Saturday, July 27, 2013
Fourth Reich
Interviewed by IPS' Mario Queiroz, Portuguese writer Joao Lopes Marques -- author of O Plano Merkel (The Merkel Plan) -- observes that German Chancellor Angela Merkel, "the most powerful woman in the world", navigates without a moral compass. As the leader of economic warfare in the eurozone, says Marques, Merkel's only lodestars are money and power.
Naturally, this has endeared her to other neoliberal leaders -- like Obama -- who share her values.
Naturally, this has endeared her to other neoliberal leaders -- like Obama -- who share her values.
