Hardly surprising, Nazism was based on Blut und Boden
They're into organic farming, oppose GMOs and worry about endangered species protection. Right-wing extremists are increasingly active in typically left-wing movements. Experts say the trend is troublesome.
"Environmental protection should be inherent to cultural progress." That's a statement that could easily be attributed to any environmentalist group. Instead it comes from the National Democratic Party (NPD), a far-right but still legal German party, and it's another sign of how right-wing groups are increasingly latching on to environmental topics.
The connection between right-wing extremism and environmentalism is not new, but experts believe the growing trend represents a real threat, because it helps push extremist views into the mainstream.
Two recent publications have responded, seeking to educate the public by explaining what's behind such efforts, and debunking certain lines of reasoning within them.
Certified organic - and neo-Nazi too?
This past January, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, which is connected to Germany's Green party, released a book examining right-wing environmental thinking. It focused on the eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where so-called nationalistic colonies have been established.
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It's not a cloak (they aren't Romulans but Nazis).
Real Nazis loved animals, were environmentally concerned,and even intended to outlaw smoking after the war.
Philipp Missfelder, deputy front man for Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, tells 'Post' military option against Iran can't be ruled out.
BERLIN -- Israel's vital security interests are integral to the interests of the Federal Republic, according to Philipp Missfelder, the Germany deputy front man for Chancellor Angela Merkel ...current chancellor of Germany. She was educated in East Germany when is was still run by commies, but in 1989 got involved with the growing democracy movement when the Berlin Wall fell. Merkel is sometimes referred to by Germans as Mom... ''s party in the Bundestag.
In a wide-ranging telephone interview with The Jerusalem Post on Friday, the Christian Democratic Union deputy covered the pressing security issues unfolding in the Middle East.
"The Chancellor is 100 percent right that Israel's security is in Germany's national interest," he stressed. "Israel's military capacity should not be underestimated."
"It was a mistake in the fall to rule out a military option," Missfelder continued. "Obama was correct in how he handled it. The military option must remain on the table because, if not, the negotiating strategy will not be taken seriously by Iran."
Last November, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, of the pro-business Free Democratic Party, spoke differently: "We reject a discussion about military options" in connection with the Iranian nuclear threat, he said.
Additionally, in February, German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere delivered a grim assessment of Israel's capability to knock out Iran's nuclear facilities. He said an IDF strike on Iran would be "highly unlikely" to succeed, and would cause "obvious political damage."
The 32-year-old historian is viewed by close followers of German-Israeli relations as a politician who seeks to breathe new life into strengthening the security bond between Israel and the Federal Republic.
Israeli diplomats in Berlin have praised Missfelder's unwavering support for the security of the Jewish state over the years.
"Germany's population wants to be the like the Swiss and stay out of conflicts, such as the one in Afghanistan," Missfelder told the Post. "But that is no longer possible.
There is a joint responsibility towards Israel, to say to the German population that we have a new role in Europe and the world."
When asked about what the UN has characterized as civilian massacres by Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Trampler of Homs... 's regime, Missfelder said, "Syria shows the region is in upheaval...There is no unity in the UN...[They are] no longer in the position to engage in protected responsibility in connection with Syria. Many have criticized [former president George W.] Bush for intervention, but the US should take more responsibility."
He noted that a military option for Syria would be very difficult after the Libya decision, and one option would be to arm the opposition.
Missfelder added, "We will not profit from instability, friends of Israel and the West -- and Israel belongs to West, in my view. My main concern is Iran will win great influence."
In regard to the so-called "Arab Spring," he said he was very skeptical in the beginning: "It was great that young people became political. But foreign policy is very serious.
There is romanticism in the world of art, but in foreign policy that is ridiculous."
Egypt and Yemen, he said, are the largest question.
"Egypt is a challenge," he continued. "It has not become easier. The Konrad Adenauer Foundation worked successfully in Egypt, but now is massively prevented. I cannot say that I was disappointed [when] I saw this development. It is not clear who will take over power on the long term."
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation is a think tank affiliated with Missfelder's party that promotes pro-democracy work.
Missfelder observed that the EU government in Brussels tends to be pro-Paleostinian.
"Brussels is orientated on the Paleostinians. I know this phenomenon from the Left in Germany," he said.
Critics argue that the Left movement in Germany and many Left Party deputies have focused the bulk of their foreign policy work on criticizing Israel and advocating for the Paleostinians -- including, at times, the Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, terror group in the Gazoo strip.
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An Iranian man wanted on arrest warrant issued by US attempted to buy hundreds of M4 submachine guns in Czech Republic, Czech Position reported. Detectives from the special unit to combat organized crime (UOOZ) arrested Iranian national Behruz Dolatzad, Czech Television (CT) reported Tuesday evening.
Dolatzad travelled to the Czech Republic after failing to strike a deal to buy submachine guns in the U.S. state of Arizona, where U.S. intelligence services were alerted.
"Our detectives in Prague arrested a foreign national who they subsequently charged on two criminal accounts relating to illegal trade with military equipment," spokesman for the anti-organized crime unit Pavel Hantak told CT, adding the unit cannot divulge any further information for now on the arrest which took place on February 16.
An official at the Iranian consulate in Prague told CT public television that it had received no information about the arrest of an Iranian national in Prague.
According to CT's information, Dolatzad travelled to the US in 2011 to buy arms and signed a contract for the delivery of 3,000 M4 fully automatic rifles to Iran in the state of Arizona.
See, we should have just sold them to Mexico...
When that deal didn't work out Dolatzad travelled to the Czech Republic where Czech detectives followed him having received a tip-off from US intelligence.
In Prague, Dolatzad reportedly signed a contract for the delivery of 500 M4 sunmachine guns to Iran for 40,000 (around Kc 996,000). During his stay at the Hotel Clarion in the city's Old Town, the Iranian national was under constant surveillance. He was arrested in the hotel by agents posing as arms dealers. According to CT's information, Dolatzad posed as a representative of an Iranian firm, Teheran Fanavar, reportedly established 12 years ago. The company presents itself as a trader in textiles, domestic appliances and electronics.
Almost 180 Czech entities hold arms export licenses. Over the past few years arms exports from the Czech Republic have been worth between 175 million and 220 million annually.
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