Free Republic

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Defense Minister Peter Struck criticized a senior aide on Monday for saying the United States was behaving like a "dictator" over Iraq, but said he would not punish the official for his remarks. Junior minister Walter Kolbow was widely reported at the weekend to have said unilateral U.S. decisions on Iraq looked like the actions of a dictator, remarks unlikely to help already strained relations between Washington and Berlin. "The minister said Kolbow's formulation of a dictatorship based on unilateral decisions was exaggerated and inappropriate but does not see any need for consequences," a defense ministry...