Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD FROM BERLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------  'Germany Is Not Armed for War' The scandal drags on over what exactly happened on that night in September when a German soldier called in a deadly air strike in Afghanistan. The German press is scathing in its criticism of the government's handling of the incident and most papers blame the debacle on Berlin's reluctance to admit it is at war.  http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,666985,00.html#ref=nlint  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE HUNT FOR THE 'DONER KILLER' ------------------------------------------------------------------------  Mystery Murders May be Linked to Betting Scandal The investigation into match-fixing and illegal gambling in Europe has provided a lead in one of Germany's most mysterious series of murders in which nine men -- eight Turks and one Greek -- have been shot dead in cities across Germany since 2000. They may have run up gambling debts.  http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,666905,00.html#ref=nlint  --------------------  Photo Gallery: "Doner Killings" Baffle German Police http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-49750.html#ref=nlint