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A New French President Predestined to Disappoint - Spiegel Online
At the most basic level, he is a pragmatist and, speaking off the record, many of his colleagues have even described him as a "social democrat." He has also repeatedly pledged to usher in a balanced budget and will be measured according to how well he ...
Living in Fear of Intelligence Agents - Spiegel Online
"That's nonsense," says one high-ranking ISI official, speaking on the condition of anonymity. What evidence is there that we had anything to do with that? The fact is that, by now, people try to blame the ISI for everything that is wrong in the world. ...
Runway Wrangling: Thailand Pledges to Settle Dispute Over Prince's Jet - Spiegel Online
In early May, an anonymous source in Bangkok sent him a fax containing the flight plan for a VIP jet complete with registration, flight number and name of the pilot. The aircraft was due to arrive in Munich on May 21 from Bangkok and be stationed there ...
Attacks in Norway: Suspect Identified as Christian Extremist - Spiegel Online
"He just came out of nowhere," a police officer, who did not want to be identified, told the Associated Press. "He hasn't been on our radar, which he would have been if was active in the neo-Nazi groups in Norway. But he still could be inspired by ...
Obama Finally Has His Own War - Spiegel Online
"This is the greatest opportunity to realign our interests and our values," a senior administration official said at the meeting, according to the magazine Foreign Policy. The official apparently said that the sentence came from Obama himself. ...
Media Law Controversy: Hungary's Orbán Gets Frosty Reception in European ... - Spiegel Online
But speaking off the record, some conservative deputies admit that they are not entirely comfortable with expressing unconditional solidarity for the ...
'Redder than Red' An American Portrait of China's Next Leader - Spiegel Online
A source close to Xi has provided US diplomats with a detailed portrait of the up-and-coming functionary -- and says he is neither corrupt nor a fan of ...
German Islamists Reported Killed in US Drone Attack - Spiegel Online
Sources speaking off the record said that they had no information about the incident but were looking into the reports from Pakistan. ...
'Sensational Find': Are Claims of Afghan Mineral Wealth a PR Trick? - Spiegel Online
"The deposits could be the future negotiating asset with our neighbors," said one official, who declined to be named. "With these resources we can play ...
'Does Angela Merkel Still Trust Nicolas Sarkozy?' - Spiegel Online
The German daily Frankfurter Rundschau claims that officials speaking off the record said Merkel was seeking to spare Sarkozy from Germany's "domestic ...