Copyrighted Image? DMCA | Before the Ukraine crisis, Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, was Europe's foremost leader, heading its most powerful economy, a voice of moderation, the only European statesman capable of defusing the Ukraine crisis. Unfortunately, Merkel has been a disappointment. Her tepid reaction to widespread US-UK spying in Germany, her double standards in condoning American aggression while condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine, and her readiness to sacrifice Germany's economic interests on the altar of solidarity with the US-NATO alliance have baffled even her admirers. In this video, Sahra Wagenknecht, Deputy Chair of Germany's Left Party, echoes rising German sentiment against Merkel in unusually strong terms, joining a growing list of prominent Germans. A regime change from within Germany might just be the catalyst Europe needs at this point to retrace its steps from Cold War II. |