Terror comes to Germany: is Merkel to blame? | Quadriga
- 8 years ago
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Germany has been shaken by a wave of brutal attacks. The pressure is mounting on Chancellor Angela Merkel to explain how she plans to protect the German people.
Terror has come to Germany in the form of four shocking attacks. There is no apparent link between the incidents. But three of the atrocities were carried out by young men who came to Germany as refugees. That has prompted some to ask what – if anything – this series of attacks has to do with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision last year to open up Germany’s borders to refugees. How will Merkel respond? And how can her government prevent further attacks in the future?
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Our guests:
Prof. Isabella Heuser-Collier – she is the Director of the Department of Psychiatry at Charité. She says: "No, Merkel is not to blame for the terror coming to Germany, but she is to blame for not sufficiently and convincingly explaining her solutions. Treating the people in a maternalistic way by simply saying " I know what I am doing, dont you worry, we'll succeed" is not reassuring. People need information, even if it is complex and complicated.”
Alan Posener – british german Author at the Berlin daily newspaper "Die Welt", he says: "Who's to blame for Islamic terror? Islamic terrorists and dictators, of course."
Amir Musawy - is the Berlin Bureau Chief of the Iraqi TV channel Al-Iraquia TV. Musawy is the co-author of the documentary film “Bureaucracy of Terror - An Inside Look at the Islamic State”. He says: "IS terrorists communicate between each other effectively so they giving the European rights better chance to embracing Merkel in Europe and Germany.It is the Time to Merkel to be more honest with public about the fact that, Germany should live with international Terror Danger."
Germany has been shaken by a wave of brutal attacks. The pressure is mounting on Chancellor Angela Merkel to explain how she plans to protect the German people.
Terror has come to Germany in the form of four shocking attacks. There is no apparent link between the incidents. But three of the atrocities were carried out by young men who came to Germany as refugees. That has prompted some to ask what – if anything – this series of attacks has to do with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision last year to open up Germany’s borders to refugees. How will Merkel respond? And how can her government prevent further attacks in the future?
Tell us what you think at: quadriga(at)dw.com
Our guests:
Prof. Isabella Heuser-Collier – she is the Director of the Department of Psychiatry at Charité. She says: "No, Merkel is not to blame for the terror coming to Germany, but she is to blame for not sufficiently and convincingly explaining her solutions. Treating the people in a maternalistic way by simply saying " I know what I am doing, dont you worry, we'll succeed" is not reassuring. People need information, even if it is complex and complicated.”
Alan Posener – british german Author at the Berlin daily newspaper "Die Welt", he says: "Who's to blame for Islamic terror? Islamic terrorists and dictators, of course."
Amir Musawy - is the Berlin Bureau Chief of the Iraqi TV channel Al-Iraquia TV. Musawy is the co-author of the documentary film “Bureaucracy of Terror - An Inside Look at the Islamic State”. He says: "IS terrorists communicate between each other effectively so they giving the European rights better chance to embracing Merkel in Europe and Germany.It is the Time to Merkel to be more honest with public about the fact that, Germany should live with international Terror Danger."