Day X, Part 5: Defensive Democracy
Episode Date: June 25, 2021In this episode, we get answers on just how bad the problem of far-right infiltration in the German military and police really is — and how Germany is...
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2042 episodes transcribedIn this episode, we get answers on just how bad the problem of far-right infiltration in the German military and police really is — and how Germany is...
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