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NEWS ABOUT: Stasi

Stasi stories: 4 news summaries

 Lightning-Rod W. German Cop 
 Unmasked as Stasi Spy 

Revelation likened to discovering Kent State shooters were KGB agents

May 27, 09 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The West German cop whose shooting of an unarmed protester in 1967 changed the country forever has been unmasked as an East German spy by historians going through Stasi files, the New York Times reports. The shooting sparked a wide, sometimes violent left-wing protest movement many believe spawned Germany's current... More »

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Germany • Germans • East Germany • Stasi • West Germany • spies

Spy Scandal at German Phone Giant Grows

Company tracked reporters' movements, bank accounts

May 30, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Deutsche Telekom apparently didn’t stop at looking through the phone records of board members and journalists in its bid to end leaks. The German phone giant also tracked their movements and may have snooped into personal bank records, Der Spiegel reports. Top executives also worked with a detective... More »

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Germany • privacy • journalist • Stasi • Deutsche Telekom • scandal

Berlin Journos Say They Were Stasi Spies

Two top Zeitung editors admit informing for
East German police

Apr 3, 08 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 was identified as a 1970s... More »

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spy • East Germany • Stasi • Berliner Zeitung

Stasi Ordered to Shoot First

Defectors stood little chance at Berlin Wall

Aug 12, 07 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - During the Cold War, East German border police were ordered to shoot all attempted defectors, a newly discovered Stasi document confirms. “Do not hesitate with the use of a firearm, including when the border breakouts involve women and children, which the traitors have already frequently taken advantage of,”... More »

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Germany • Cold War • East Germany • Berlin Wall • Stasi • GDR

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