Thomas Friedman of the New York Times says this. "As the price of oil goes up, the pace of freedom slows down." How can this be?
In 1961, a Wall was built that divided Berlin. It separated East and West Germany. Over the years, hundreds of people tried to cross the Wall from the East to the West. Many of them were killed. In February 1989, Chris Gueffroy tried to cross the Wall. East German guards shot him 10 times in the chest. He was the last man to be shot and killed at the Berlin Wall. He di...