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Instead of the Berlin Wall, it was giant foam dominoes that toppled yesterday. Each one was painted with a message of freedom by young people - just like those who, fists clenched, arms raised, flocked to the Brandenburg Gate 20 years ago. Full Article at Mirror.co.uk
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German chancellor thanks former Soviet leader on 20th anniversary of collapse of Berlin Wall as crowd chants ‘Gorby! Full Article at Wilkes-Barre Weekender
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BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev attends celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. View Photo »
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No matter how hard it was, we found understanding ... We started cutting down nuclear weapons, scaling down armed forces in Europe.
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Published online 11/9/2009 10:20 PM BERLIN - Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier's shadow. "It was like a prison," Full Article at HutchNews.com
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Angela Merkel, a woman in no man's land, waded through a cheering crowd yesterday to make the journey across Berlin's former East-West border -- and into her own past. Full Article at Irish Independent
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BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel today thanked former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for allowing the Berlin Wall to collapse, as she visited a former border crossing between the once divided Germanies, and what was once a border gate, marking... Full Article at Times of India
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Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger (L) and former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev pose before unveiling of a bust of Gorbachev by French artist Serge Mangin in Berlin, on November 9, 2009, as Germany is celebrating the 20th ann... View Photo »
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday thanked former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for allowing the Berlin Wall to collapse, as she visited a former border crossing between the once divided Germanies, and what was once a border gate, marking 20... Full Article at India Today
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Today, the 9th of November, marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Full Article at Town Hall
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No matter how hard it was, we found understanding ... We started cutting down nuclear weapons, scaling down armed forces in Europe.
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I think that what's needed is not additional forces ... withdrawal from Afghanistan should be the goal.
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we decided to emphasize the domestic developments in Afghanistan, national reconciliation
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Of course, when we are facing a dangerous concentration of terrorism – and we see that in this situation – certainly, terrorists must be defeated. But the overall emphasis must be on dialogue, on the revival of Iraq, probably Afghanistan – of the long-suffering people of that country. Yes, withdrawal fr...
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The Berlin Wall could disappear when those conditions that created it disappear
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Many now forget ... that the fall of the Berlin wall was not the cause of global changes but to a great extent the consequence of deep, popular reform movements that started in the east, and the Soviet Union in particular.
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Erich Honecker missed the time when a reform was still possible without breaking the system ... However, many people in the West feared German reunification. French President Francois Mitterrand came to Moscow to discuss this issue several times. [British Prime Minister Margaret] Thatcher was openly aga...
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It became clear to me during the celebration of East Germany's 40th anniversary in October 1989 that German socialism was doomed ... 1989-2009: Europe at the crossroads.
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The US must realise that its monopoly is over but it will remain a leader for long. The United States should seek a new global world, because it is unable to tackle many problems, such as ecology, unaided
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The lesson from the Berlin Wall is not to divide up the world again. We must live peacefully in the European house together with all its windows and doors
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If the Soviet Union had wished, there would have been nothing of the sort (the fall of the wall) and no German unification. But what would have happened? A catastrophe or World War Three
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There should be no walls. Now, by the way, dividing lines are beginning to appear again. We need to live in peace in this house called Europe, with all its doors and windows
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I do not envy Obama, because I think changing and 'restructuring' America is not easier than changing the Soviet Union
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I do not envy Obama, because I think changing and 'restructuring' America is not easier than changing the Soviet Union
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This could help avoid projects like 'the missile shield in Central Europe' and also could be a step toward confidence, the beginning of a transition from deterrence to minimal sufficiency in the nuclear sphere
