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THE WEEK, Page 19WORLDAbout Face!
Under pressure, Germany begins its far-right crackdown
Can a whole political establishment turn on a pfennig?
Germany's tried to last week, as domestic and international
criticism swelled in response to the recent fire bombing in Molln
that left a Turkish woman, her niece and granddaughter dead.
Police moved swiftly, nabbing two suspects in the case, while
government officials promised an array of moves designed to end
the violence against foreigners. Among the initiatives are plans
to expand surveillance and to ban extremist groups and even the
racist music used to spread the xenophobic message. After two
years in which the radicals claimed 3,400 attacks, Bonn is
battered by charges that it has been halfhearted at best in its
efforts to clamp down on the far right.
If Germany's neighbors had been disturbed by the tide of
violence, they could take some satisfaction in Bonn's
expeditious treatment of the Maastricht treaty. The Bundestag
ratified the pact on European union by an overwhelming 543-17.
The upper house of parliament could approve the treaty as early
as next week.