As some have said later, but I want to address it to you:
19 years is actually a long time for murder in Germany. The average prisoner is out after 15-18 years, so that he was in prison for 19 years is surely not a slap against America, maybe a special hug, even though you don´t agree with our laws.
For anybody knowing the German justice system, it is obvious that this has no relation with the Osthoff hostage case (because of the usual imprisonment for murder).
Thank you for your attention and merry Christmas!
Why does Germany coddle cold-blooded murderers?
How do you know so much? Do you live in Germany? Just curious.
Thanks for the ping BTW
Oh yeah,,,Merry Christmas to you and your family too!!!!
It was an early release and Ostoff was released just three days later. Coincidence? BS. Clearly there were negoitiations between the terrorists and the German government.
If you recall, on October 29, 1972 a German Lufthansa jet was hijacked and demands were made for the release of the three Black September members being held for trial for the Munich massacre. The men were subsequently released by Germany. Some commentators suspect that the German government released the terrorists to avoid the embarrassment of having to deal with them.
Liberal socialists.
When your welfare and unions sink your econony to the level of Honduras I'll surely laugh.
Michael, you are sooooo wrong. This is not just a horrible coincidence, it was planned and part of the bargain to get the german woman back. It also cost german taxpayers (and the soldiers in Iraq) a pretty pfenning. (wink, wink).