Followers of German affairs will surely be observing the current scandal over the Afghan bombing on September 4.
The affairs has so far claimed the defence minister of the time, a senior ministry official and the head of the defence forces, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, a highly-decorated Bundeswehr soldier.
The latest sensation is that Wolfgang Schneiderhan has gone on German television and said that the denfence minister's version of events is untrue.
The defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, a rising star in German politics.
It must be of historical significance to see a former head of the German armd forces in public disagreement with the defence minister.
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Not for the first time, Michael, am I struck by the strong contrast between German and Irish politics. Here in Germany, when a politician (or senior ministry official) screws up, he/she generally resigns. Now if that was the case in ireland, there'd be hardly any politicians left. (Not to mention, of course, the Catholic Church ...)
Francis
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