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Berlin Journos Say They Were Stasi Spies

Two top Zeitung editors admit informing for East German police

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 3, 2008 3:07 PM CDT

(Newser) – Two top journalists for a Berlin paper have admitted they worked as informants for the Stasi, East Germany’s secret police, prompting an investigation of the paper’s editorial staff, the Guardian reports. Berliner Zeitung’s top editor ordered an inquiry after a senior stafffer... Read full story »

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