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[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

####### are you talking about?

Gerhard Shroeder...one of the biggest pos ever born imo. I'l use wiki for the fact it's easy, but wiki is probably much to light on him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Schr%C3%B6der <---- He helped put the screws to Europe all the while he was working for the Russians (Gazprom). He's now married to a Russian chick, living in Russia and working for Gazprom. When Europe was trying to get the Nabucco line in, Shroeder was working all the time with the Russians pushing for the Nordstream project. He was a sleeper and the Germans loved him. The Nabucco Project would have put an end to the Euro's being reliant on Russian gas, and put the screws to Eastern Europe...mainly the Baltics including Estonia.

Now fast forward to Merkel...another Kremlin lackey and complete sell out. When Ukraine had a chance to join NATO she pretty much put the kabash on that one all the while sucking up to Tsar Putin and the Kremlin mafia...even after Tsar Putin threatened a nuclear strike against Ukraine during the NATO summit.

Now throw in the fact Germany couldn't get Poland into NATO soon enough...knowing Poland is the only thing between them and the Russians, yet you have Germany putting the screws to the rest of Eastern Europe then what do you have ? A major Russian lackey sell out of a country. A country that could give two sh*ts less about Europe when it comes to feeding themselves with Russian gas.

This is the same German government that takes time to prosecute suedo WW2 criminals yet continues to hide it's own. Hypocrisy at it's worst.

I could write a book on it.

Edited August 11, 2011 by Why_Me

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Gerhard Shroeder...one of the biggest pos ever born imo. I'l use wiki for the fact it's easy, but wiki is probably much to light on him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Schr%C3%B6der <---- He helped put the screws to Europe all the while he was working for the Russians (Gazprom). He's now married to a Russian chick, living in Russia and working for Gazprom. When Europe was trying to get the Nabucco line in, Shroeder was working all the time with the Russians pushing for the Nordstream project. He was a sleeper and the Germans loved him. The Nabucco Project would have put an end to the Euro's being reliant on Russian gas, and put the screws to Eastern Europe...mainly the Baltics including Estonia.

Now fast forward to Merkel...another Kremlin lackey and complete sell out. When Ukraine had a chance to join NATO she pretty much put the kabash on that one all the while sucking up to Tsar Putin and the Kremlin mafia...even after Tsar Putin threatened a nuclear strike against Ukraine during the NATO summit.

Now throw in the fact Germany couldn't get Poland into NATO soon enough...knowing Poland is the only thing between them and the Russians, yet you have Germany putting the screws to the rest of Eastern Europe then what do you have ? A major Russian lackey sell out of a country. A country that could give two sh*ts less about Europe when it comes to feeding themselves with Russian gas.

This is the same German government that takes time to prosecute suedo WW2 criminals yet continues to hide it's own. Hypocrisy at it's worst.

I could write a book on it.

You could write a book on it - or anything else, for that matter. But you'd first have some of the basics straight. Last I checked, Gerhard was married to one Doris Köpf - a German journalist born in Neuburg. Now this may come as a big surprise to you but Neuburg is a city in Bavaria. To make matters worse for your story, Bavaria is not in Russia but is a state in Germany. What exatly it is that makes her Russian is beyond me. The Schröders, by the way, also do not live in Russia, they live in Hannover which also happens to a be a city in Germany. Seems to me that you've got a bit of research to do before you get busy on that book you think you can write.

Schröder made poor decisions in his transfer from office to Gazprom. I'll give you that. But he also did the heavy lifting with the Agenda 2010 reforms which laid the very groundwork for the economic successes Germany is seeing these days. He didn't make a lot of friends with that but he chose not to kick the can down the road, do what needed to be done and for that he deserves a lot of respect. If there was a politician in this country with half the cojones of a Gerhard Schröder, we'd be in much better shape.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

You could write a book on it - or anything else, for that matter. But you'd first have some of the basics straight. Last I checked, Gerhard was married to one Doris Köpf - a German journalist born in Neuburg. Now this may come as a big surprise to you but Neuburg is a city in Bavaria. To make matters worse for your story, Bavaria is not in Russia but is a state in Germany. What exatly it is that makes her Russian is beyond me. The Schröders, by the way, also do not live in Russia, they live in Hannover which also happens to a be a city in Germany. Seems to me that you've got a bit of research to do before you get busy on that book you think you can write.

