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germans only oh i. know an attorney is already during the first days of the war many people in breast and its environs started sneaking out of town. in the forcible russia they formed groups of guerrilla warfare by cd because love learn new skills those of a machine gun are here in the forest dugouts in june one thousand nine hundred one could have. children and women well hiding in there and if all of us lived here and all of us were helping each other. the partisans stayed in the force for about three years in the daytime they carried out reconnaissance and secret monitoring of the enemy in the evening they were engaged in special operations. forces use this railway to bring military hardware to the front line. exposes were placed under this truck so that nobody could see them and. the germans sent reconnaissance parties to check the tracks but that didn't help a lot of scouts in trouble but all as the train came closer we singled out the wagon carrying military equipment to be blown up. quick and the
germans only oh i. know an attorney is already during the first days of the war many people in breast and its environs started sneaking out of town. in the forcible russia they formed groups of guerrilla warfare by cd because love learn new skills those of a machine gun are here in the forest dugouts in june one thousand nine hundred one could have. children and women well hiding in there and if all of us lived here and all of us were helping each other. the partisans stayed in the force for...
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daughter saw the germans trying to capture her father. over the roof suddenly there was a noise it seemed that fonda had caught him he had jumped on to the railings and plunged into the river by the germans began firing asked him besant death in captivity he shouted those were the last words he addressed to his soldier. in accordance with their plan to attack the soviet union the germans had amassed three armies close to the border among these army groups or was the most powerful its mission was to encircle and destroy soviet troops and belorussia and move on to moscow vyas money. the german strategy relied on surprise attack to demoralize the adversary from the opening seconds. the sound of the explosions was deafening before that i had seen war only in films . i thought it was an earthquake but i just couldn't believe there was a war going on. the first hours of june twenty second one nine hundred forty one. of a member of the military band asleep in his barracks on the second floor abreast fortress. within minutes of the attack bullets
daughter saw the germans trying to capture her father. over the roof suddenly there was a noise it seemed that fonda had caught him he had jumped on to the railings and plunged into the river by the germans began firing asked him besant death in captivity he shouted those were the last words he addressed to his soldier. in accordance with their plan to attack the soviet union the germans had amassed three armies close to the border among these army groups or was the most powerful its mission...
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the german american. really, a minority was in the german-american community. or for one was so traumatic that a lot of german-american willingness to sort of get out there and the nationalist, there was a small group of german american nazis, most of them are immigrants or recent immigrants from germany, and they marched on 86 street and held rallies in madison square garden and so on. this time in new york is really, a simmering time where, because of the depression and people's feeling, economically stressed competing for jobs, and because the international situation, the rise of nazism with stalin in the control of the soviet union, miscellany in control, italy, and invading ethiopia, with the japanese invading china, i mean, or ever you look in asia and europe, civil war in 1936, it stirs things up between these different, not only ethnic communities, but political communities. german-american is, obviously, that jewish community in new york, protesting against this. fist fights with these guys. in italian harlem and black harlem african americans and ital
the german american. really, a minority was in the german-american community. or for one was so traumatic that a lot of german-american willingness to sort of get out there and the nationalist, there was a small group of german american nazis, most of them are immigrants or recent immigrants from germany, and they marched on 86 street and held rallies in madison square garden and so on. this time in new york is really, a simmering time where, because of the depression and people's feeling,...
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the hun being the german threat. but this sort of spilled over into, for example, real, you know, the wilson administration and congress passed an alien act, a sedition act which, um, really cracked down on anything that smacked of radicalism, of pacifism, of resistance to the war, um, and true to form the most, the most careful scrutiny or the most critical scrutiny was aimed at immigrants not only germans, but the sense that, for example, jews might be because they were anti-tsarist might be pro-german enters into sort of the public consciousness in new york. also the very real threat that the germans may actually attack. the german military from outside, that a german fleet might sail in, um, and this is actually a joseph pa knell, it's one of the war bomb liberty loan posters from 1918 which is, you know, trying to get you to be patriotic and buy war bonds to help fund the government's war effort by showing this sort of scare image of the statue of liberty destroyed, in the background on the right maybe hard to s
the hun being the german threat. but this sort of spilled over into, for example, real, you know, the wilson administration and congress passed an alien act, a sedition act which, um, really cracked down on anything that smacked of radicalism, of pacifism, of resistance to the war, um, and true to form the most, the most careful scrutiny or the most critical scrutiny was aimed at immigrants not only germans, but the sense that, for example, jews might be because they were anti-tsarist might be...
