d Great Britain opposed it. This is the thanks afforded the United States by the German media and its leftist allies in the German government.
The most ironic and sickening aspect of it all is the deafening silence to be heard from the German left on the issue. No one is out beating drums, screaming “blood for oil” or waving rainbow flags in the streets. No one is angry that Germany’s big industry has priority over human rights when it comes to Russia. An ocean of ink has been spilled in the German media on Abu Ghraib, Iraq and Guantanamo. But articles on the shocking situation in Chechnya and abuses throughout Russia are a rarity by comparison.
They link to an article by Jeffrey Gedmin, describing a debate he attended in Berlin (with Bianca Jagger) where the most applause was reserved for the opinion that the US was heading toward a fascist state, with any adverse opinion being ruthlessly crushed. How do they know this, these Germans? Well, they’ve seen Michael Moore; they read Chomsky, Eric Alterman, Susan Sontag, Al Franken……
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