Schröder made poor decisions in his transfer from office to Gazprom. I'll give you that. But he also did the heavy lifting with the Agenda 2010 reforms which laid the very groundwork for the economic successes Germany is seeing these days. He didn't make a lot of friends with that but he chose not to kick the can down the road, do what needed to be done and for that he deserves a lot of respect. If there was a politician in this country with half the cojones of a Gerhard Schröder, we'd be in much better shape.

Looks like Shroeder the sleeper moved from St. Petes. He was living there a few years back and shacked with a Russian broad.

He helped Germany all right, but he put the screws to the rest of Europe in doing so. That's one of the major reasons Europeans don't trust Germany. Someone would have to have had a lobotomy to not know the consequences of him sucking up to the Kremlin Mafia and in doing so completely fckng the Nabucco Project. That slime ball even went as far as to condemn his own EU and NATO ally (Estonia) during the relocation of the "Bronze Occupier" statue. The same Estonia who fought along side the Germans in WW2 and saved thousands of German lives during the battle of Narva.

He's a slime ball through and through, and Merkel was right up to her East German eyeballs with the Kremlin Mafia when she got her chance at running the show.

You will not find a single Eastern European country that trust Germany, nor will you find a lot of Brits that trust Germany. What Schroeder did was nothing less than what a traitor normally does...sell out his allies.

And Merkel. When Tsar Putin threatened to aim missiles at Ukraine if Ukraine was allowed to join NATO and the EU, Merkel the Kremlin lackey went out of her way to go on record to say that Putin was misunderstood and went even further later on to make sure there was no way in h*ll that Ukraine would ever join NATO and the EU if she had her druthers. This is right before she signed a big fat gas deal with the Kremlin Mafia on the Nordstream Project.

Two slimy snakes as far as most of Europe is concerned. If you don't think the other NATO and EU countries took notice of what those two pulled, your sadly mistaken. Russia is the #1 enemy to Europe...always has been, and is atm. Being dependent on Russian gas doesn't help the situation. When you have two snakes that went out of their way to screw the rest of Europe over to fatten their own wallets, when they talk out the other side of their face praising the EU and all for one and one for all...well it's not hard to get the picture.

Read the piece done on it by the NY Times. It sums it up pretty good. It's an older piece but well worth the read.

***And what's with the "poor decisions" remark? LOL...he got a job from Gazprom after he left the German government. Nothing secret about that, nor is there anything to misunderstand in regards to his actions.

Edited August 11, 2011 by Why_Me

[luckytxn 2,265]

According to an index compiled annually by Henley & Partners, a law firm, natives of Kabul, Baghdad and Mogadishu are required to fill in visa applications for more countries than anyone else. Scandinavians and Finns, by contrast, can travel to 173 countries or territories (out of a possible 223) without the need to fill in forms with curious questions dreamt up by bureaucrats.

Source: http://www.economist...dc/thewanderers

I don't see Texas on the list.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

That's one of the major reasons Europeans don't trust Germany.

Well, a lot of Europeans love to lean on Germany to bail them out. Germany along with France are and have been the driving forces for Europe. Nobody has a problem with that but God forbid either one of the two ever looks out for themselves in any way, shape or form. Then they're the bad boys. All the weaker European nations want is for Germany and France to keep writing checks. ** that! Time that everyone else is getting their own arses into gear. Poland is doing great - refreshing to see. They're not busy complaining, they're busy doing business. The others don't know how to do anything but to sit there and cry. Whatever.

[luckytxn 2,265]

Well, a lot of Europeans love to lean on Germany to bail them out. Germany along with France are and have been the driving forces for Europe. Nobody has a problem with that but God forbid either one of the two ever looks out for themselves in any way, shape or form. Then they're the bad boys. All the weaker European nations want is for Germany and France to keep writing checks. ** that! Time that everyone else is getting their own arses into gear. Poland is doing great - refreshing to see. They're not busy complaining, they're busy doing business. The others don't know how to do anything but to sit there and cry. Whatever.

I agree. Germany is in a tough spot no matter how you look at it. They need oil for sure as all industrial countries do. Also Germany is the linchpin for NATO. Shite starts going then Germany is the one that has to stop Russia or at the least slow them down until help comes. Ukraine was bad news to let into NATO. Russia is still attached albeit a thin line to the Ukraine. No one in their right mind should expect Russia to sit idly while NATO creeps in that close. What was Germany to do in that case? Germany is the one that Europe needs to survive and not just to write checks for the rest but for their security. Germany has a tightrope to walk between Russia and France, Britain, U.S. It is their butts on the line. Expect Poland to stop Russia or slow them down? Germany does very well and for a reason. There is no treason going on.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

I agree. Germany is in a tough spot no matter how you look at it. They need oil for sure as all industrial countries do. Also Germany is the linchpin for NATO. Shite starts going then Germany is the one that has to stop Russia or at the least slow them down until help comes. Ukraine was bad news to let into NATO. Russia is still attached albeit a thin line to the Ukraine. No one in their right mind should expect Russia to sit idly while NATO creeps in that close. What was Germany to do in that case? Germany is the one that Europe needs to survive and not just to write checks for the rest but for their security. Germany has a tightrope to walk between Russia and France, Britain, U.S. It is their butts on the line. Expect Poland to stop Russia or slow them down? Germany does very well and for a reason. There is no treason going on.

