Werewolves
Posted By Russ Emerson on December 11, 2003 at 7:56 pm
Once upon a time, there really were werewolves… and I don’t mean lycanthropes.
Tonight on the History Channel: “Nazi Guerrillas,” 9pm EST — check your local listings.
People act as if the insurgency terrorist problems current in Iraq are a new phenomenon. I’ll be interested in seeing what spin, if any, this program puts on the historical record.
Update: Mention of the present situation in Iraq was made only in the last few minutes of the program.
The program was careful to point out a few of the differences between Iraq and Germany:
- German citizens were exhausted after six years of war; Iraq was defeated in six weeks.
- Hitler’s death was announced by German authorities before the surrender, whereas Saddam is still unaccounted for.
There was only one maybe/possibly objectionable quote I caught from the script:
In Iraq, much like postwar Germany, most citizens resent being occupied by a foreign power.
Well, I think the data is still out on that question.
Nevertheless, the parallels between Germany and Iraq are striking.
All in all, a very even-handed and factual program, and not even slightly political or critical.