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Vladimir Putin's formative German years

Anyone who wants to understand Vladimir Putin today needs to know the story of what happened to him on a dramatic night in East Germany a quarter of a century ago.

It is 5 December 1989 in Dresden, a few weeks after the Berlin Wall has fallen. East German communism is dying on its feet, people power seems irresistible.

Crowds storm the Dresden headquarters of the Stasi, the East German secret police, who suddenly seem helpless.

Then a small group of demonstrators decides to head across the road, to a large house that is the local headquarters of the Soviet secret service, the KGB.

"The guard on the gate immediately rushed back into the house," recalls one of the group, Siegfried Dannath. But shortly afterwards "an officer emerged - quite small, agitated".

"He said to our group, 'Don't try to force your way into this property. My comrades are armed, and they're authorised to use their weapons in an emergency.'"

That persuaded the group to withdraw.

But the KGB officer knew how dangerous the situation remained. He described later how he rang the headquarters of a Red Army tank unit to ask for protection.

The answer he received was a devastating, life-changing shock.

"We cannot do anything without orders from Moscow," the voice at the other end replied. "And Moscow is silent."

That phrase, "Moscow is silent" has haunted this man ever since. Defiant yet helpless as the 1989 revolution swept over him, he has now himself become "Moscow" - the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin.

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http:// www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32066222

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There are more. It's just one story. The fact that he was a KGB officer in East Germany for 5 years is what caught my attention.

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Not so sure that wouldn't be a bad Idea. Except for the fact that German Engineers are so damn good at what they do, and that would put us at a slight disadvantage.

Fans sing national anthem after learning it wouldn't be played

People boo announcement, then start singing

By DAVID WILLIAMS, CNN

Posted: 1:32 PM, May 28, 2018

Fans at a California softball tournament weren't happy when an official announced that the national anthem would not be played before Friday's game, so they took matters into their own hands and started singing.

The championship game between Clovis High School and Buchanan High School was the second game of the day at Fresno State's softball stadium. Organizers had played the anthem before the first game and didn't plan to do it again, reporter Nick King with CNN affiliate KMPH said.

Tiffany Marquez's daughter plays softball with girls from both teams, so they were there to support her friends.

She said people were confused at first, because it didn't make sense to not play the anthem – especially since it was Memorial Day weekend.

People booed the announcement and then started singing a cappella.

In an instant, the entire crowd was standing to attention and facing the flag. Many took off their hats or put their hands over their hearts.

"It gave me chills!" Marquez said.

She grabbed her phone out of her sweatshirt pocket so she could capture the moment.

"It was one of the neatest things I've ever experienced. I mean, there I was, standing in the middle of a true testament to unity and patriotism," she said.

When the song was over, the fans cheered and the players got ready to play ball.

Tournament organizer Bob Kayajanian told the Fresno Bee that the national protocol is to only play the anthem before the first game of the day, but from now on, they will play it before every game.

https:// www.local10.com/news/national/fans-sing-national-anthem-after-learning-it-wouldnt-be-played

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The indoctrinated globalist organizers must of figured no one would notice or care. They found out differently and fast. It started with one man standing up and starting to sing by himself, then another person sitting next to him stood up, then another and another until the entire fan base in the stands were standing and singing it. It was a big fuke you to the organizers as they had announced they were not going to play it because they didn't want inject any political strife into the game. The article doesn't tell you this. But then the writer was from the foreign owned Globalist propaganda outlet CNN.