Wald Off Historia
Or
Tear Down This Waldheim
Or
De-Nazi-fication
Kurt Waldheim, the highest ranking Nazi since the end of WWII, has died at the age of 88. While the conclusion of most Nazis’ political careers came at the end of a rope, Waldheim walked out of the Wehrmacht and into the Austrian diplomatic corps, then in 1972 he was elected to run the United Nations, serving as Secretary General of an organization whose War Crimes Commission had once investigated him, but hey, how could anyone that speaks German be evil? After two terms, he returned to Austria to run for president. During the campaign, questions arose about his military service. He had acknowledged serving in the German Air Force, but claimed to have received a medical discharge in 1941. Then he admitted to having served until 1943. Or 1945, when he surrendered to British troops. But he was in Greece. OK, maybe he served in Yugoslavia – he never was very good at geography. And when he was there, maybe he did serve under General Alexander Lohr, who was executed for war crimes in 1946, but he claimed to have only been an interpreter and clerk, despite having earlier been an ordnance officer. And his signature on documents related to the massacre of as many as 68,000 civilians in Yugoslavia? He had just signed off that the paperwork was received. And being named to the Wehrmacht honor list and receiving a silver medal with oak leaf cluster following the Yugoslavia campaign?That was just because of his excellent penmanship. And the gallows a few hundred yards from his office where prisoners were hung and shot? Well, he really didn’t open the windows very often. And his review and approval of anti-Semitic propaganda asking the Russians to join the Nazis to help eliminate the Jews? Well, he was just doing his job and checking the spelling. Displaying the dubious decision-making skills that would later make David Hasselhoff a best-selling recording artist, and ignoring the fact that just looking at the guy you almost expect to hear him sending Klink to the Russian Front, the Austrian electorate handed him the presidency in 1986. During his six-year term the United States barred him from entering the country and the only other European country that welcomed him was Vatican City, where he received several honors from Pope John Paul II, because Pius XII didn’t make it clear enough that jaywalking in the Red Sea carries pretty heavy penalties.
Another brick in the Waldheim for Mark as his 4-year wait pays off and with the solo hit his Beltway Boneyard IV: Foreign Exchange takes first place for the third time this year. If only he’d pay up.
Tear Down This Waldheim
Or
De-Nazi-fication
Kurt Waldheim, the highest ranking Nazi since the end of WWII, has died at the age of 88. While the conclusion of most Nazis’ political careers came at the end of a rope, Waldheim walked out of the Wehrmacht and into the Austrian diplomatic corps, then in 1972 he was elected to run the United Nations, serving as Secretary General of an organization whose War Crimes Commission had once investigated him, but hey, how could anyone that speaks German be evil? After two terms, he returned to Austria to run for president. During the campaign, questions arose about his military service. He had acknowledged serving in the German Air Force, but claimed to have received a medical discharge in 1941. Then he admitted to having served until 1943. Or 1945, when he surrendered to British troops. But he was in Greece. OK, maybe he served in Yugoslavia – he never was very good at geography. And when he was there, maybe he did serve under General Alexander Lohr, who was executed for war crimes in 1946, but he claimed to have only been an interpreter and clerk, despite having earlier been an ordnance officer. And his signature on documents related to the massacre of as many as 68,000 civilians in Yugoslavia? He had just signed off that the paperwork was received. And being named to the Wehrmacht honor list and receiving a silver medal with oak leaf cluster following the Yugoslavia campaign?That was just because of his excellent penmanship. And the gallows a few hundred yards from his office where prisoners were hung and shot? Well, he really didn’t open the windows very often. And his review and approval of anti-Semitic propaganda asking the Russians to join the Nazis to help eliminate the Jews? Well, he was just doing his job and checking the spelling. Displaying the dubious decision-making skills that would later make David Hasselhoff a best-selling recording artist, and ignoring the fact that just looking at the guy you almost expect to hear him sending Klink to the Russian Front, the Austrian electorate handed him the presidency in 1986. During his six-year term the United States barred him from entering the country and the only other European country that welcomed him was Vatican City, where he received several honors from Pope John Paul II, because Pius XII didn’t make it clear enough that jaywalking in the Red Sea carries pretty heavy penalties.
Another brick in the Waldheim for Mark as his 4-year wait pays off and with the solo hit his Beltway Boneyard IV: Foreign Exchange takes first place for the third time this year. If only he’d pay up.
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