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Day X

Written by: The New York Times
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  • This story began with a mysterious gun in an airport bathroom and led to a German military officer facing trial on terrorism charges. It’s a story about national identity and reckoning, mirroring the story of Germany itself. And years later, it’s still unfolding — raising a question that democracies across the world are waking up to: What happens when the threat is coming from within? See all episodes of Day X at nytimes.com/dayx
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  • Introducing: Day X

    Introducing: Day X
    May 19 2021

    What starts with a mysterious gun in an airport bathroom and a fake refugee identity opens the door to a nationwide network of far-right extremists inside Germany’s military and police. It’s a story about a changing national identity — and the backlash against it — raising a question that democracies across the world are waking up to: What happens when the threat is coming from within?

    See all episodes of Day X at nytimes.com/dayx
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    3 mins
  • Day X, Part 1: Shadow Army?

    Day X, Part 1: Shadow Army?
    May 27 2021

    The mysterious story of a German soldier, a faked Syrian identity and a loaded gun in an airport bathroom cracks the door open to a network of far-right extremists inside the German military and the police. They are preparing for the day democracy collapses — a day they call Day X. But just how dangerous are they?

    See all episodes of Day X at nytimes.com/dayx
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    33 mins
  • Day X, Part 2: In the Stomach

    Day X, Part 2: In the Stomach
    Jun 3 2021

    Franco A. visited the workplaces of two of his alleged targets. We meet both targets to hear the stories of two Germanies: One a beacon of liberal democracy that has worked to overcome its Nazi past, the other a place where that past is attracting new recruits. 

    Today, we explore how Germany's history is informing the fight for the country’s future.
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    37 mins
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