-Caveat Lector- MIKE SPITZER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > A friend sent me the following. Can anybody confirm this? > > "The April 26, 1999 issue of the German news magazine "Der Spiegel" reports > yhat the German Constitution allows military action by Germany only in the > case of national defense. Germany is now being used by the US for bombing > missions into Serbia and German military forces are employed in the combined > NATO operation. > <snip> Right...the *Grundgesetz* ("Basic Law") of the Federal Republic of Germany, which was dictated by the occupying powers, stipulates that the Bundeswehr shall *only* engage in national defense. Both the CDU-FDP and SPD-Green coalition governments employed massive contortions of legal logic to justify the use of German troops and other military assets outside the country's boundaries. I would expect that the Attorney General's "investigation" will quietly die in the coming months. Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om