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this is the way this is the way how the german politicians and german sallied see it more europe better than less europe because it will now stop in the process of building of a common european states. for the danger is that we will fall back into the national states in europe because europe will not bind countries together and the holy idea of europe will suffer and we are in a very decisive moment in the in the next months where politicians have to take right decisions i see in other decisive moments and then european politics today because the relations between germany and france are going to have a very strained you know better than me and they they were never easy but the two countries for five of the last decade they were the main driving force behind the european union now when when merkel lost sara because he as a closest ally do you think new problems may appear between germany and france if you argue politically then you can say that yes there is a danger that france will become the leader of the so-called south against the. austerity policy of mrs america in the norse of euro
this is the way this is the way how the german politicians and german sallied see it more europe better than less europe because it will now stop in the process of building of a common european states. for the danger is that we will fall back into the national states in europe because europe will not bind countries together and the holy idea of europe will suffer and we are in a very decisive moment in the in the next months where politicians have to take right decisions i see in other decisive...
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german. it's a value oriented policy of the reality politic which is also always traditional in germany germany's eastern policy mrs america said. two or three weeks ago. that crane is a dictatorship she very much criticized which she also very much criticized the question. also as a dictator i think that in the past couple of days she understood that she controls the east and while criticizing me on the court which for having you let emotion can present she had to balance somehow this kind of harsh criticism was more a real politic approach towards russia because the business in germany has very strong interests in the east and if america would concentrate only on the value or the policy only criticizing russia for not being democratic then business would feel it on the russian markets and also the human to human contacts will suffer so i think she she says she's ok in that she's trying to do both when she talks about values of course the sense that it signals to her own people here in germa
german. it's a value oriented policy of the reality politic which is also always traditional in germany germany's eastern policy mrs america said. two or three weeks ago. that crane is a dictatorship she very much criticized which she also very much criticized the question. also as a dictator i think that in the past couple of days she understood that she controls the east and while criticizing me on the court which for having you let emotion can present she had to balance somehow this kind of...
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on the german people mad what's going on in germany and all those euro fandango crisis the germans are a bit odd as we all know but i think the real issue is people have been focusing on the peripheral countries of europe which is great spain italy the reality is the infection has now reached the cole because germany is on the hook for a staggering sum of money firstly the european central bank has either the board bonds issued by the peripheral countries or funded banks in these peripheral countries to the chain of over nine hundred billion euros and germany has indirect or direct depending on how you want to think about it liabilities to bang out fund which is about two hundred and eleven billion euros and that's going to rise because once you fund spain's banking no longer guaranteed these funds so binny's obligations will probably be rather bad to eighty then the bundesbank has actually lent to the other central banks in europe which is to find they current account deficits because of trade shortfalls and also capital flight to the chewed off seven hundred billion euro now the prob
on the german people mad what's going on in germany and all those euro fandango crisis the germans are a bit odd as we all know but i think the real issue is people have been focusing on the peripheral countries of europe which is great spain italy the reality is the infection has now reached the cole because germany is on the hook for a staggering sum of money firstly the european central bank has either the board bonds issued by the peripheral countries or funded banks in these peripheral...
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he has been with the german team ever since. he helps assess players and put together individual fitness programs and goals, and it does not stop there. >> proper training with volumes and intensity. that is great communication between the trainer and a team. some days we hit them with intensity and other days, with volume. players that have played a lot throughout the year, we have to think about them differently. >> since the players have clearly stated that their goal is to win this tournament, the trainer says the plan is 14 germany to physically peak for the semifinal match against italy. >> we only have two days in between. >> is getting ahead of himself? maybe, but then again, it could also simply be the voice of experience looking farther ahead to the final on sunday that many say germany will be in. >> in a sign of just how much has changed over the past two decades in northern ireland, today saw an unprecedented handshake between britain's queen elizabeth and former ira commander mcginnis. >> this long-awaited in count
he has been with the german team ever since. he helps assess players and put together individual fitness programs and goals, and it does not stop there. >> proper training with volumes and intensity. that is great communication between the trainer and a team. some days we hit them with intensity and other days, with volume. players that have played a lot throughout the year, we have to think about them differently. >> since the players have clearly stated that their goal is to win...
