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Leaked Internal Emails Show Berlin Greens Urged To Deflect Blame From Far-Left Attack On Power Grid

Leaked Internal Emails Show Berlin Greens Urged To Deflect Blame From Far-Left Attack On Power Grid

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, An internal email from the Berlin Green Party parliamentary group has revealed a deliberate communication strategy following the sabotage attack on the city’s power grid by far-left activists, instructing lawmakers not to focus on the perpetrators and instead to direct public criticism toward Governing CDU Mayor Kai Wegner. According to Bild, which obtained the document and said its authenticity was confirmed by the parliamentary group, the email sets out a “communication line” on the issue of the power outage and Wegner’s handling of the crisis. The message states that the Greens have “a strategic interest in ensuring that the debate surrounding Kai Wegner receives prolonged media coverage and remains a leadership/competence issue for the Governing Mayor,” framing the core message as: “Kai Wegner is incapable of handling a crisis.” The instruction comes after an attack on Jan. 3, when far-left perpetrators set fire to power cables on a bridge in southwest Berlin, cutting electricity to around 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses. For days, families, elderly residents, and people requiring …

With Trump, Iran may have to abandon its ‘delay, deflect, deny’ playbook – POLITICO

With Trump, Iran may have to abandon its ‘delay, deflect, deny’ playbook – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

Second, airstrikes risk retaliation on U.S. bases within range of Iran’s vast rocket, missile and terrorist networks. The June 2025 attack on Al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar is a clear sign that Iran is able and willing to fire on the U.S., and in the current scenario a larger response and casualties should be expected. Now let’s look at the terms of a possible deal. Before anything else, Iran’s nuclear weapons development program must cease. Despite all the talks, deals and commitments over the years, Iran has been able to evade a system of inspection, verification and penalties to ensure it lives up to its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. This must be the unequivocal baseline of any lifeline to the regime and a precondition for any further discussions. Next, the Iranian missile development program must also cease. For years, Iran has continued to produce long-range rockets and missiles at scale and proliferate them across the region. This allowed the Houthis to block the Red Sea and Hezbollah and Hamas to threaten and attack Israel, …