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Condoleezza Rice condemns German official's comparison of Bush to Hitler
AFP via Babelfish translation ^ | September 20, 2002

Posted on 09/20/2002 4:59:23 PM PDT by HAL9000

Rice and German-American relations: "poisoned atmosphere"

Friday September 20, 2002 - 23h32 GMT

BERLIN, 21 seven (AFP) - the German-American relations cross "an atmosphere poisoned" after the remarks lent to a minister German comparing the methods of Hitler with those of the president George W Bush and the critics of the chancellor Gerhard Schroeder against the Iraqi policy to the United States, estimates the adviser for the safety of Mr. Bush, Condoleezza Rice.

In an interview published Saturday by the economic daily newspaper Financial Times Deutschland (FTD), Condoleezza Rice declares: "I will say that lately we do not cross a happy period in our relations with the Germans. There were things of said which are completely unacceptable. The declarations of the Minister for Justice, even if if only the half of what is lent to him were really known as, are quite simply inadmissible ".

"How can one pronounce in the same sentence the name of Hitler and that of the American president? And, especially, how that can it leave the mouth a German to the glance devotion the United States when it acted to release the Germans of Hitler "?, add it.

According to Condoleezza Rice, "in Germany an atmosphere was thus created which is poisoned".

The social democrat Minister for Justice, Herta Daeubler-Gmelin, contradicted Friday the remarks which to him had been lent Thursday by a local newspaper, Schwaebisches Tagblatt, which however maintained its version.

In front of the climbing of the polemic in Germany, where the preserving opposition requires the resignation of the minister, and the sharp reactions of Washington, the Secretary of State Colin Powell announcing his "indignation" and the spokesman of the White House Ari Fleischer speaking about "scandalous and unexplainable" declarations, the social democrat chancellor Gerhard Schroeder addressed Friday evening a personal letter to George W Bush.

"I wish here to say you to which point I consider it regrettable that the declarations charged to the Minister German for Justice could wound you deeply", Mr. Schroeder underlines.

"the minister ensured me that it did not pronounce these remarks which were allotted to him, which it also publicly explained", continues Mr. Schroeder, adding: "I can guarantee that whoever making the bringing together enters the American president to you and a criminal does not have his place in my government".

According to Schwaebisches Tagblatt, the quotation in question is as follows: with a war against Iraq, "Bush wants to divert the attention of the problems of domestic policy. It is an appreciated method. Hitler already also made ".

At the time of a conference press convened in urgency in Berlin Friday at the end of the afternoon, at two days of the legislative elections in Germany, Mrs. Daeubler-Gmelin affirmed "to have evoked the word +Hitler+ well", "but by specifying that there was not to be bond with president Bush". "the quotations, for the majority, do not correspond so that I said", it continued.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: daeublergmelin; germany; hitler; rice; schroeder
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1 posted on 09/20/2002 4:59:23 PM PDT by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000
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Just finished the last Beck’s I’ll ever drink. Been in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks. Used to like to keep a six pack in the fridge for entertaining. Never again.

Also used to always order Beck’s when available in restaurants. Never again.

Your Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder seems to like bashing the United States of America for some unholy political reason.

Your Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin seems to think our U.S. President is somehow like the beast Adolph Hitler your country produced in the 30s and 40s. Better look in the mirror.

We hear you loud and clear. Just threw the bottle in the trash. That seems to be where your country is throwing our relationship. Makes you wonder why we ever put you back together again doesn’t it.

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2 posted on 09/20/2002 5:12:27 PM PDT by schaketo
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To: HAL9000
Financial Times Deutschland via Babelfish -

Washington attacks Federal Government sharply because of Daeubler Gmelin expressions

By Richard Wolffe, Washington; Haig Simonian and Hugh Williamson

The American government attacked the Federal Government sharply. Condolezza Rice, the Sicherheitsberaterin of the US president George W. Bush, said the German government poisons the climate between the two countries.

Rice criticized in an interview, which appears in the Saturday output of the Financial Times, not only law minister Hertha Daeubler Gmelin because of her predicate, the president Bushs foreign policy with the Adolf Hitler compares. She said also that the white house was annoyed because of the criticism by Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at of Americas Iraq plans.

Thus the two countries control on a diplomatic eclat too. Observers assume the relations between the USA and the Federal Republic concerned at their worst status since the end of the Second World War.

"I would say that we had last no lucky time with the Germans. Were said to a few things, which are complete unakzeptabel ", said Rice. "the predicates of the Minister of Justice are simply not acceptable. Even if only half by which was reported, ", so the Sicherheitsberaterin was actually said.

Rice: "as a German can do such a thing?"

"as one can use the name Hitler and that of the American president in the same record?, was indignant Rice. "and in particular, as a German can such a thing do, considering the devotion of the United States, when it concerned, the Germans from Hitler to to release".

