Sun, 13 Aug 2006

Grass attacked over SS confession

At least Mr. Grass finally came clean, and didn't wait to be outed. The thing I find most odd about this is that the truth would have helped establish his moral authority and pacifism, not denigrate it. He was a conscript, not a volunteer, and there was absolutely no reason for this lie except for his own misguided (and wholly internal) guilt and shame.

Reuters - Germany's Nobel prize-winning author Günter Grass has come under attack from writers, literary critics, historians and politicians for his belated confession he was once a member of Hitler's Waffen SS.

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On 8/13/2006 17:47:47
Bjorngrímnir wrote

On 8/16/2006 01:27:05
Algis wrote

Sceletons in closet

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