us. the white house has painted a rosy picture of u.s. relations with germany. that is despite donald trump taking to put it to rail against the country's trade surplus. it was in response to remarks made by angela merkel about no longer being able to live on allies like the u.s.. sean spicer claims that relations are as great as ever. >> i think the relationship that the president has had with merkel, it is unbelievable, he has a lot of respect for her, they continue to grow the bond they had at their talks at g7. germany is an important american ally. sarah: merkel stood by her warning that the european union can no longer rely on key allies. she was at pains to stress that they would be di

the germans have been doing it for a long time.tually have, strangely, a pretty balanced trade with china. if you look at the monetary value of things. so, that's already been going on and it seems as though they could boost that a lot, if indeed they feel that the u.s. isn't reliable anymore. >> interesting. frederik pleitgen live for us in london. great insight. we really appreciate it. >>> all right, it took a few days, but president trump now condemning last week's fatal, racially charged train stabbings in portland. the president tweeting, "the violent attacks in portland on friday are unacceptable. the victims were standing up to hate and intolerance. our prayers are with them." that coming from the potus account, not the president's personal account. two men were killed, another was wounded by a suspect who was aiming hateful remarks at two female passengers. one of the women was wearing a hijab. the victims died while trying to intervene. just a heartbreaking story. >> good samaritans trying to stop a dangerous situation an

eventually they accepted the west german expedition of why this was a -- west german explanation of whyhis was a fake document. announcer: they were not the only forgeries. during this time >>, the czechoslovak and east german intelligence service started a worldwide campaign to undermine, to paralyze operations of cia and they came up with the incentive to publish a book called who is who in the cia. the information came from czechoslovakian and east german archives. the book contains a number of names supposedly cia operatives. about 50% of the names in that book are truly cia agents, cia operatives and then there is a number of names of various american diplomats, public officials, judges, journalists who never worked for the cia. >> u.s. army field manual, 3031 b which goes back to the middle 70's and it is supposed to be a manual on how to destabilize countries. it has appeared in about 20 different countries. >> i remember on many occasions i actually had to keep -- white gloves in the drawers of my desk, secret packages would come in the mail and i would know each time there woul

the germans knew that. the germans rarely during the war went on the offensive. certainly by this point in the war, we are talking 1916. they felt in order to break the stalemate, by attack these forts and the fortress city of verdun. literally, they are going bleed the french white. the french miraculously hang on. they suffer significant casualties both in military but also civilians. it is going on and on for weeks. this is when the british launched the attack of the battle of versom on the other side of france north of paris where 19,000 young british men are killed in one day. that was the kind of relief the attack on verdun. it comes to an end in february of 1917. the germans hold on. eloise is absolutely correct. it is interesting to see. there is a museum that has reopened recently that deals with the whole siege of verdun. there is a lot to see that wasn't there when she was serving that i encourage people to go visit if they are going to be in that area. it is not that far from paris if they can make a trip. >> we have just about four minutes left with

usually every german newspaper and a majority of germans celebrated his election to one of europe's mostortant public offices. >> all in all a very good thing. definitely better than if the right-wingers have one. -- won. reporter: the german chancellor said she was pleased with macron 's election victory. >> emmanuel macron everything hopes of millions of french people as well as many people in germany and across europe. he led a courageous, pro-european election campaign. he stands for openness and he stands firmly for the social market economy. reporter: european commission president offered some financial advice to france. >> the french spend too much money and they spend it the wrong way. they need to save -- this is not sustainable in the long term. reporter: the mood at the french embassy inliric. people in the german capital say macron's is a sign of hope for france. >> we know the challenges are very big in the world for the europeans and for our nations. the european union is the right answer to those very challenges. reporter: in paris, scattered groups of protesters them -- d

hated the germans. the germans were never given that right. as time went on, the catholic , those that lead the church for more effective in convincing most irish-americans to support the war, to see themselves primarily as americans, as opposed to having their loyalty more than those struggling for independence in ireland. >> if i can elaborate on the irish point, it's less of the after writing in dublin in 1916. anti-british feeling of st. patrick's day dinner in oakland. -- brooklyn. teddy roosevelt name was mentioned. it met with boo's. then wilson's name was mentioned and cheered and applauded. he was their man. they thought he would keep them out of the war. when the war came a lot of those angry irish voices from the weeks preceding it dialed back down again. you didn't hear much about that. there's a famous national guard regiment in new york, the 69th, which acquitted well on the western front. i had two great uncles who lived on francis street here, both drafted. francis died of the ones he received on the western front. as michael w

