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Germany Bans Al-Manar

Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 9:39 am PST

The Hezbollah propaganda channel Al-Manar has finally been banned in Germany. BERLIN – Germany’s Interior Ministry has banned Hezbollah’s television station on grounds that it violates the country’s constitution, a spokesman said Friday. Interior Ministry spokesman Markus Beyer said Al-Manar television programming was forbidden under Article 9 of Germany’s ...

Lebanon, Al-Manar, Propaganda, Hizballah, Hesbollah, Terrorism, Germany

German Federal Court Prohibits Infamous Neo-Nazi Symbol

Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 1:47 pm PST

When we first started writing about the symbolism of the international fascist underground, people came out of the woodwork to argue that one symbol in particular (the symbol that’s visible on Vlaams Belang leader Filip DeWinter’s bookshelf in the video on this page), known as the “Celtic Cross” or “Odin’s ...

Vlaams Belang, Racism, Eurofascism, Fascism, Germany, Odin's Cross, Celtic Cross, Neo-Nazis

Germany Antisemitism Watch

Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:47 am PST

Deutsche Welle reports on yet another incident of antisemitic cemetery desecration in Germany: Germany Condemns Swinish Acts of Antisemitic Vandalism. “Swinish.” There’s a word you don’t see much in US media; it definitely fits. Authorities announced on Tuesday, November 18 that unknown persons had desecrated a pair of Jewish ...

Germany, Antisemitism, Cemetery Desecration

Obama Cancels Trip to Wounded Soldiers

Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 8:05 am PDT

Barack Obama canceled a visit to wounded US troops in Germany today, apparently because he wouldn’t be allowed to use the trip as campaign publicity: What’s not on Obama’s schedule... A U.S. military official tells NBC News they were making preparations for Sen. Barack Obama to visit wounded troops ...

LGF, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Germany, Cynicism

German Chancellor Slams Obama's Brandenburg Gate Idea

Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 12:11 pm PDT

You have to marvel at the massive hubris of the Obama campaign to even suggest something like this to the German government: Merkel warns Obama not to use landmark for ‘electioneering’. BERLIN (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has slammed a request by Barack Obama to give a ...

LGF, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Germany, Brandenburg Gate, Arrogance

Most German Imams Uneducated Fundamentalists

Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:21 am PDT

A disturbingly high percentage of the Islamic preachers in mosques and Islamic centers across Germany are uneducated Dark Ages fanatics. What could go wrong? Muslim Integration: Most Imams in Germany Lack Academic Qualifications. A study on Islamic preachers in Germany has found that most imams are unable to help ...

LGF, Germany, Islam, Immigration, Multiculturalism, Radical Islam

A Day at the Local Flag Shop

Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 8:43 pm PDT

“German comedy.” Two words you don’t normally see next to each other.

LGF, Humor, Flag Burning, Radical Islam, Germany

Spiegel Wakes Up, Sees Islamic Hate Speech, Rolls Over, Goes Back to Sleep

Sat, May 17, 2008 at 8:19 am PDT

Talk about clueless. Spiegel Online has an article about the antisemitic hate speech that is overwhelmingly common in the Islamic world; apparently they just noticed it: ’Wipe Out the Jews’ : Anti-Semitic Hate Speech in the Name of Islam. Though most Muslims reject Islamism and its propaganda, anti-Semitic messages ...

LGF, Islam, Antisemitism, Hate Speech, Germany

Chavez: Sorry About That 'Hitler' Thing

Fri, May 16, 2008 at 6:27 pm PDT

Here’s another of Barack Obama’s negotiating partners, apologizing to German Chancellor Angela Merkel for calling her a “descendant of Hitler:” Chavez apologizes to Merkel over Hitler remarks. And Merkel just took it. LIMA (Reuters) - Days after calling German Chancellor Angela Merkel a political descendant of Adolf Hitler, Venezuelan ...

LGF, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Germany, angela merkel, Merkel

German Muslims Angry

Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 5:21 pm PDT

Muslims are seething in Germany over a planned stage production of Salman Rushdie’s [Amazon Link]—the dreaded unreadable novel of blasphemy. BERLIN (Reuters) - A German Muslim group said on Friday protests were likely against the first ever staging of a dramatized version of Salman Rushdie’s controversial book “The Satanic ...

LGF, Germany, Islam, Salman Rushdie, satanic verses, Blasphemy

Friday, the Day of Prayer and Rage

Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 8:58 am PST

It’s Friday, the Islamic day of prayer, and “youths” in Denmark are rioting in the streets again because of the latest publication of the dreaded cartoons of blasphemy: 17 arrested after youths riot in Denmark. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Bands of youths set fire to cars and trash bins ...

LGF, Danish cartoons, Germany, Islam, Blasphemy, Cartoon Jihad

Hooray for the Danes

Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 12:43 pm PST

This is a very good sign, and something I hope will spread to the mainstream newspapers and television channels of the rest of the world—because a unified front that refuses to back down is the only way to guarantee freedom of speech for all media outlets, in the face of ...