Don't get me wrong. Germany is a great country, and Germans are a great people. It's their leaders that suck.

Germany has a total of 78,000 in their armed forces, Poland has 100,000. If you look at the map down below you will see Poland gets it first, not Germany. Germany has teamed up with Russia in invading, conquering, and dividing Poland not once, but twice. The last thing the Poles count on is Germany coming to their defense. They know better than that.

As far as Europe needing the EU...the EU was Germany's and France's chance to run the show. Western Europe and especially the Scandinavian countries were doing just fine on their own. Now Russia is making a play for Belarus...not a partnership, but making Belarus a part of the Russian Federation. Look at that map down below and look where Belarus is located. It's borders three EU and NATO countries...none of them Germany. It's Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland that's going to bare the burden, not Germany. You can't sh*t on your allies and expect them to trust you. It might work for Western Europe who hasn't experienced a Russian invasion since Napoleon's time, but Eastern Europe has been invaded and made a part of Russia god only knows how many times. The Baltics were invaded three times by Russia in the 20th century, once after Hitler sold them out to Stalin along with Western Ukraine, Moldovia, the Baltics and half of Poland and Belarus. Poland twice after being occupied by Russia and German for close to a century.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nordstream.png <---- That's the Nordstream Line. That's what Germany's leaders sold their soul for.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2010Nabuccopipelinemap.jpg <----- That's the Nabucco Line. Europe's freedom from Russian gas.

Russia turned the gas taps off a few years back, and Europe shook at it's knees. People froze to death, and Europe was grovelling. Russia and it's gas have that much pull. Russia knows one thing...force and backbone. If you attempt to kiss Russian ####### then Russia takes it as a weakness. Germany is not the back bone of NATO, it is the weakest link. It has shown Russia that not all of NATO is of one agenda, and that Germany will put it to it's neighbors for cheap Russian gas. You tell me what Democratic country sticks it to an ally (Estonia) after the Estonian and Swedish ambassador's were physically attacked by Putin's NaSShi Hitler youth brigade outside the Estonian embassy in Russia. The West condemned that attack along with the Kremlin funded riots in Estonia...all the West but Germany. Germany on the other hand stuck a knife in the back of Estonia and backed the Kremlin.

Granted Ukraine didn't have the popular support of it's population backing NATO, but the last thing Yushenko needed was Merkel putting the screws to his government in public.

Edited August 12, 2011 by Why_Me

[TBoneTX 45,969]

Finns are "Finno - Ugarik" and their language is more similar to Hungarians and Turks.

I was hungary for turkey yesterday and finnished all of it, burp man.

I don't see Texas on the list.

Oklahoma's jealous, si man.

[mawilson 2,133]

Ukraine was bad news to let into NATO. Russia is still attached albeit a thin line to the Ukraine.

Ukraine is not a NATO member.

[luckytxn 2,265]

Ukraine is not a NATO member.

I know that.

[luckytxn 2,265]

Don't get me wrong. Germany is a great country, and Germans are a great people. It's their leaders that suck.

Germany has a total of 78,000 in their armed forces, Poland has 100,000. If you look at the map down below you will see Poland gets it first, not Germany. Germany has teamed up with Russia in invading, conquering, and dividing Poland not once, but twice. The last thing the Poles count on is Germany coming to their defense. They know better than that.

As far as Europe needing the EU...the EU was Germany's and France's chance to run the show. Western Europe and especially the Scandinavian countries were doing just fine on their own. Now Russia is making a play for Belarus...not a partnership, but making Belarus a part of the Russian Federation. Look at that map down below and look where Belarus is located. It's borders three EU and NATO countries...none of them Germany. It's Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland that's going to bare the burden, not Germany. You can't sh*t on your allies and expect them to trust you. It might work for Western Europe who hasn't experienced a Russian invasion since Napoleon's time, but Eastern Europe has been invaded and made a part of Russia god only knows how many times. The Baltics were invaded three times by Russia in the 20th century, once after Hitler sold them out to Stalin along with Western Ukraine, Moldovia, the Baltics and half of Poland and Belarus. Poland twice after being occupied by Russia and German for close to a century.

http://en.wikipedia....:Nordstream.png <---- That's the Nordstream Line. That's what Germany's leaders sold their soul for.

http://en.wikipedia....pipelinemap.jpg <----- That's the Nabucco Line. Europe's freedom from Russian gas.

