Monday, May 31, 2010

German president resigns over Afghanistan remarks...

President Horst Köhler of Germany resigned on Monday amid a barrage of criticism for remarks he made a week ago during a surprise visit to Afghanistan.

His resignation from the largely ceremonial post is a blow for Chancellor Angela Merkel, a close friend and an important conservative political ally.

Mr. Köhler, who was less than a year into his second term as president, shocked Germans when he said that the country’s soldiers serving in Afghanistan or other peacekeeping missions were deployed to protect German economic interests. More...

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