This is Trumps new Spy Chief: German politicians call on US to withdraw ambassador-- Richard Grenell

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Last edited Fri Feb 21, 2020, 07:56 PM - Edit history (2)

ICYMI. I had no idea who he was until a few days ago.


German politicians call on US to withdraw ambassador

Richard Grenell under fire for saying he’ll seek to ’empower’ anti-establishment parties across Europe.

https://www.politico.eu/article/richard-grenell-trump-germany-us-ambassador-recall/


By Benas Gerdziunas Updated 6/5/18, 4:56 PM CET

German politicians are calling for U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell to be recalled, following a controversial interview in which the diplomat claims he is seeking to boost anti-establishment parties across Europe.

"What this man is doing is unprecedented in international diplomacy," former Social Democrat leader Martin Schulz told German daily Tagesschau on Tuesday.

"If a German ambassador in Washington said, 'I'm here to strengthen the Democratic Party,' he would be thrown out immediately," he added.

Schulz accused Grenell of acting as a representative of a political movement instead of maintaining a neutral stance toward his host country, and on Monday described him as a "far-right colonial official."

In an interview published late Sunday, Grenell told far-right news site Breitbart he "absolutely wants to empower other conservatives throughout Europe" and encourage people to rise up against "elites.".........................................



From the article above:

https://www.politico.eu/article/richard-grenell-trump-germany-us-ambassador-recall/
U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, left, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier | Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty

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Germany has its own Far Right problems (then Trump sends him Grenell. damn)



Extreme-right killings leave Merkel coalition searching for answers

Germany’s political class is struggling to articulate a response to the events in Hanau and elsewhere.

By Matthew Karnitschnig Updated 2/21/20, 6:31 PM CET



BERLIN — The murderous rampage by a suspected right-wing extremist near Frankfurt is forcing German leaders to confront an uncomfortable question: Why does it keep happening?

The killing of nine people, almost all of Turkish descent, in two bars in the small city of Hanau, is the latest in a series of murderous attacks in recent months that have renewed fears of a resurgent right-wing subculture in Germany with the wherewithal and will to act.

In October, an alleged right-wing extremist tried to storm a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle, where about 50 Jews were celebrating Yom Kippur. A locked door saved them, but the attacker killed two other people before being arrested.

In June, Walter Lübcke, a local official with Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats, who was a champion of refugee rights, was gunned down at his home. A suspected neo-Nazi has been charged in the case...........................................




Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel | Aris Oikonomou/AFP via Getty Images

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1. ot: you have an open 'bold' tag in there somewhere

[abqtommy]

2. No use scolding for bolding. It could be ALL CAPS and bolded too... guess that'd show U.

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3. It is not a scold but a friendly reminder.

riversedge doesn't usually do all bold, but rather uses bold to emphasize important parts. It's easy to forget to close a tag and sometimes the software 'forgets' for you.

[riversedge]

5. fixed I hope. enjoy.

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7. Thanks, but I don't know if "enjoy" is the right word!

[sdfernando]

4. The hosting country (in this case Germany) can declare ANY member of a diplomatic mission

persona non-grata. This includes the head of that mission, the Ambassador.

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6. It's a world war with Putin's puppets determined to end democracy.