Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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AN INNOCENT IN THE TERROR PRISON
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The Guantanamo File on Germany's Murat Kurnaz
The Americans built Guantanamo to hold the most dangerous terrorists,
but secret files show that their information on the inmates was often
based just on rumors and suspicions. The file on Bremen-born prisoner
Murat Kurnaz chronicles the absurd tale of an innocent man held for
almost five years.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,759343,00.html#ref=nlint

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DREAM OF A PALESTINIAN TIGER
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Boom Times in the West Bank
With five-star hotels, booming high-tech companies and a modern, new
city under construction near Ramallah, the West Bank is preparing for
the future. Local entrepreneurs speculate that if the Palestinians ever
gain independence, their's could become one of the leading countries in
the region.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,759046,00.html#ref=nlint

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A GERMAN JOURNALIST'S ROYAL FRUSTRATION
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A Fairytale Wedding? What Nonsense!
The wedding of William and Kate on Friday will be a joke, a hopelessly
overhyped celebration of an absurdly undemocratic system, writes SPIEGEL
London correspondent Marco Evers. He pities the bride for her imminent
loss of freedom, and wonders why this eccentric nation continues to
worship the Windsors.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,759304,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: London Prepares for Royal Wedding
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-67323.html#ref=nlint


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A GREEN FUTURE FOR EUROPE'S BIGGEST ECONOMY
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What Germany Must Learn from Chernobyl and Fukushima
Germany must speed up its transition to renewable energy in the wake of
the Fukushima nuclear accident, writes Norbert Röttgen, the German
environment minister, in an opinion piece. He says Germany can lead the
way with a successful shift into green power that will boost its
economy.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,759228,00.html#ref=nlint

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NORTH COAST DOLDRUMS
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Why Germany's Offshore Wind Parks Have Stalled
With Chancellor Merkel's government turning its back on nuclear power,
offshore wind parks are set to pick up the slack. But the installation
of gigantic turbines in the North and Baltic seas has proven
challenging, slow and hindered by bureaucratic hurdles. Could the future
of wind be on land after all?

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,759208,00.html#ref=nlint

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EUROPEAN PRESS REVIEW
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Is Border Despute a Betrayal of EU Values?
Battered by the crisis over the North African immigrants who have
landed in Italy and are now entering other countries, the EU's Schengen
Agreement of open borders is being openly questioned by Paris and Rome.
Sarkozy and Berlusconi say they favor changes to the treaty, but
commentators in papers in Italy and France warn European freedom values
are under attack.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,759250,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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'Instead of Sealing Itself Off, Europe Should Help'
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio
Berlusconi have put aside their differences to call on the European
Union to reform the Schengen zone of border-free travel. German
commentators dismiss the move as a populist stunt.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,759269,00.html#ref=nlint

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COLLATERAL DAMAGE
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Police Shoot Two in Berlin Pitbull Attack
Police officers who fired their weapons at a pitbull after it had
attacked a woman also accidentally shot and wounded two people in the
Wedding district of Berlin. The dog, ultimately, was killed.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,759224,00.html#ref=nlint

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RIGHT-WING MILITANTS ON PATROL
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A New Wave of Anti-Roma Violence in Hungary
The Hungarian village of Gyöngyöspata has once again become home to
violence between right-wing radicals and its Roma populace. Dozens of
extremists marched into the town on Wednesday, one day after provoking
brawls with the Roma who live there. It is the continuation of a trend.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,759349,00.html#ref=nlint

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Photo Gallery: Hate in Hungary
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-67333.html#ref=nlint


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Best of Burlesque


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