Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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A TIME OF RETRIBUTION
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Paying with Life and Limb for the Crimes of Nazi Germany
After Hitler's war had been lost, millions of ethnic Germans in regions
that are today part of Eastern Europe were expelled -- often under
horrendous circumstances. It has been proven that at least
473,000 people died as they fled or were expelled. The Nazis' crimes had
been far worse, but the suffering of ethnic Germans was immense.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,759737,00.html#ref=nlint

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GERMANY'S WWII OCCUPATION OF POLAND
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'When We Finish, Nobody Is Left Alive'
Germany's occupation of Poland is one of the darkest chapters of World
War II. Some 6 million people, almost 18 percent of the Polish
population, were killed during the Nazi reign of terror that saw mass
executions, forced evictions and enslavement.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,759095,00.html#ref=nlint

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JAPAN'S NUCLEAR CARTEL
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Atomic Industry Too Close to Government for Comfort
After the oil crisis of the 1970s, Japan embraced atomic power with a
vengeance. Since then, the ties between the government and the nuclear
industry have become so intertwined that public safety is at threat.
Inspections are too lax, and anyone who criticizes the status quo can
find themselves out of a job.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,764907,00.html#ref=nlint

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AIDING FLEDGLING DEMOCRACIES
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G-8 Leaders Pledge Billions to Egypt and Tunisia
Leaders of the world's top industrialized nations pledged $20 billion in
international aid Friday to Arab countries on the path to
democratization. They also united in the demand that Libyan leader
Moammar Gadhafi "must go" and called for Syria's regime to stop using
force against protesters. 

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,765280,00.html#ref=nlint

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CONSEQUENCES OF DEBT RESTRUCTURING
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What Would a Greek Haircut Mean for Germany?
It's the worst-case scenario: Greece no longer able to get loans, with
creditors having to wave goodbye to a chunk of their money. But what
would it mean for Germany? Would the state have to bail out the banks
again, and would private investors also suffer badly? SPIEGEL ONLINE
takes a look at the likely consequences.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,765318,00.html#ref=nlint

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THE WORLD FROM BERLIN
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Mladic Arrest 'Proof of Belgrade's Willingness to Confront its Past'
Ratko Mladic, the so-called "Butcher of Bosnia" and Europe's most-wanted
war crimes suspect, has been captured in Serbia. Though his extradition
is a precondition for the country's acceptance into the EU, some German
commentators argue that Belgrade still has a long journey to Brussels.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,765277,00.html#ref=nlint

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SPIEGEL PUB QUIZ
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Sex and the Cemetery
Corporate sex parties, cemetery sins and hotel misconduct: Scandalous
behaviour has dominated recent headlines. Test your prurient proficiency
in the latest edition of the SPIEGEL Pub Quiz.

http://www1.spiegel.de/active/quiztool/fcgi/quiztool.fcgi?id=58556#ref=nlint

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Another Round? The SPIEGEL Pub Quiz Archive
http://www.spiegel.de/international/topic/pub_quiz/#ref=nlint


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SEX AND POWER
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'Powerful Men Have an Overactive Libido'
As the former head of the International Monetary Fund awaits trial in
New York on sexual assault charges, SPIEGEL ONLINE speaks to Dutch
sociobiologist Johan van der Dennen about the relationship between sex
and power. Powerful men, van der Dennen says, "just take what they
want."

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,765316,00.html#ref=nlint

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PICTURE THIS
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Dirty Ice


http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,765293,00.html#ref=nlint