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| German Protestant leader says Afghan war unjust |
| 2009-12-25 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] The head of Germany's Protestant churches has described the war in Afghanistan as "unjust" and has called for a complete troops withdrawal. On Thursday, Margot Kaessmann called for the withdrawal of all of the 4,400 German troops taking part in the US-led NATO operation in Afghanistan. "There is no just war. I cannot legitimize it from a Christian point of view," Kaessmann said in an interview in the Berliner Zeitung daily on Thursday. The comments by Kaessmann, head of the EKD -- an umbrella group for 22 Churches -- comes while Berlin is mulling over sending more troops to the war-torn country following a troop boost request from Washington. Germany is the third-largest force contributor in Afghanistan after the United States and the United Kingdom. Germany's Parliament, which has the final say on troop levels, has so far authorized a maximum level of 4,500 troops. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 The head of Germany's Protestant churches has described the war in There, fix'd it just in time for the Holidays. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-12-25 09:06 |
| #3 I'm glad it's not only in Britain that our Church figures have become, at best, amoral fools. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2009-12-25 04:16 |
| #2 Well, Ms. Kaessmann, since in your own words "there is no just war," guess that means you and your countrymen won't be on the phone to DC when Vlad decides that having a West Coast would be a really keen idea... |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2009-12-25 02:31 |
| #1 I dunno, Ms. Kaessmann. Certainly the beatitude, "Blessed are those that fight for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," would contradict and put a wall against the unjust, totalitarian and barbaric war that the forces of Islam have unleashed upon our society. |
| Posted by: Ralphs son Johnnie 2009-12-25 02:04 |