Can you imagine Gen. Petraeus, McChrystal or somebody from the Joint Chiefs resigning over a U.S. military coverup of civilian deaths in Afghanistan or Iraq? Can you imagine, first, the U.S. mainstream media reporting on it, and second, even if they did, the American public even caring about it? Never.
For the record, the 30-40 civilians deaths in the scandalous coverup in question were caused by a U.S. airstrike -- but it was ordered by the German Bundeswehr under the NATO operational umbrella. Note how none of us in America were even made aware of this deadly mistake!
It's interesting -- and heartening -- that the German people are so concerned about the fate of innocent civilians in war. What did Germans learn from WWII that we didn't?
Germany's Top Soldier Resigns over Air Strike Accusations
Germany's highest-ranking soldier has resigned over allegations that the Defense Ministry did not come clean about civilians killed in a recent air strike in Afghanistan. Former Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung is also under pressure to resign.
Germany's highest-ranking soldier has resigned over allegations that the Defense Ministry did not come clean about civilians killed in a recent air strike in Afghanistan. Former Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung is also under pressure to resign.
November 26, 2009 | Speigel Online
URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,663582,00.html
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