Should Germany Sell Tanks to Saudi Arabia? -- Time

It's never easy to balance idealism with political realities, but as Germany grapples with the challenges posed by the Arab Spring it is sometimes hard to tell which side Berlin is on.

The capital's latest foreign-policy faux pas is an alleged behind-closed-doors deal to sell state-of-the-art tanks to Saudi Arabia. The deal — so secret the government won't even acknowledge it was ever discussed — has kicked up a firestorm of protest, uniting an unlikely coalition of leftist politicians, human-rights groups, church leaders and senior members of Chancellor Angela Merkel's own Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.

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Berlin keeps lips sealed over disputed Saudi tank deal -- Deutsche Welle
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