Showing posts with label Sahra Wagenknecht. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sahra Wagenknecht. Show all posts

Monday, December 05, 2016

Merkel Always Believed Her Function Is To Recognize American Hegemony – German MP Sahra Wagenknecht


With Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential race putting the prospects for transatlantic cooperation in jeopardy, EU leaders are now bracing for change. With Washington promising to focus on internal affairs, Berlin may now have to play the lead among its Western allies. Angela Merkel is planning to run for a fourth term as German Chancellor, and is seen by many as a beacon of stability in turbulent times. But as the country struggles with an influx of refugees, and public discontent grows, will non-establishment candidates be able to take on Germany’s ruling party? We ask the parliamentary leader of the Left Party – Sahra Wagenknecht.

Friday, December 04, 2015

Germany: US Created IS "Monster" Through War - Die Linke's Wagenknecht


The Co-chair of Die Linke Sahra Wagenknecht fired sharp criticism against the US, saying that they are the ones "who created the monster" of the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in order to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as she spoke in opposition to German participation in the war against IS, in Berlin, Friday.