Sunday, March 3, 2024

3 March 2024: Five German News Stories

 1.  Continued hype over possible espionage in Germany, by the Russians....against the German Air Force.  Would appear either their phones were tapped, or offices were bugged in some fashion.

This leak....came out of an American conference held in Germany.....where the two officers chatted over their cellphones.  

My humble guess?  Russians have some 'Stingray' technology and simply parked a van near the conference...intercepting calls....then somehow relying them back to Russia.  If true?  Well....it'll scare the crap out of the politicians how easy they might be monitored.

2.  The wife and I ate out the other night....for a dinner for two that would normally have cost near 26 Euro (2022 price)....drinks included.  2024 price?  32.50 Euro.  

You see examples of this daily now....just stopping to have a cup of coffee....inflation has become a problem.

3.  Curious piece on Focus....Chinese are trying to market a 'tiny-house' deal to Germans.....valued at 5,000 Euro.

They'd build it in China....put it on a ship, and drop it in Hamburg.  Truck would bring it to your property.

Size?  From the image...I'd say about 40 square meters.  Space-like....ultra-modern looking.  

4.  Lot of chatter going on over at Rugen Island....over a new LPG terminal.  Locals seem to think the Russians could be targeting the site.

5.  Carsten Maschmeyer is a fairly respected German business man who gave an interview....talking over the position of German business operations.  His quote? "The Americans are laughing their heads off at us"

Maschmeyer says Germany is in decline at the moment.

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