Word: waldheim
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Later in 1990, Havel effectively broke the international isolation of Austrian Nazi-cum-President Kurt Waldheim by visiting him in Salzburg. Havel did castigate the still-dissembling Waldheim by telling him, "Lying can never save us from the lie." Yet the Czech leader's visit unjustifiably dignified Waldheim...
...Klestil's three-day visit to Israel -- the first by an Austrian head of state. For years, Austria denied persecuting Jews during World War II, even though 70,000 died within its borders. The relationship between Israel and Austria was particularly tense between 1986 and 1992, during the Kurt Waldheim presidency. Waldheim, a Nazi officer, was stationed near the camp sites. The countries are reportedly discussion reparations to Israel.Post your opinion on theInternationalbulletin board...
...give too many people a second chance? Kurt Waldheim survived his past as a Nazi to head the United Nations. Yasser Arafat has weathered a reputation as a terrorist long enough to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Alfonse D'Amato is serving out one more term, not in a penitentiary for corruption, but as New York's U.S. Senator. A couple of years ago, a former Ku Klux Klan leader as close to the governorship of Louisiana as North is to the Senate seat...
...Though he is still chairman of Seagram, Edgar Sr. devotes most of his time to the World Jewish Congress, which he has headed since 1980. Among other things, he is credited with prompting much of the investigation that unmasked the Nazi past of former United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. In the U.S. he has been an important Democratic Party supporter; he was an early backer of Jimmy Carter as the Georgian began his 1976 presidential...
Schindler's List, the widely acclaimed Steven Spielberg epic about the Holocaust, had a gala premiere in Vienna last week that was attended by celebrities and politicians. Among the guests: Simon Wiesenthal. Missing: Kurt Waldheim...