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Gretta (Duisenberg) apologises for 'Nazi' remarks
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| 13 January 2003
Posted on 01/14/2003 8:38:33 AM PST by veronica
Gretta Duisenberg has apologised for saying last week that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories was worse than the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands — with the exception of the Holocaust.
The wife of European Central Bank president Wim Duisenberg acknowledged in a short statement made last Friday night that her remarks, reported in newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, had been hurtful. She apologised for making a comparison between the Israeli armed forces and the Nazis.
The Dutchwoman led a delegation of the Dutch pro-Palestinian lobby group "Stop the Occupation" on a fact-finding mission to the Middle East last week.
The Dutch Federation of Jews said on Friday that it was making a criminal complaint against Duisenberg because of her remarks.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: moronicstatements; nazis
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:38:33 AM PST
by
veronica
To: dennisw; Lent; knighthawk; Brian Allen; Sparta; SJackson; yonif; BenF; Nachum; Alouette; weikel
FYI.
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:39:52 AM PST
by
veronica
To: veronica
She's really sorry...that she didn't get more agreement with her first--and heartfelt--comments.
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:41:39 AM PST
by
Petronski
(I'm not always cranky.)
To: veronica
Would guess that her family wasn't hiding any Jews in the attic.
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:41:40 AM PST
by
bonfire
To: Catspaw; JohnHuang2; Clive; MadIvan; quidnunc; Bahbah; Grampa Dave; Long Cut; Nix 2; Cachelot
Bump.
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:42:07 AM PST
by
veronica
To: bonfire
Would guess that her family wasn't hiding any Jews in the attic. Good guess.
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:43:07 AM PST
by
veronica
To: veronica
The wife of European Central Bank president Wim Duisenberg acknowledged in a short statement made last Friday night that her remarks, reported in newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, had been hurtfulAnd completely unsupported by history, but libs, rather than regretting historical distortions, stay up late at night figuring out how to rewrite the past...
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:43:58 AM PST
by
dirtboy
To: veronica
Damn trying to find a picture( shes a witch).
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:44:15 AM PST
by
weikel
To: veronica
The Dutch Federation of Jews said on Friday that it was making a criminal complaint against Duisenberg because of her remarks. Interesting. Idiotic comment leads to even more idiotic action.
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:44:24 AM PST
by
Mr. Bird
To: bonfire
I would guess they were probably Gestapo informants.
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:44:48 AM PST
by
weikel
To: veronica
The Dutch Federation of Jews said on Friday that it was making a criminal complaint against Duisenberg because of her remarks.Thank God!
To: Mr. Bird
I agree filing criminal complaints just stirs up anti semitism.
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:45:33 AM PST
by
weikel
To: weikel
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:46:41 AM PST
by
ppaul
To: ppaul
ROTFLMAO.
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:47:51 AM PST
by
weikel
(Dude ... Sweet)
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:48:10 AM PST
by
ppaul
To: Saundra Duffy
I reckon they will just have to drive this Duisenberg outa town.
To: weikel
Not only that, but what law did she break? I've heard that the EU has some funky laws, but a law against making insensitive remarks (and that's all they were)? I'm a big fan of Israel specifically and Jews generally, but this is no "hate crime".
I hope Don Rickles isn't performing in Brussels anytime soon....
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:49:26 AM PST
by
Mr. Bird
To: veronica
The Dutch Federation of Jews said on Friday that it was making a criminal complaint against Duisenberg because of her remarks.Does this mean Gretta might lose her diplomatic passport?
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:49:49 AM PST
by
Catspaw
To: ppaul; dubyaismypresident
No damnit shes a witch...
She turned me into a newt... there are ways of telling if she is a witch.
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posted on
01/14/2003 8:50:41 AM PST
by
weikel
(Dude ... Sweet)
To: ppaul
What's that guy pointing the finger saying?
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