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| Crosses Removed From Berlin Memorial |
| 2005-07-05 |
| edited by poster BERLIN - Workers on Tuesday began removing a field of crosses at Berlin's former Checkpoint Charlie after a privately run museum lost a court battle to keep the memorial to people killed at the East German border during the Cold War. That sounds like a good thing to remember. Workers in blue overalls began unscrewing the 1,067 crosses after covering the plaques with the victims' names and carrying them away. "No, no, you have to listen to me," said museum director Alexandra Hildebrandt, imploring the court bailiff without effect as workers arrived at the site and began work. Several hundred protesters jeered and whistled derisively in the rain at the former crossing point between East and West Berlin. "Remember, Don't Forget" read one sign. Several people shouted "Betrayers of the fatherland!" The privately run museum had been given until Tuesday to raise $43 million to purchase the land where it erected the memorial in October. It didn't reach that goal. This is my favorite part. Germany, divided into East and West during the Cold War, was reunited in 1990 with the collapse of communism. What newsfeed has readers so stupid that they don't know.... oh, hold on, it's Yahoo News. |
| Posted by:Secret Master |
| #1 The colapse of communism? It's the neo communists who carried out this act. They don't want to be reminded of all the fellow germans they murdered trying to keep them "free" on the east side of the wall for their Soviet masters. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-07-05 17:30 |