This post is also available in: Spanish, FrenchSomewhere between 12 and 16 (and still counting) political candidates in Germany and France have suddenly, mysteriously died over the course of the last 2 and 1/2 weeks. (1),(1a),(1b) Apparently all of the now dead candidates were opponents of Europe’s current 800 Billion dollar multi-year war-economy and austerity plan. At least half of the candidates were of the political right, although the details of the backgrounds of some of them are still being vetted as this article is being written. Kirk had received 40 million dollars from Israeli donors over the course of the last few years. (6),(7),(8)What we (of the so-called left and the so-called right) must begin to do now is to come together.