Times Online, UK
German police commandos stormed a KLM passenger jet at Cologne/Bonn
airport and arrested two men after terror suicide notes were allegedly
found at their homes.
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A Firsthand Account of Post-War Berlin
Traute Grier was 16 years old when the Soviets cut off West Berlin from the rest of the world. Here, she recounts her desperate struggle for survival, her terror of the Russians and how friendships developed between the Americans and occupied Germans.

When the bombs rained down on Berlin on April [...]

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Authorities have been on the trail of the German-born Muslim convert Eric B. for months. Now they fear that the young Islamist, who is currently in Afghanistan, is on the verge of committing a suicide attack. German authorities are increasingly concerned that the German Islamist Eric B. (more…) is on the verge of committing a [...]

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German security authorities were proud of having pulled off a safe and successful 2006 Soccer World Cup. Now a German security official has revealed that a major attack on the tournament may have been averted — but the suspect got away.
Ever since the 2006 World Cup came to an end, Germany has been basking in [...]

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Cüneyt Ciftci, a young man from Bavaria, blew himself up outside a government building in Afghanistan, killing two US soldiers and two Afghanis. SPIEGEL ONLINE has obtained a video documenting the final minutes in the life of the first German-born suicide bomber. more…

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German Spy Chief Warns of Al-Qaida’s Growing Strength in North Africa
SPIEGEL talks to Ernst Uhrlau, the president of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, about the risk of attack by Islamist terrorists in Germany, how German Muslims are training in camps in Afghanistan and the risk from al-Qaida in North Africa. more…Photo Gallery: Fighting Jihad [...]

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A young German-born Turk could possibly have carried out an attack in Afghanistan that killed two US soldiers. The Islamic Jihad Union claims 28-year-old Cüneyt C. from Bavaria was responsible for the March 3 attack, now the German authorities are desperately trying to find out the bomber’s identity.
His last mission began at exactly 4.04 p.m. [...]

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The German army has been raving about its new state-of-the-art €20,000-per-soldier infantry equipment called “Infantryman of the Future.” But the soldiers who have been trying it out in the field say it’s too bulky, too heavy and unreliable.
Germany’s soldiers have been complaining about new state-of-the-art infantry equipment the army has introduced at the cost [...]

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The Interior Ministry of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia is taking a new tack in the fight against homegrown terrorism. It’s using a comic book — complete with colorful images and “youthful” language — to battle nasty jihadism.
Creativity is often found in the most unlikely places. Take, for example, a couple of German state [...]

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its been a rather memorable trip - unbelievable in a way…  here are some photos

Czech Republic upset favourites Germany to qualify for Euro 2008
The Czech Republic’s national football squad went a long way on Wednesday to repairing a somewhat bruised reputation by securing a sensational win few expected to see: a 3:0 defeat [...]

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