Tuesday, June 3, 2008

The Coming Beast: Extremist Violence the Norm in Parts of the Country

The Coming Beast of Revelation

NEO-NAZI SCENE IN GERMANY Extremist Violence the Norm in Parts of the Country

By Stefan Berg, Markus Deggerich and Sven Röbel

Arson attacks and racist assaults by right-wing extremists are part of everyday life in parts of Germany. Authorities are concerned that the country's neo-Nazi scene is becoming increasingly violent.

The arsonists came on the night before Adolf Hitler's birthday. After attempting to burn down an Asian fast-food stand on a square in front of the train station in Blankenfelde, a town in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, they turned their attention to the adjacent doner kebab stand owned by Haci D., 39. The fire quickly burned through the wooden side wall and engulfed the entire stand. By daybreak on April 20, Haci D. had lost his livelihood.

Neo-Nazis have long been a problem in Germany. But there are now signs that the especially violent among them are becoming better organized.
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Neo-Nazis have long been a problem in Germany. But there are now signs that the especially violent among them are becoming better organized. More.........

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