[LINK] German left slam email spy plan

[Marghanita da Cruz]

David Goldstein wrote:
> Germany's so-called "right-wing government" is a grand coalition - a coalition of the CDU (Christian Democrats) and
> the SPD (Social Democrats) - the 2 largest parties. It's the chancellor
> who comes from the CDU. The CDU itself is more left wing than a Labor government in Australia, the Democrats in the USA and probably the British Labour government...


From
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Union>

Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU — Christlich Demokratische Union 
Deutschlands) is the second largest political party in Germany. A centre-right 
Christian party,

and from
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany>
Founded in 1875, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (Sozialdemokratische 
Partei Deutschlands--SPD) is Germany's oldest political party and its largest in 
terms of membership. After World War II, under the leadership of Kurt 
Schumacher, the SPD reestablished itself as an ideological party, representing 
the interests of the working class and the trade"

Marghanita


> 
> David
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Marghanita da Cruz <marghanita at ramin.com.au>
> To: Link list <link at anu.edu.au>
> Sent: Friday, 31 August, 2007 1:04:22 PM
> Subject: [LINK] German left slam email spy plan
> 
> I thought Germany had a right wing government however,...
>> LEFT-WING members of the ruling coalition have objected strongly to plans by the German interior ministry to enlist email spy software to monitor terror suspects.
>> A ministry spokesman confirmed that the proposed plank of new anti-terror legislation vetted the use of "Trojans" which smuggle themselves into a suspect's computer disguised as a harmless email.
> <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,22332480-5013040,00.html?from=public_rss>
> 
> Marghanita


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