Europe remains far too obedient to Donald Trump.
While his NATO allies are so far refusing to take part directly in the war against Iran, the US president has not been totally abandoned.
Ramstein in Germany serves as one of America’s largest military bases. Attacks on Iran are being coordinated from there.
By allowing Ramstein to be used for crimes of aggression – for that is what the assaults on Iran constitute – the Berlin government is underscoring that it is still Washington’s plaything.
Along with hosting US troops, Germany is a vital partner for Israel’s arms industry.
Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons exporter, has taken a number of steps to reinforce that partnership recently.
One step has involved bringing German “journalists” – stenographers may be a more accurate term – on propaganda trips.
The trips have yielded predictably fawning coverage.
Burghard Lindhorst is among the “journalists” who has been escorted to a “secret location in the heart of Israel” where Elbit makes drones. In return for that privilege, he rhapsodized about how those remote-controlled warplanes have “proven their worth” as they went “hunting” Iran’s missile launchers.
Another step to reinforce the partnership with Germany involves expanding Elbit Systems Deutschland, a subsidiary based in the southwestern city of Ulm. (more...)
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