"Die Zeit" (German Paper)Op-Ed: German Guilt in the War; Weapon's Inspector; Schröder was "crazy".

"Die Zeit" ^ | March 30, 2003 | Jochen Bittner and Reiner Luyken

[longjack]

Thanks to BMCDA for finding this arcticle.

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German ping

Thanks again, BMCDA.

I noticed some other editorials that were negative of Schroeder and the German stance on the "Die Zeit" site. They are under the POLITIK rubric.

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[longjack]

I forget the link I usually add at he end of the article:

"Die Zeit"..Die deutsche Schuld am Krieg

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[nopardons]

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[Truthsearcher]

Well, ironically, these countries did the world a favor. Saddam needed to be removed, not just dispossessed of WMD.

[Michael81Dus]

Thanks for that article. That´s exactly what CDU-chairman Dr. Merkel said in parliament - and received "boohs" for that. We know, she was right.

[EaglesUpForever]

"How does one treat a cancerous tumor, with a short surgical intervention, or with a long chemotherapy, whose success is at best doubtful?"

Either of those would have been beter than what the "inspectors" used, which was analogous to taking X-rays of the tumor as it grows, with a promise to the tumor never to remove it.

[kitkat]

longjack, this is an incredible article. I wonder if Rush routinely checks "Die Zeit." He'd have a ball with this on Monday.

[KeyWest]

My thanks also. Great find.

[longjack]

You're welcome.

Here's an article with a Stoiber interview. Stoiber says the war war is legal, that the USA is correct in its interpretation of UN resolution 1441, and he warns Schroeder not to allow France to push the USA out of Europe.

"Die Zeit".."Schröder hat Europa gespalten"

I hope the CDU can stand in the teeth of the storm and re-focus public opinion.

Actually, the "Die Zeit" political page has some interesting articles. The Chirac article is a "keeper". Here's the link.

"Die Zeit"..Political Articles

I have to thank BMCDA for the tip and link to "Die Zeit".

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[Rose in RoseBear]

Pingpingping!

[Rose in RoseBear]

Pingpingping!

[CobaltBlue]

Thank you for translating this article. Good insight into what the UNMOVIC inspectors are thinking and maybe into what some of the German people are thinking.

[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

The way Merkel was demonized in Germany was repugnant, and so is this new fad appearing, to boycott US goods. Has this rightous war energized the Schroeder base over there?

[BMCDA]

No problem. I just found this and other articles on Die Zeit when I had some time left to go online yesterday so I thought I'll ping our Meistertranslator ;).

Die Zeit is quite a good site if you want to find editorials that are critical of Schroeder's politbureau.

Oh, and good job btw.

[CatoRenasci]

Thanks, longjack.

Think, for the next 30 years, historians will have a whole new Kriegschuldfrage to debate: ist Deutschland noch Schuldig? Gewiss!

[knighthawk]

"We were dependent on military pressure", an inspector emphasizes. Without the U.S. aircraft carriers in the Persian golf and without the troop build up in Kuwait they didn't make headway. They experienced the diplomatic tug-of-war between Washington and the European peace axis as historical irony: In their perception, every demand for a peaceful solution decreased the pressure on Iraq and made peace more improbable. Success was less a question of time than one of a credible threat of force.

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[EternalVigilance]

Definitely a keeper.

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[Catspaw]

A truly amazing article....it shows the duplicity of Germany, France, Russia, Kofi Annan and Hans Blix.

[TopQuark]

Was the failure of the mission programmed from the beginning? No, say the inspectors: A unified Security Council could possibly have forced a peaceful disarmament. The same is true about Hitler "walking through" a divided, pacifict Europe.