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Published 11/07/2009 by World Socialist Web Site

Germany military welcomes new defence minister

The appointment of the new defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (Christian Social Union, CSU), unleashed a storm of enthusiasm in the German officer corps, according to SpiegelOnline.

On the evening that he took the oath of office, Guttenberg gave a short speech to employees at...

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