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It is very well possible that the German chancellor Merkel worked for the former East German State security under the name "IM Erika". The once was a very compr

by tiatia 10y ago

It is very well possible that the German chancellor Merkel worked for the former East German State security under the name "IM Erika". The once was a very compromising picture of her her on the internet, showing her in front of a house of a former "dissident". Possible doing "observation" work.

EastLondonCoder 10y ago
Do you have any reputable source for this allegation?
mkesper 10y ago
It is very well possible that this is a conspiration theory by people who fear democracy.
- 1012983801 10y ago
  Where is this democracy you speak of? Germany is governed by highly paid civil servants with the help of the "public" broadcasting stations. Both the state and the "independent" broadcasting stations forcefully extract money from the working population. [In case you think I'm voting AfD -- no, I held my nose and chose SPD/FDP. For what, I do not know.]
- tiatia 10y ago
  Democracy is one thing. For example I can be democratic to kill people. The constitution is the tool to prevent this. Merkel is currently breaking the German constitution and EU contracts (e.g. Dublin III)
dpark 10y ago
This definitely needs a citation. It sounds like internet conspiracy theory trash. Wikipedia seems to have no mention of this either. I am especially amused by the claim that at one point there was a compromising picture on the internet, as if there is a viable way to eliminate such a thing from continued existence on the internet.
- tiatia 10y ago
  As far as I remember, the picture was discovered by a government founded TV station. There was a report and the picture was shown (I've seen it!) in a Swiss magazine. The website does not work anymore: http://schweizmagazin.ch/news/336/ARTICLE/4283/2008-05-29.htm http://schweizmagazin.ch/news/336/ARTICLE/4283/2008-05-29.ht... Ms. Merkel disputed the publication of this image since it would violate her "privacy rights". http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/vorab/a-377389.html http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/vorab/a-377389.html Otherwise, just google "IM Eirka" https://www.google.com/#q=%22im+erika%22+merkel https://www.google.com/#q=%22im+erika%22+merkel On a discussion board someone asked if the German chancellor could be blackmailed if someone had this information? Answer from another user:"How? Everybody knows already she was working for the state security..."
  - dpark 10y ago
    My German is really bad but there seems to be little of substance here. One of the first results cites "the internet rumor mill". I'm not saying it's guaranteed untrue, but it seems without real evidence and therefore without merit.
    - tiatia 10y ago
      Spiegel is THE MAJOR German magazine. Here is a bad English translation of some information: https://antilobby.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/stasi.pdf https://antilobby.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/stasi.pdf This picture in front of Havemann actually IS in the pdf. 1. What was she doing, far in the outskirts of Berlin, in front of the house if this dissident? 2. Why does this picture violate her "privacy rights"? (What in fact proofs that it is her on the picture)
      - dpark 10y ago
        I know what the Spiegel is. That's a story about the supposed picture, though, not a story claiming that Merkel was a security informant. > What was she doing, far in the outskirts of Berlin, in front of the house if this dissident? I have no idea. I don't know why being in the outskirts of Berlin seems questionable. Maybe it's odd that she was in front of a dissident's house. Maybe there was a clear reason to be there. Maybe she was going to a pub. I have no clue and don't think this random picture is very interesting by itself.

by tiatia 10y ago

EastLondonCoder 10y ago

Do you have any reputable source for this allegation?

mkesper 10y ago

It is very well possible that this is a conspiration theory by people who fear democracy.

1012983801 10y ago
Where is this democracy you speak of? Germany is governed by highly paid civil servants with the help of the "public" broadcasting stations. Both the state and the "independent" broadcasting stations forcefully extract money from the working population. [In case you think I'm voting AfD -- no, I held my nose and chose SPD/FDP. For what, I do not know.]
tiatia 10y ago
Democracy is one thing. For example I can be democratic to kill people. The constitution is the tool to prevent this. Merkel is currently breaking the German constitution and EU contracts (e.g. Dublin III)

dpark 10y ago

This definitely needs a citation. It sounds like internet conspiracy theory trash. Wikipedia seems to have no mention of this either. I am especially amused by the claim that at one point there was a compromising picture on the internet, as if there is a viable way to eliminate such a thing from continued existence on the internet.

tiatia 10y ago
As far as I remember, the picture was discovered by a government founded TV station. There was a report and the picture was shown (I've seen it!) in a Swiss magazine. The website does not work anymore: http://schweizmagazin.ch/news/336/ARTICLE/4283/2008-05-29.htm http://schweizmagazin.ch/news/336/ARTICLE/4283/2008-05-29.ht... Ms. Merkel disputed the publication of this image since it would violate her "privacy rights". http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/vorab/a-377389.html http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/vorab/a-377389.html Otherwise, just google "IM Eirka" https://www.google.com/#q=%22im+erika%22+merkel https://www.google.com/#q=%22im+erika%22+merkel On a discussion board someone asked if the German chancellor could be blackmailed if someone had this information? Answer from another user:"How? Everybody knows already she was working for the state security..."
- dpark 10y ago
  My German is really bad but there seems to be little of substance here. One of the first results cites "the internet rumor mill". I'm not saying it's guaranteed untrue, but it seems without real evidence and therefore without merit.
  - tiatia 10y ago
    Spiegel is THE MAJOR German magazine. Here is a bad English translation of some information: https://antilobby.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/stasi.pdf https://antilobby.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/stasi.pdf This picture in front of Havemann actually IS in the pdf. 1. What was she doing, far in the outskirts of Berlin, in front of the house if this dissident? 2. Why does this picture violate her "privacy rights"? (What in fact proofs that it is her on the picture)
    - dpark 10y ago
      I know what the Spiegel is. That's a story about the supposed picture, though, not a story claiming that Merkel was a security informant. > What was she doing, far in the outskirts of Berlin, in front of the house if this dissident? I have no idea. I don't know why being in the outskirts of Berlin seems questionable. Maybe it's odd that she was in front of a dissident's house. Maybe there was a clear reason to be there. Maybe she was going to a pub. I have no clue and don't think this random picture is very interesting by itself.