LGF, Danish cartoons, Germany, Islam, Blasphemy, Cartoon Jihad

Three Muslims Arrested in Denmark for Cartoon Murder Plot

Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 10:14 am PST

Three Muslims have been arrested in Denmark for plotting to kill one of the dreaded cartoonists of blasphemy: Danes nab suspects in cartoonist plot. COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Danish police said Tuesday they have arrested three people suspected of plotting to kill one of the 12 cartoonists behind the Prophet ...

LGF, Danish cartoons, Germany, Islam, Blasphemy, Cartoon Jihad

Mohammed Images at Fox News, Gay Mohammed at Reuters

Thu, Feb 7, 2008 at 8:56 am PST

Quite a few LGF readers emailed about this one, as Fox News publishes images of Mohammed: Muslims Protest Wikipedia Images of Muhammad. Will seething and rage ensue? Stay tuned. But even more astonishing, Reuters—Reuters!—has gone even further and allowed an image of a gay Mohammed to be posted on their ...

LGF, Danish cartoons, Germany, Islam, Blasphemy, Cartoon Jihad, Reuters, Fox News, Mohammed

German Muslims Protest Against Self-Defense

Sat, Feb 2, 2008 at 9:16 am PST

After a Moroccan thug was stabbed to death in self-defense by a German man he was trying to rob, Muslims in Cologne took to the streets in protest. Apparently, they believe it’s their right to mug Germans, and the Germans should just accept it. And Spiegel Online seems to agree, ...

LGF, Germany, Radical Islam, Islam, Demonstration

Germany's Tiny Minority

Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 10:04 am PST

A new study by Germany’s Interior Ministry says there are currently 180,000 Muslims in Germany who support violence in the name of Islam: Germany: The Tiny Minority In Figures.

LGF, Germany, Radical Islam, Islam, Tiny Minority

Cartoon Jihadis Attempted Mass Murder

Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 3:50 pm PST

The two Lebanese Muslims who planted bombs on German trains last year (that thankfully failed to explode) planned to commit random mass murder to get revenge for the dreaded cartoons of blasphemy. Two Lebanese men who tried but failed to detonate bombs on two trains in Germany in 2006 ...

LGF, Danish cartoons, Germany, Islam, Blasphemy, Cartoon Jihad

Turning Soccer Hooligans into Nazis

Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 10:52 am PST

Spiegel Online has an interesting look at how neo-Nazi groups such as the German NPD spread their poison among “disaffected” European young people: Jersey Number ‘88’: Regional Football Battles against Neo-Nazi Influence. The problem is one that has long plagued soccer in Germany. Though not as visible in German ...

LGF, Germany, Neo-Nazis, White Nationalism, Europe

Merkel Bans Forced Marriages in Germany

Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 2:18 pm PDT

Like Nicolas Sarkozy of France, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is no extremist. In fact, she could even be considered “center-left” if looked at through an American prism. But maybe she’s showing one way to combat the relentless spread of Islamism in Europe without resorting to alliances with questionable extremist-right parties: ...

LGF, Germany, Radical Islam, Islam, Women's Rights

German Terror Plot: Connected to Syria?

Sat, Sep 8, 2007 at 11:34 am PDT

In the New York Times’ latest article on the German terror plot uncovered this week, they reveal that the detonators found by police came from Syria. Mr. Beckstein said the nationality of some of the other suspects was still unclear, and two are only known by their aliases, making ...

LGF, Germany, Radical Islam, Islam, Terrorism, Syria

German Terror Plot Investigation Widening

Thu, Sep 6, 2007 at 9:34 am PDT

The Germans are searching for at least 10 more suspects in the terror plot against Frankfurt Airport and Ramstein Air Base. KARLSRUHE , Germany , Sept. 6 — German investigators were searching today for 10 suspects in connection with a foiled terrorist attack on German and American targets by ...

LGF, Germany, Radical Islam, Islam, Terrorism

'Airplane Accidents?'

Wed, Sep 5, 2007 at 1:46 pm PDT

At Davids Medienkritik: German Chair of of IPPNW Describes 9/11 Terror Attacks as ‘Airplane Accidents’.

LGF, 9/11, September 11, Germany

Religion of Peace Plotting in Germany

Wed, Sep 5, 2007 at 7:51 am PDT

Three Muslims have been arrested in Germany for plotting “massive attacks” against Frankfurt International Airport and the United States’ Ramstein Air Base. And they were living on Germany’s unemployment benefits while they hatched their schemes. THREE men arrested in Germany had formed a terror cell to carry out “massive” ...

LGF, Germany, Radical Islam, Islam, Terrorism

Bluegrass Musician is Temporary Ambassador to Germany

Sat, Aug 25, 2007 at 5:46 pm PDT

Jamie Daley: America’s first bluegrass ambassador. Jamie Dailey left yesterday functioning in the role of temporary Ambassador and serving as Chairman of the Delegation for the ACG (American Council on Germany). The twelve day trip begins in Munich, tours the country of Germany, and culminates in Berlin. Jaimie is known ...

LGF, Germany, Ambassador, Jamie Daley

More Stiletto Heel Racing Than You Ever Wanted to Know About

Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 11:39 am PDT

I should have known that The Manolo would be all about the European stiletto heel races. Here we see what must inevitably happen when the laws of nature are so hideously abused.

LGF, Germany, Odd News, High Heel Race

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