"in Germany an atmosphere was created, which is poisoned, said in this regard" Rice. The American government is "dismayed" over those recently from German page made expressions. It refers to the repeated criticism of German cabinet members at the policy of the United States. Federal Chancellor Schroeder had rejected a participation of Germany with an attack on the Iraq and had criticized Ministers of the Interior Otto Schily the death penalty, which expects the terrorist Ramzi Binalshib in the USA, arrested in Pakistan.

Hertha Daeubler Gmelin was quoted in the "Swabian day page": "Bush wants to divert from its difficulties relating to domestic affairs. That is a popular method. That already made also Hitler." The local newspaper had continued to quote the minister with predicates, the US president would sit today because of Insidergeschaeften in the prison, it certain American laws would have in former times given. Daeubler Gmelin disclaimed these quotations, the newspaper however remained with its version.


3 posted on 09/20/2002 5:14:29 PM PDT by HAL9000
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To: schaketo
Try Pilsner Urquell. Great beer, brewed in the Czech Republic. Plus, Costco has it for a very reasonable price.

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4 posted on 09/20/2002 5:15:05 PM PDT by JackOfVA
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To: HAL9000

5 posted on 09/20/2002 5:17:11 PM PDT by Cruising Speed
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To: HAL9000
Wasn't Herta Daeubler-Gmelin's party (SPD) in favor of the bombing in Kosovo? Did the UN approve of that action?

It seems like the US is allowed to defend the Europeans from rogue leaders, but we are not allowed to defend ourselves.

Herta is at least a Bossy Bessy, if she is not a full-blown Hitlerette.

6 posted on 09/20/2002 5:26:20 PM PDT by syriacus
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To: schaketo
I guess this is good-by to my MB, Audi, VW, and BMW. Well, at least my dreams of owning one.
7 posted on 09/20/2002 5:35:17 PM PDT by encm(ss)
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To: HAL9000
http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/info/missions/embassy/embassy.html
8 posted on 09/20/2002 5:39:26 PM PDT by cp124
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To: encm(ss)
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Your Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder seems to like bashing the United States of America for some unholy political reason.

Your Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin seems to think our U.S. President is somehow like the beast Adolph Hitler your country produced in the 30s and 40s. Better look in the mirror.

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Ever heard of Freepers? They’re voting with their dollars and your company just lost. Your current political leadership disgusts me.




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9 posted on 09/20/2002 5:41:33 PM PDT by schaketo
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To: HAL9000
And, especially, how that can it leave the mouth a German to the glance devotion the United States when it acted to release the Germans of Hitler "?, add it.

I love BabelFish translations ...

10 posted on 09/20/2002 5:43:16 PM PDT by spodefly
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To: HAL9000
I love Condi! She tells the truth and she tells it often. The Krauts are total ingrates. Screw'em and screw the rest of the leftist panty-waists in Europe. The best and bravest Europeans died in the World Wars, or left. The rest are socialists and cowards.
11 posted on 09/20/2002 5:45:29 PM PDT by Irwin Corey PhD
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To: Irwin Corey PhD
Bump! I sent some emails, too. Gave me a delicious feeling! I even sent one to the German government! Ha!
12 posted on 09/20/2002 5:51:17 PM PDT by Wait4Truth
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To: Wait4Truth
Good show. I contacted the Kraut embassy myself and told them they'll never find me buying German again or visiting their run-down country.
13 posted on 09/20/2002 5:58:40 PM PDT by Irwin Corey PhD
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To: Irwin Corey PhD
I sent a little e-mail note off to the Germany Embassy too. I expressed my outrage that Frau whatshername would dare to malign the character of President Bush. I also told them that Schroeders apology was NOT adequate - and demanded a true apology to my President.
14 posted on 09/20/2002 6:34:52 PM PDT by baseballmom
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To: baseballmom
I send their embassy an email as well. I was thinking of taking the kids to Germany next year, but just decided to do U.K. and Italy instead.
15 posted on 09/20/2002 6:45:06 PM PDT by Ranger
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To: Irwin Corey PhD
Good for you! I bet they really regret what they have done! Well, maybe they do. Who knows? I hope Stoiber wins. I am 1/2 German and I don't feel very good about it tonight...
16 posted on 09/20/2002 6:50:55 PM PDT by Wait4Truth
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To: HAL9000
Now the fat sow is trying to lie her way out of it like a typical leftist, denying having said anything. Notice how leftists always compare everyone they disagree with to Hitler? Daschle could have said the same thing.
18 posted on 09/20/2002 6:55:36 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: syriacus
Don't you mean Bossy Wessy? :-)
19 posted on 09/20/2002 7:27:46 PM PDT by virgil
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To: notorious vrc
Hillarete?

Speaking of Herta and Hillary ----Herta has some Swabian recipes on her website. Maybe she can trade them for Hillary's cookie recipes.

20 posted on 09/20/2002 7:28:44 PM PDT by syriacus
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