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she did not like germans. and made very clear that she would never forgive the germans, and as i write in the book, she was very glad to hear my married name was not going to be albrecht. >> host: yeah. as a diplomat yourself, did you have to reign in your feelings about german? are you going to give me a diplomatic answer? no it's very interesting. first of all i never learned to speak germ map. i learned men different languages. french, czech, polish, and i never wanted to learn german. i was in switzerland in school, and what happened was that over the hot christmas, i now understand why my parents didn't want me home in 1948. christmas of 47/48 because too many things were going on. so they sent me to the german part of switzerland and i didn't understand a word and never wanted to learn german, and i have to say because i'm also a student of history, and watched what was happening in germany, i found very interesting the way that the germans were beginning to deal with their own history. and then a lot of
she did not like germans. and made very clear that she would never forgive the germans, and as i write in the book, she was very glad to hear my married name was not going to be albrecht. >> host: yeah. as a diplomat yourself, did you have to reign in your feelings about german? are you going to give me a diplomatic answer? no it's very interesting. first of all i never learned to speak germ map. i learned men different languages. french, czech, polish, and i never wanted to learn german....
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german. crew was a former submarine captain and two former squadron leaders now working to keep the americans flying, keep berlin alive. and corky was in awe of these peoplement they were all older than he was, they were veterans, he was not a veteran, but he's a very funny guy.2÷ he's still alive. he taught the germans, he couldn't teach them much about6÷ mechanics, but he did tell them to say when his commanding officer lined up they'd line up and say, good morning, major, you son of a bitch. [laughter] >> yeah. only the germans could get away with that, i think. >> right. [laughter] >> the story, i think, you tell in the book about, you know, this one man who says, one of these pilots who had flown 20 missions over germany, so a lot of these pilots knew the terrain, they'd seen it from 20,000 feet flying b-17s and b-24s. but he says here i am a year ark five years ago i was killing these people. bombing these people. >> well, that pilot's name was noah thompson -- >> right. >> -- who was a
german. crew was a former submarine captain and two former squadron leaders now working to keep the americans flying, keep berlin alive. and corky was in awe of these peoplement they were all older than he was, they were veterans, he was not a veteran, but he's a very funny guy.2÷ he's still alive. he taught the germans, he couldn't teach them much about6÷ mechanics, but he did tell them to say when his commanding officer lined up they'd line up and say, good morning, major, you son of a...
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since then, he has won two german league titles and the german cup. neither club has confirmed the transfer fee. media reports suggest it is in the region of 17 million euros. >> after four packed days, celebrations to mark when elizabeth was a 60-year reign have drawn to a close. she earlier attended a thanksgiving service in st. paul's cathedral in london. >> i know about you, but i was glued to the television, and the sermon was moderated by the archbishop of canterbury, highlighting the queen's dedication to public service. >> and to was the culmination of four days of events and one that everybody had been waiting for. the clean's appearance on the balcony of buckingham palace. the cheering masses and royal family were treated to a flypast by the red arrow's display team. the morning began with a service at st. paul's cathedral. representatives from the government and military, diplomats, foreign leaders and roils, all in attendance to honor the clean's 60 years on the throne. >> in all her public engagements, our queen had shown a quality of joy
since then, he has won two german league titles and the german cup. neither club has confirmed the transfer fee. media reports suggest it is in the region of 17 million euros. >> after four packed days, celebrations to mark when elizabeth was a 60-year reign have drawn to a close. she earlier attended a thanksgiving service in st. paul's cathedral in london. >> i know about you, but i was glued to the television, and the sermon was moderated by the archbishop of canterbury,...
