A #German court has ruled that the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or #AfD, can officially be classified as a suspected #extremist group. This means Germany’s domestic intelligence service retains the right to have the party under surveillance.
Via #CTV News
Four men associated with the #Coutts blockade have been charged with allegedly plotting to kill #RCMP police officers, but the #Mounties have not yet publicly commented on any possible connections with the #Diagolon#FarRight#extremist group.
#Russia’s Foreign Ministry has been drawing up plans to try to weaken its Western adversaries, including the #UnitedStates, & leverage the #Ukraine#war to forge a global order free from what it sees as American dominance, acc/to a secret Foreign Ministry document.
The doc for the 1st time provides ofcl confirmation & codification of what many in the Moscow elite say has become a hybrid #war against the West. #Russia is seeking to subvert Western support for #Ukraine & disrupt domestic #politics in the #UnitedStates & European countries, thru #propaganda campaigns supporting #isolationist & #extremist policies….It is also seeking to refashion #geopolitics, drawing closer to #China, #Iran & #NorthKorea in an attempt to shift the current balance of #power.
The academic, Vladimir Zharikhin, called for #Russia to “continue to facilitate the coming to power of #isolationist#RightWing forces in #America,” “enable the #destabilization of Latin American countries & the rise to power of #extremist forces on the far left & far right there,” as well as facilitate “the restoration of European countries’ sovereignty by supporting parties dissatisfied w/ economic pressure from the #US.”
"The [Russian Foreign Ministry] document for the first time provides official confirmation and codification of what many in the #Moscow elite say has become a hybrid war against the West. #Russia is seeking to subvert Western support for #Ukraine and disrupt the domestic politics of the #UnitedStates and #European countries, through #propaganda campaigns supporting isolationist and #extremist policies”
Hundreds of #German#Police Risk Dismissal Over ‘ #Extremist ’ Views
Members of the German police force who are suspected of holding opinions deemed unacceptable by #Federal Interior #Minister Nancy #Faeser and her #political allies risk having their employment terminated under a new law.