国际英语资讯:Merkel urges Germans to stand up to right-wing extremists
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 20-- <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="extremists">extremists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="assassination">assassination</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Adolf">Adolf</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span> 75 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="July">July</span> 20, 1944, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suitcase">suitcase</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nazi">Nazi</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plot">plot</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="orchestrator">orchestrator</span>, <span word="German">German</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="colonel">colonel</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="Schenk">Schenk</span> <span word="Graf">Graf</span> <span word="von">von</span> <span word="Stauffenberg">Stauffenberg</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> 200 <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="conspirators">conspirators</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="executed">executed</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="podcast">podcast</span>, <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="conscience">conscience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Socialism">Socialism</span>.</p><p><span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="owes">owes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="Basic">Basic</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="chancellor">chancellor</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="Luebcke">Luebcke</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="neo">neo</span>-<span word="Nazi">Nazi</span> <span word="extremism">extremism</span>.</p><p><span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="chancellor">chancellor</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="extremism">extremism</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="assassination">assassination</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 20 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wreath">wreath</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="resisted">resisted</span> <span word="Nazi">Nazi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>.</p>
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