Luke, Ich bin dein Vater

Londeners might have done a double take this week. A German navy warship chugged up the River Thames, blasting the “Darth Vader Theme” from its loudspeakers. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman wonder whether there was a hidden meaning.

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