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Michelle and I visited the Stasi Museum in Lichtenberg, Berlin. The museum is based in the old Stasi head offices.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>

This is no ordinary belt \ud83d\ude09 The belt clip includes a small semi-transparent window which allows a camera to be placed behind it.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The office of Erich Mielke, head of the Stasi.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"An<\/a>

An envelope steamer<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Key<\/a>

Key soap, used for replicating keys.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Matt<\/a>

Matt Damon was apparently a member of the Stasi before taking up acting.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Old<\/a>

Old school Stasi microphone and listening device<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Stasi<\/a>

Stasi uniform and weaponry<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Get<\/a>

Get Smart would be proud. A shoe designed to hide various equipment, including listening devices.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A<\/a>

A Stasi paper shredder. Useful for when you are doing things you shouldn’t be doing.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Erich<\/a>

Erich Mielke’s telephone. It includes hot numbers for all of the major communist bloc places the Stasi needed to communicate with.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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