[laconic]

Berlusconi is still waiting for the apology from the Germans to Rome over the Teutoburg Forest.

[CatoRenasci]

Well, since Arminius was actually a traitor to the Romans after having been on their side, not so absurd.

Seriously, this reminds me of the MAD magazine parody of WWII movies 'then' and 'now' in the '60s where the 'now' version of a film on Pearl Harbor showed President Roosevelt apologizing to Emperor Hirohito because exploding US warships gave Japanese attack pilots headaches and earaches.