http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060113/pl_nm/security_germany_dc_1BERLIN (Reuters) - German's security services faced the prospect of a parliamentary inquiry on Friday, triggered by reports that German agents in Baghdad had helped the United States pinpoint bombing targets at the start of the Iraq war.
Despite official denials, the reports have stirred unease in Germany and drawn accusations that the then government of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was secretly aiding the U.S. war effort, while publicly opposing it to win votes.
The opposition Greens said for the first time they would join liberals and leftists to demand an inquiry, into both the Iraq allegations and wider concerns about the role of the security services in the U.S.-led war on terrorism. The three parties between them have enough votes to force such a probe.
The reports said one agent helped set up a U.S. bombing raid on a Baghdad suburb where Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was thought to be, by driving there and confirming the presence of a convoy of limousines. At least 12 civilians were reported to have died in the raid.
This is a huge issue in Europe today. Smirky just denied to a reporter at his news conference with Merkel that he knew anything about it. He either wasn't briefed, or he is lying (gasp), or he really didn't know - all are possible with this idiot. He did say that Merkel mentioned it to him.