What is the German government hiding?
Ten weeks after the Kunduz massacre, the German government is still conducting a systematic cover-up. Details of the deadliest attack accounted for by German soldiers since the end of World War II only reach the public piecemeal, revealing ever-new contradictions. On September 4, American fighter jets bombed two hijacked petrol tankers near Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, killing up to 142 people, according to NATO figures. Other sources talk of even higher casualties. The order to attack was issued by Colonel Georg Klein, the army commander in Kunduz. Meanwhile, it is known that Klein insisted on attacking the two fuel-laden trucks without giving any warning, transforming the surrounding area into a fiery inferno, even though many people were there. The two fighter pilots had offered Klein repeatedly to warn the bystanders before the attack by conducting low-level flights. From the outset, the German government has sought to cover up the extent and circumstances of the massacre. While
