Christoph Hörstel
Christoph Hörstel | |
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| Born | 1956 |
| Occupation(s) | publicist, political activist |
| Political party | The New Centre (since 2017) German Centre (2013–2017) |
Christoph R. Hörstel (born 1956) is a German publicist and political activist. Hörstel founded the German Centre (DM) political party which he lead until his departure from the party in October 2017 under internal criticism of his leadership style.[1] In November 2017, Hörstel revived a short-lived political party that he had originally founded in 2013, The New Centre (NM), which he leads to this day.[2] Before his political career, Hörstel worked as a journalist for the ARD in Afghanistan, he is now mostly seen as discredited however with many of his views being described as conspiracy theories.[3][4][5][6] Hörstel believes, for example, that 9/11 was in part orchestrated by the CIA and that the Afghanistan War was planned in advance.[4][7] Hörstel is a critic of Israel and the German foreign policy towards the state.[8][9]
Publications
- Sprengsatz Afghanistan: Die Bundeswehr in tödlicher Mission. Knaur, München 2007, ISBN 3-426-78116-6.
- Brandherd Pakistan: Wie der Terrorkrieg nach Deutschland kommt. Kai Homilius Verlag, Werder an der Havel 2008, ISBN 3-89706-841-9.
- Afghanistan-Pakistan: Nato am Wendepunkt. Kai Homilius Verlag, Werder an der Havel 2010, ISBN 3-89706-417-0.
External links
- Website of Christoph Hörstel
- Literature by and about Christoph Hörstel in the German National Library catalogue
- Ulrike Winkelmann: „Taliban sind keine Marsbewohner.“ In: Die Tageszeitung, 11 December 2008 (Interview with Hörstel).
References
- ^ "Hörstels Austritt ermöglicht Reformation • Deutsche Mitte". Deutsche Mitte (in German). 2017-10-31. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ Bildung, Bundeszentrale für politische (2023-09-07). "DIE NEUE MITTE". bpb.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ "Deutsche Helfer in der Ostukraine: Scheinreferendum, hurra!". t-online (in German). 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ a b "RT Deutsch - Keine Angst vor Propaganda | Cicero Online". www.cicero.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ "TV: Moskaus Propaganda gibt's jetzt auch auf Deutsch - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ Meiritz, Annett; Salloum, Raniah (2012-06-06). "Piraten ringen um Positionen zur Außenpolitik". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ "Hörstel, Christoph (Journalist und Afghanistan-Experte)". www.swr.de (in German). 2008-11-07. Archived from the original on 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ "Wer steckt hinter "Offener Pfingstberg"? | rbb Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg". www.rbb-online.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ Musharbash, Yassin (2006-05-17). "Diplomatischer Fehltritt: Bundestagsabgeordnete trafen Hamas-Minister". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2025-07-26.