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. >> here are some reactions from german political leaders, beginning with the german chancellor angela merkel attending the g 20 summit in mexico. >> the pro-bailout parties are in a position to form a government and the german chancellor urges them to stick to the original bailout terms. >> the important thing is the new government commits itself to the obligations it has entered into. europe was always agreed that elections cannot jeopardize decisions we made together. that is the same with the bailout terms for greece. >> the german foreign minister give a slightly different view of the position. he said while the terms were carved in stone, there might be talks. he said the election campaign increase, or rather the campaigns, have taken time, valuable time. >> the important thing though is there can be no changes to the fundamental substance of the bailout. >> this is being seen as a hint that greece could be given more time to meet the terms of the rescue package. >> and we spoke with the president of the european parliament. we asked if he was relieved by the results of the greek
. >> here are some reactions from german political leaders, beginning with the german chancellor angela merkel attending the g 20 summit in mexico. >> the pro-bailout parties are in a position to form a government and the german chancellor urges them to stick to the original bailout terms. >> the important thing is the new government commits itself to the obligations it has entered into. europe was always agreed that elections cannot jeopardize decisions we made together. that...
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the germans do not want to miss the action. the german delegation has an appointment at myanmar's chamber of commerce and industry, but they are not the only guests. the chamber says visitors have been dropping in from across the globe. they are welcome because myanmar needs investors and know-how. no deals have been finalized, but a memorandum of understanding has been signed. the germans are expected to play a big role in myanmar. >> vocational training is very much involved. we need more training programs for the germans to come and invest. also, in the investment sector. >> some 60 million people in the country are waiting for the upswing. myanmar is still among the world's poorest countries, but it has huge potential. it is rich in natural resources and is strategically located between china and india, but there is a long road ahead. too much red tape and corruption plagued the country, and foreign investors still have few rights. the government promises to change that soon. one german who knows the country well is philip
the germans do not want to miss the action. the german delegation has an appointment at myanmar's chamber of commerce and industry, but they are not the only guests. the chamber says visitors have been dropping in from across the globe. they are welcome because myanmar needs investors and know-how. no deals have been finalized, but a memorandum of understanding has been signed. the germans are expected to play a big role in myanmar. >> vocational training is very much involved. we need...
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blaming all germans for this. what was interesting was one of the first things that the post- revolution president did was talk about this and say how terrible it was. it is a sad, i think, and tragic thing that does happen. it is another one of those difficult choices of revenge. >> what lessons do we take from that in terms of retribution for one country punishing another, for brutal acts? should punishment the individual or collective? >> i believe in individual punishment, which is one of the reasons. it happened when i went to the united nations, i created the tribunal for former yugoslavia, because there have to be some kind of a international way of attributing individual and assigning individual guilt. that is what the war crimes trials were all about. it is not to have collective guilt, but to assign individual guilt. that is very important. >> how we think about that in terms of our current history, such as killing bin laden? >> well, i think that one thing is that bin laden was responsible for killing 3
blaming all germans for this. what was interesting was one of the first things that the post- revolution president did was talk about this and say how terrible it was. it is a sad, i think, and tragic thing that does happen. it is another one of those difficult choices of revenge. >> what lessons do we take from that in terms of retribution for one country punishing another, for brutal acts? should punishment the individual or collective? >> i believe in individual punishment, which...
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team after their defeat yesterday and what the german coaches said.ck around. ♪ >> unimpeded access to education and knowledge and the same opportunities for everyone. a central goal of the global community, but what is the reality on the ground? education for all -- and dw pose a multimedia special relates personal stories and highlights extraordinary projects the world over. find out more on the internet. dw.de/educationforall. >> welcome back. facing pressure from italy and spain, eu leaders agreed to european stability mechanism can be tapped to recapitalize banks without having to go through governments. the rescue fund will be easier to access for crisis-hit countries, too. >> with those decisions made in brussels over the last two days, the eu hopes to regain investor confidence. the outcome did bring some immediate relief to italy and spain. >> in madrid on friday morning, interest rates on sovereign bonds started to fall in response to the news that it should become easier for spain and italy to get aid funds. the risk premium investors deman
team after their defeat yesterday and what the german coaches said.ck around. ♪ >> unimpeded access to education and knowledge and the same opportunities for everyone. a central goal of the global community, but what is the reality on the ground? education for all -- and dw pose a multimedia special relates personal stories and highlights extraordinary projects the world over. find out more on the internet. dw.de/educationforall. >> welcome back. facing pressure from italy and...
