In addition to the ominous overtures being made by Germany to rogue nations from North Korea to Iraq that are itemized in the first Perspective published in the Casey Institute's "Watch on the Rhine" series, the Institute has learned that Germany is participating in -- if not leading -- a bid by the European Union to reschedule Syria's foreign debt.

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As described in the Casey Institute's recent Perspective entitled Watch on the Rhine: German Efforts To Extort the Czechs, Forge Relations With Rogue States Are Ominous Indicators, the ostensible purpose of this accord is to put to rest residual problems stemming from the Nazi invasion and occupation of the Czech Republic and the subsequent, involuntary removal of Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovak territory.

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