My family has some background in police work, so it goes without saying that I'm no fan of Joschka Fischer's youth activities.1
In the run-up to Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, he was one of the more prominent voices complaining about the war effort, echoing his nominal boss, Gerhard Schroeder. It's been a while since I heard anything from old Joschka, but I remembered something I read by the late Michael Kelly, and dug it up:
In it, Mr. Kelly details some of the seamier details of Mr. Fischer's political past, and ties it into his opposition to the American-led effort against the Baathist regime. He closes with the tagline I remembered, "You ask to be excused. You have been excused."
There isn't any particular reason that I posted this, other than that I thought it should not be forgotten. Whenever you hear the name of Joschka Fischer, just remember what kind of man he is.
1 Fischer was reportedly photographed while beating a German policeman in an April 1973 riot. I don't care for that kind of conduct. Call me a Jacksonian all you want, but I've never been particularly comfortable with violence against policemen. I cheered when Mr. Orange blew Mr. Blonde away after the latter decided to give Marvin Nash an ear shave. Likewise, I was distinctly displeased with the Invisible Man in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen graphic novel, because he decides that a bobby is worth killing in a rather brutal and graphic manner, all for no good reason. Enh.
Posted by Country Pundit at April 6, 2004 05:41 PM