she knows her brother is serving in the german army, his children are serving in the german army. she is petrified by some queer accident her son is going to end up being the person that kills her brother. she makes him promise that when he finally gets to the front that he essentially pretends to shoot but not really. shoot in the air, shoot to the side or shoot in a way he kills no german. he promises this to her. he said i will not do it. this puts him in a terrible position because everyone is looking at him like is he loyal? is he going to fire on germans? he is caught between these two worlds. he keeps his promise he claims until september 29th when this is the beginning of his unit that is being covered and going forward. he sees german machine gunners firing on them and he said my loyalties to my comrades has to outweigh the promise to the guy mother and they unload and kill the three german gunners who are operating it. his unit moves forward and he can't help himself. he walks over to the machine gun nest and sees these germans lying face down. he says i have to know. he

because they see german schools like this, ageing infrastructure, and a lack of investment.ecoming a political problem. we see that, for example, in current discussions with the donald trump administration, and with france, where emmanuel macron has recently said germany should try to bring down its current account, we see that german policymakers are actually with there back against the wall. —— their backs. they have to defend the economic strength germany is seeing. this is a problem because it creates tensions. now, in just a few months‘ time, german voters will get to choose their next parliament, and as they do so, they may have one of the following questions. if the german economy is growing so strongly, they ask, why are tax is still higher, and why are my benefits still so low? —— taxes. more simply, will i see an improvement in my quality of living? joe miller, bbc news, germany. to asia now. and since us president donald trump and chinese president xijinping met in florida last month, the two countries have been in talks to try and reduce tensions over trade. well

german car—makers employ 33 thousand people in the us.workers are employed by german automotive suppliers. by the way bmw's largest factory in the world is in south carolina. ron christie is with me. and your first car came from that factory. from south carolina. talking about the trade deficit, donald trump is angry about this and there is a trade deficit with germany and many other countries have complained about germany and their trade policies. is this some fault on both sides? i think there is fault on both sides but this is not how you do diplomacy, not through twitter. if the president of the us has a row with angela merkel i think they have a telephone and they should use that. they had a great opportunity at the g—7 last week to iron out some differences. the former president obama had a great relationship with angela merkel and we saw them together at the brandenburg gate. they have warm relations. so president trump wants to find a way to reduce some of the i’ows we to find a way to reduce some of the rows we have with foreign

the germans knew that. the germans rarely went on the offensive. certainly by this point in the war we're talking 1916. and so they felt in order to break the stalemate from their side by attacking these forts and the fortress city of -- literally they're going to bleed the french white. and so they attack verdon and the france miraculously hang on. they suffer significant casualties both in military but also civilians. and it's going on and on for weeks. and this is when the british launch the attack of the battle of the somme other on the other side of france north of paris where 19,000 young britishmen were killed in one day. so that was the kind of the attack -- eventually it comes to an end in february of 1917 and the germans hold on and she was absolutely correct. it's very interesting to see, in fact, there is a museum that's reopened recently that deals with the whole siege of verdon and you can see some of the forts in the area. and there's a lot to see now that maybe wasn't there when she was serving that i encourage people to go visit if

apparently driving that literally are german cars, americans like german cars and buy them.ot as simple as a one to one here because also germany has plants in the united states that build german cars, german companies have plants in the united states and that supports 100,000 workers at least. american workers are paid to build german cars here and export them. >> bmw our largest export he of cars as well but this foreign policy you can tell is transactional in nature. that's how the president views things. that's why gary cohen involved when it comes to our foreign policy. >> president trump trying hard to change the narrative but seemed to run into a glitch. look at this tweet from just after midnight. the president writing despite the constant negative press covfefe -- that appears to be an unfinished tweet with a typo. we don't know for sure. he may be trying to write coverage. if it's a mistake nobody is noticing at the white house. this is still up on the president's at real donald trump feed. covfefe is trending number one on twitter overnight. >> it's been retweeted

that is the basic creed of hers and most germans. is helpful for the german public to hear her say these things, i think she is grievously mistaken. to cast aspersions on the security link that we have with britain and the united states, this point in time, when there is enough criticism to be had about the american president, some unhappiness in germany about brexit, fair enough. but you should not, as leader of a friendly government, speak in such doubtful language about essential links. obama seemed to see her very much as the leader of europe. they had a very strong relationship. trump, very different from the outset. there was that first visit of hers to the us. if there is any kind of rift, what does it mean between germany and the us? we are all very unhappy about president trump. but the nature of the strategic relationship transcends any present government or any president of the united states that we might be facing. but it does depend on trust and personal relations? but you can't they say it and make it look like it is al

