Zwei auf Augenhöhe
am 12.05.2006 von RA-Blog
Kai Diekmann von “the largest German newspaper” hat George W. Bush interviewt.
Q You will visit Germany in July. What would you — did Angela Merkel ask what you would like to see in Germany?
THE PRESIDENT: It’s really interesting. She felt like it was important for me to go to East Germany — old East Germany. There is no East Germany now.
Link gefunden im BildBlog. Ich verlinke mal lieber nicht direkt auf’s Weiße Haus.
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Auf Augenhöhe
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