Word: kohl
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...reconciliation with Kohl and the present West German state that Reagan intendate achieve, and this is indeed an important and worthy goal, because that government, is a key U.S. ally. But what Reagan clearly does not comprehend is that there is a vast difference between reconciliation with Germany today and reconciliation with Nazi history...
...While Kohl would indeed be embarrassed if at this point Reagan were to canceled any cemetery visit, nevertheless Reagan should have made a more intelligent and sensitive choice than to stop at Bitburg, and it is still not too late for him to change his mind. Reagan's omission of Bitburg itself would only indicate his faith in the ability of West Germany to deal with its own past and get beyond it. Instead, because Reagan will honor German war dead, he should find a cemetery or site without SS members...
WHEN REAGAN visit's Germany in May he should take with him not only the spirit of friendship, but also the spirit of the Holocaust survivors. He can extend the hand of friendship to West German Chancellor Helmut kohl without renouncing any recognition of the last 45 years of history. Recent reports from Germany show that memories and accounts of the death camps may in fact be fading, particularly for the youngest generation of Germans. And The New York Times reported that at last Saturday's official East German ceremony commemorating the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp, there...
...serious questions remain among several allies about participation in SDI research, let alone the ultimate deployment of a Star Wars system. While such stalwart U.S. friends as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl initially endorsed the idea, there are indications that neither the British nor the West German government is altogether sure of its course...
...West Germany, meanwhile, Chancellor Kohl has been quietly retreating from his earlier endorsement of Star Wars. At first the Chancellor said that his government would "cooperate fully" with the U.S. on research. Later he stipulated that participation was desirable, but only if other allies joined as well. In a further departure, a recent government policy paper describes the project as "a long-term research effort" and emphasizes that West Germany favors an outcome in the Geneva disarmament talks that would "avert an arms race in space." Said a West German spokesman, explaining his government's announcement last week that...