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like to work hard you know the german you know we germans like having their products spotfire you say well exactly we can only be working with the exports half if the greeks and spanish and italians buy our products and the euro is a big program to help us export so it's not the case that the greeks have a party and we work is that we sell go a lot of people say the germans go to greece to have a party a family you know but i think the way i see the crisis is that it will be the european union is never move forward without crisis well and they will usually have to me this is one of the interesting fill in one of the interesting things about the integration process of europe leading to the monetary union has always been through a crisis but each crisis is a lot more severe ok in one nine hundred fifty eight to war everybody you know no one could export their goods with european countries so they think establish the common we become in trading area ok that was a big political decision and it was very very good decision but each crisis gets a little bit more worst than this once fundamen
like to work hard you know the german you know we germans like having their products spotfire you say well exactly we can only be working with the exports half if the greeks and spanish and italians buy our products and the euro is a big program to help us export so it's not the case that the greeks have a party and we work is that we sell go a lot of people say the germans go to greece to have a party a family you know but i think the way i see the crisis is that it will be the european union...
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of the german credit card. the question is, is that an entrenched german position or tactical bluff at some point that will be called? >> well, i don't think merkel is bluffing. she certainly is signalling quite strongly to her domestic audience. we heard 9-9-9 and over my dead body. but she's serious. germany doesn't want to be on the hook for an open ended fiscal transfer union. >> what are market investors do? they keep telling me, germans are bluffing, don't worry when push comes to shove the eurozone is about to break in and they will cave in. >> the costs of this is fairly huge whatever happens and germany has run a current account surplus since joining the euro with an undervalued exchange rate. and so there is some money there that germany could possibly give. now german taxpayer was told when the euro was started you'll never have to pay southern europe. you can see this might happen. you can see the negotiation position starting to emerge. germans want spain and greece to go for some sort of euro over
of the german credit card. the question is, is that an entrenched german position or tactical bluff at some point that will be called? >> well, i don't think merkel is bluffing. she certainly is signalling quite strongly to her domestic audience. we heard 9-9-9 and over my dead body. but she's serious. germany doesn't want to be on the hook for an open ended fiscal transfer union. >> what are market investors do? they keep telling me, germans are bluffing, don't worry when push...
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german companies put strong pressure on the german dax, but overall it made modest gains in this turbulent trading wake. the situation for banks is a little easier, but everyone is waiting for the breakthrough. >> let's get a closer look at those market numbers for you. as we mentioned, the dax in negative territory. over in new york, the dow jones industrial average was climbing up after a big sell-off yesterday. many analysts said the markets were oversold and the u.s. bureau gaining against the dollar, trading for $1.2559. in just a moment, we will go to rio for all the details of this year's earth summit. >> but first, more headlines around the world. >> pakistan's parliament has elected there prime minister -- thier -- their prime minister. it is not clear whether the election will and deep political crisis in pakistan. -- into the political crisis in pakistan. >> an attack on an afghan -- on the afghan capital of kabul. afghan security forces freed the surviving hostages after a 24- hour assault. >> in paris white, the president is facing impeachment for his role in -- paraguay, the
german companies put strong pressure on the german dax, but overall it made modest gains in this turbulent trading wake. the situation for banks is a little easier, but everyone is waiting for the breakthrough. >> let's get a closer look at those market numbers for you. as we mentioned, the dax in negative territory. over in new york, the dow jones industrial average was climbing up after a big sell-off yesterday. many analysts said the markets were oversold and the u.s. bureau gaining...
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the soviets told the east germans to get out of there. then, the east germans tried other blockades on the autobahn. clay sent patrols and convoys up and down the autobahn. so as to keep showing the american flag and to keep showing that there was something we were going to do. he also flew a helicopter to a little place because he heard there was a refugee who couldn't get out. he and i flew there together. he picked up the refugerefugee, back to we're berlin. on the way out the east german guards pointed their guns at us. we knew they wouldn't shoot. clay found that kennedy supported him. much of the time, not always. clay was trying to demonstrate that the american presence in berlin was something that we took seriously.
the soviets told the east germans to get out of there. then, the east germans tried other blockades on the autobahn. clay sent patrols and convoys up and down the autobahn. so as to keep showing the american flag and to keep showing that there was something we were going to do. he also flew a helicopter to a little place because he heard there was a refugee who couldn't get out. he and i flew there together. he picked up the refugerefugee, back to we're berlin. on the way out the east german...