Russia turned the gas taps off a few years back, and Europe shook at it's knees. People froze to death, and Europe was grovelling. Russia and it's gas have that much pull. Russia knows one thing...force and backbone. If you attempt to kiss Russian ####### then Russia takes it as a weakness. Germany is not the back bone of NATO, it is the weakest link. It has shown Russia that not all of NATO is of one agenda, and that Germany will put it to it's neighbors for cheap Russian gas. You tell me what Democratic country sticks it to an ally (Estonia) after the Estonian and Swedish ambassador's were physically attacked by Putin's NaSShi Hitler youth brigade outside the Estonian embassy in Russia. The West condemned that attack along with the Kremlin funded riots in Estonia...all the West but Germany. Germany on the other hand stuck a knife in the back of Estonia and backed the Kremlin.

Granted Ukraine didn't have the popular support of it's population backing NATO, but the last thing Yushenko needed was Merkel putting the screws to his government in public.

Better read up on history and also check the terrain. You will see why Poland doesn't stand a chance against Russia but Germany does. The best bet is to play nice and walk the tightrope. Yes Russia did turn the spigot off and hurt Europe but they need the money from the sales badly. They were demonstrating back then why they need to be listened to and it worked.

[luckytxn 2,265]

I was hungary for turkey yesterday and finnished all of it, burp man.

Oklahoma's jealous, si man.

Can't blame Oklahoma being jealous.

[nane1104 146]

Agreed but I think it's due to the fact that the Brits are more of a freedom loving group that weren't all that attracted to the EU, it's one economy, single currency and open borders policy. Then take into account the Brits played around in the Middle East and then you have the Arabs resenting them.

But I have to give the Brits credit. They didn't sell out Eastern Europe to the Russians for cheap gas like the Germans did. The Germans stuck a giant knife into the back of Eastern Europe along with NATO all for cheap Russian gas. Even the German prime minister was a Russian in sheeps clothing. Gehard Shroeder...a name of infamy along with Merkel.

It's Gerhard Schroeder, thank you!

Just messing with you;-)

[nane1104 146]

Well, a lot of Europeans love to lean on Germany to bail them out. Germany along with France are and have been the driving forces for Europe. Nobody has a problem with that but God forbid either one of the two ever looks out for themselves in any way, shape or form. Then they're the bad boys. All the weaker European nations want is for Germany and France to keep writing checks. ** that! Time that everyone else is getting their own arses into gear. Poland is doing great - refreshing to see. They're not busy complaining, they're busy doing business. The others don't know how to do anything but to sit there and cry. Whatever.

Thank you, at least someone here got it right!

[nane1104 146]

Gerhard Shroeder...one of the biggest pos ever born imo. I'l use wiki for the fact it's easy, but wiki is probably much to light on him.

http://en.wikipedia....d_Schr%C3%B6der <---- He helped put the screws to Europe all the while he was working for the Russians (Gazprom). He's now married to a Russian chick, living in Russia and working for Gazprom. When Europe was trying to get the Nabucco line in, Shroeder was working all the time with the Russians pushing for the Nordstream project. He was a sleeper and the Germans loved him. The Nabucco Project would have put an end to the Euro's being reliant on Russian gas, and put the screws to Eastern Europe...mainly the Baltics including Estonia.

Now fast forward to Merkel...another Kremlin lackey and complete sell out. When Ukraine had a chance to join NATO she pretty much put the kabash on that one all the while sucking up to Tsar Putin and the Kremlin mafia...even after Tsar Putin threatened a nuclear strike against Ukraine during the NATO summit.

Now throw in the fact Germany couldn't get Poland into NATO soon enough...knowing Poland is the only thing between them and the Russians, yet you have Germany putting the screws to the rest of Eastern Europe then what do you have ? A major Russian lackey sell out of a country. A country that could give two sh*ts less about Europe when it comes to feeding themselves with Russian gas.

This is the same German government that takes time to prosecute suedo WW2 criminals yet continues to hide it's own. Hypocrisy at it's worst.

I could write a book on it.

What wikipedia are you reading??? OMG! I think you dialed the misinformation line....