It’s that time of year again, wherein people flock to Munich where the men put on leather shorts and lederhosen, and the women, dirndls, to celebrate one of Germany’s greatest traditions – Oktoberfest.
But this year it’s a little different. Oh, the beer will still flow freely, and there will be ample supplies of wiener schnitzel and sausages, and cries of “Zicke zacke, zicke zacke, hoi hoi hoi!” will still echo across the venue. The polka bands will still play, and inebriated partyers will still attempt to dance.
But this year, attacks by Islamist nutbags are prompting heightened security for the annual beer-drinking festival. Can these savages leave nothing alone?
Munich’s Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest beer festival, opened Saturday under heightened security following a string of attacks in Germany attributed to jihadists.
“We will make the Oktoberfest as safe as possible,”…