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dead body but that shows you that she believes in the european project but for her it has to be a german style european project or she will get thrown out by her voters next year so we know the decades where the bureaucrats and the leaders of countries could quietly meet and push forward a project of european integration are over because the electorates simply don't want it and actually what we've got here i think is an unbridgeable gulf between the culture of northern europe and the culture of southern europe and what we do at these summits and remember this is summit number nineteen since two thousand and nine all we do all we do is kick the can down the road there's already talk of another summit in july we reached no conclusions the markets increasingly lose confidence and who can blame them and now we see spanish ten year debt italian ten year debt of ring around this sort of critical seven percent level and the whole thing is headed for a gigantic bust well as there are no yield if there is one thing. one objective and clearly visible symptom of the problem with the eurozone it's i
dead body but that shows you that she believes in the european project but for her it has to be a german style european project or she will get thrown out by her voters next year so we know the decades where the bureaucrats and the leaders of countries could quietly meet and push forward a project of european integration are over because the electorates simply don't want it and actually what we've got here i think is an unbridgeable gulf between the culture of northern europe and the culture of...
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people and with the german nation but there was more than a p.o.w. gut feeling now as regards your euro bonds when you claim we don't really know what it is we don't really know what is the plan of who is going to issue those bonds what the terms will be with you but if they are. i can only imagine the king for me and that inability of such security is such instruments with could be used to say that only after you ensure stability and order in the economy up with a little money and we haven't discussed this issue in much detail but based on the logic or germany has been doing so far i believe that the german literature shipley know if he's against you resuming to same old problems in europe again and again the one thing we definitely agree on of the fullness that was in. our interests converge i mean russian and german interests we all want to ensure a national book on the normal operation of our economy and then we are interested in the european economy and what its functioning properly. all reserves a large part of our reserves is kept in europe wi
people and with the german nation but there was more than a p.o.w. gut feeling now as regards your euro bonds when you claim we don't really know what it is we don't really know what is the plan of who is going to issue those bonds what the terms will be with you but if they are. i can only imagine the king for me and that inability of such security is such instruments with could be used to say that only after you ensure stability and order in the economy up with a little money and we haven't...
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first of all, i never learned to speak german. i learned many different languages and trying to check polish and trying to learn german i never went to school to what happened what happened i knew my parents wanted me on the 1948 christmas of 47, 48. i never wanted to learn german, and i have to say because i also a student of history and watched what was happening in germany i found very interesting the way the germans were beginning to deal with their history. and then a lot of things in life are very personal, and i have to say that one of the finest people that i met as a diplomat was the german foreign ministry who became a very close friend of mine and very much a part of what we were trying to do in kosovo and here is this man this younger than i am but he had been kind of a rebel and i wanted to know a little bit of his history and he had been a cab driver and various things and he shows up in my office and a three piece suit talking about nato and he's very surprised about that so i asked him how he had become he was and
first of all, i never learned to speak german. i learned many different languages and trying to check polish and trying to learn german i never went to school to what happened what happened i knew my parents wanted me on the 1948 christmas of 47, 48. i never wanted to learn german, and i have to say because i also a student of history and watched what was happening in germany i found very interesting the way the germans were beginning to deal with their history. and then a lot of things in life...
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the germans will never elect such a figure. they're much too sophisticated. murphy says i can get you out. so there are a number of these sorts of things that have happened where people are credulous, of course, one of the most famous credulous americans was martha dodd, the daughter of american ambassador william dodd who thinks hitler is this glamorous new figure. and this, despite the fact that there's been beatings of americans on the street not just germans and attacks on jews. she then, of course, has this lovely odyssey. she begins to have affairs not just with nazis but members of the foreign community, visiting writers like thomas wolf eventually has an affair and becomes a spy for the soviet union. just your typical life's journey. so there are a number of characters here who have some rather startling stories. and then there's a number of familiar characters with a story line i found that was a little different than i expected. >> it was why he showed up in germany in the first place. whose idea was it? well, the idea was -- initiated by truman smi
the germans will never elect such a figure. they're much too sophisticated. murphy says i can get you out. so there are a number of these sorts of things that have happened where people are credulous, of course, one of the most famous credulous americans was martha dodd, the daughter of american ambassador william dodd who thinks hitler is this glamorous new figure. and this, despite the fact that there's been beatings of americans on the street not just germans and attacks on jews. she then,...