Talk:Spiegel scandal

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Contents 1 Terminology 2 Seems to be missing... 3 Cuban Missile Crisis 4 Terminology 2 5 Sources missing

[edit] Terminology

What is "Obrigkeitsstaat" ? Thanx 68.39.174.91 05:10, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Authoritarian state; I inserted the translation in the article; I, too, think it's needed. Tempshill 21:48, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Although 'authoritarian state' is indeed the literal translation of the German term 'Obrigkeitsstaat', I suggest using a different translation. 'Authoritiarianism' is incompatible with democracy. Thus, descibing the FRG as being autoritarian in 1960s, might lead to the misconception that the FRG was not a democratic state back then. Yet, that would be wrong and any such misunderstanding should be avoided. Supranationalist 17:35, 8 October 2006 (CET)

[edit] Seems to be missing...

...any discussion of exactly what the claims were, or why a treason charge might have been filed. I think the article would be greatly improved if a few examples of the sort of complaints in the original der spiegel article were presented.

Maury 02:16, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cuban Missile Crisis

Was there any tie-in between the Spiegel arrests and the U.S-Soviet confrontation which was taking place during those same weeks?

No, the timing is a coincidence, those events unrelated. However some have suggested that because Chancellor Adenauer was distracted by Cuba, he did not pay sufficent attention to what Strauss was doing on October 26th (climax of the Cuba-missile crisis) and therefor got into deeper trouble than necessary. Nevfennas 15:54, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Terminology 2

Should it say "West Germany" of "FRG" everywhere rather than "Germany"? A Geek Tragedy 15:12, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sources missing

Please put some sources in the article. A newspaper article could do. Thanks. --Ben ^T/_C 23:36, 8 October 2006 (UTC)