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.

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.

Posted by Russ at 07:56 PM, December 11, 2003 in Nat'l Security