she still has, her brother is serving in the german army. his children are serving the german army. she is petrified by some queer accident of fate her son will end up being the person that killed her brother. so she makes him promise when he finally gets to the front, he essentially pretend to shoot but not really. shoot up in the air. he shoots to the side but he is the shooting a way that he kills no germans. had this is what she makes him promise as he goes. he promises this to her. i won't do it. this puts him in a terrible position. they know everybody is looking at him. is he really going to fire on germans. he is caught between these two worlds. he keeps his promise, at least he claims until the sent 29th. this is the beginning of the offensive. his unit, he is covering a infantry battalion going forward. sees german machine gunners firing on them, he says, okay, my loyalty to my comrades has to outweigh my promise to my mother and he actually goes ahead and fires on this german machine gun nest. they kill the three german gunners who are operating it. so then the, his unit

that was the german invasion, pearl harbor.move and the jfk assassination, the market was up 20% a year later. selling after september 11th was one of the worst times to sell in recent years. it was up 20% by the beginning of the year. the same thing with the debt standoff in 2011. so if anything, you have to do something when that's one of these collapses, like there was, you know, a week ago over the russia thing. you should be buying. but my advice basically is just tune that out. it may be interesting politically but unless it affects fundamental economics. >> that's what you should be focussed on. there's belief over time that it can lead to beneficial economic growth or the opposite which would impact the market. but you're saying that's where you have to say focused not on the actual day to day politics or geopolitics. >> the fed has a huge impact on whether the markets go, but trump's dealings over russia, will have that an effect on monetary policy? i don't think so. so you can cross that one off. what about fundamenta

german voters will go to the polls on september 24th for the german federal election and what many expect will be a tightly contested race. the german chancellor and russian president vladimir putin agreed to continue discussions despite disagreement over syria, ukraine, civil rights and more. the two leaders met in sochi marking merkel's first visit to russia since the annexation of crim crimea. she urged the president to implement the maersk accords. >> president trump and vladimir putin spoke by phone on tuesday for the first time since trump ordered air strikes on a syrian airfield in april. according to white house statements, the presidents agreed that all parties must do all they can to end the violence in syria. a statement by the kremlin added that trump and putin discussed a possible meeting on the sidelines of the g20 summit in july. president trump lashed out on twitter after a bipartisan spending agreement was forged to avoid a government shutdown. the white house and democrats claim victory, but the president suggested a shutdown may be exactly what washington needs. peter a

number they were never -- the germans were never given that right. as time went on, the catholic inrch -- were more effective convincing most irish-americans , to seert the war themselves primarily as americans, as opposed to having their loyalty more than struggling for independence in ireland. >> if i could elaborate, you're talking about less than a year of -- 16. fierce nationalist dealing with -- anti--- anti-british feeling of st. patrick's day dinner in oakland. teddy roosevelt name was mentioned. it met with booths. 's. some thought he would keep them out of the war. a lot of angry our choices from weeks preceding it dialed back down again. you didn't hear much about that. there's a famous national guard whichnt in new york -- ne acquitted well on the western front. livedto read uncles who on francis street here, both drafted. wounds. from patriotism,american came to the four largely in that ethnic >> the famous song of course, written by george m cohen. in terms of the implications for today, you have heard talk about our special relationshi

tightening german laws is, for him, the wrong approach.assoun: for the people who come here and arrive here, like, getting married already, and the girl's about 15 or 16, i think, the german government has to make some exception. reporter: but the bill scheduled for a vote this summer has no provision for reviewing individual cases. it requires the annulment of all marriages between minors under age 16. ms. bohmecke: the legal provisions have to be combined with various preventive measures. the girls have to be given adequate support by various youth welfare services, and where there's potential endangerment of the minor, they have to be removed from the family. they must have access to integration programs. they have to be able to learn german and get job training and go to school. reporter: terre des femmes says this is the only way these girls can integrate into german society. hevi knows all too well how it feels to be torn between tradition and the need to live her own life. hevi: i always thought if i said anything, i would be betray

usually deportees are met and accompanied by german embassy staff. after the attack they have more important things to do. opposition politicians say the attack rooms afghanistan is too dangerous to deport people to. >> after such a severe attack you cannot talk about afghanistan being safe. why people are being deported at all is inconceivable. >> the german government wants to continue the deportations. the conservatives take a firm line with those obliged to leave the country. >> there must be a distinction between people were granted asylum and people who are not. it cannot be that regardless you are allowed to stay in germany. >> germany has deported 106 afghans in the past month. the postponed deportations will likely soon be resumed. >> dw met one afghan man who has been repatriated. he's fearful of the ongoing violence. have a look. >> fear, alienation, loneliness. this is what he associates with kabul. last december he returned on the first deportation flight. he's afraid to show his face for fear of the taliban from whom he fled at the time