Rightardia thinks some of this relates to the break up of the Warsaw pact and the desire of some of the former client states to insult the Russians. There have been some unfortunate fascist incidents in the Baltic States, the Czech Republic and the Ukraine. A mayor of a Romanian town and his son even dressed as Nazis in a fashion show.
Radu Mazare, the mayor of Constanta city
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization of Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Europe has passed a resolution equating the roles of Nazi Germany and the
The SS was a particularly heinous organisation because it implemented the Final Solution by exterminating Jews as the German Wehrmacht moved into Eastern Europe.
Published 10 November, 2009, 00:3 Edited 10 November, 2009, 16:32
Two commanders of the Czech rapid reaction brigade are facing disciplinary actions. Reports surfaced that they had Nazi symbols on their helmets during their deployment in Afghanistan.
According to the paper, soldiers Hynek Matonoha and Jan Cermak wore
the symbols of the 9th SS panzer division Hohenstaufen and the SS
Dirlewanger brigade respectively. These units were probably the most infamous
SS combat units of World War Two.
Cermak said he used the SS symbol simply because it consists of a sword and an "H", the first letter of his name Honza, which is the colloquial form of Jan.
"It was just a joke and I am very sorry about it," Cermak told MfD, adding that he didn’t know it was a Nazi symbol.
But a specialist in extremism, Michal Mazel, doesn’t believe such an excuse.
"He is an elite troop who graduated from university, he is no teenager. The SS symbols on their helmets show a totally perverse view of the world of the NATO elite troops," Mazel said.
Meanwhile, Matonoha failed to offer any excuse for his actions.
Unaware of the men’s helmets, Czech Defense Minister Martin Bartak and chief-of-staff Vlastimil Picek decorated them for bravery on Friday after their return from Afghanistan.
However, the story was made public after Czech police serving in Afghanistan reported the case.
Both soldiers were immediately suspended. Defense Minister Bartak said the soldiers’ alleged actions were ``unacceptable''. The soldiers' commander was also suspended for reportedly trying to hush up the case.
Petr Prochazka, the commander of the Czech contingent in Logar, Afghanistan, ordered that the controversial covers of the helmets, as well as any photographs showing them, be burnt, but failed to punish the perpetrators.
Former member of the European parliament Giulietto Chiesa, says attempts to rehabilitate the Nazis are worrying:
“The main question I’m worried about is that this kind of sentiment is growing, and in some places in Europe these kinds of ideas are very much encouraged by the government,” he told RT.
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Cermak said he used the SS symbol simply because it consists of a sword and an "H", the first letter of his name Honza, which is the colloquial form of Jan.
"It was just a joke and I am very sorry about it," Cermak told MfD, adding that he didn’t know it was a Nazi symbol.
But a specialist in extremism, Michal Mazel, doesn’t believe such an excuse.
"He is an elite troop who graduated from university, he is no teenager. The SS symbols on their helmets show a totally perverse view of the world of the NATO elite troops," Mazel said.
Meanwhile, Matonoha failed to offer any excuse for his actions.
Unaware of the men’s helmets, Czech Defense Minister Martin Bartak and chief-of-staff Vlastimil Picek decorated them for bravery on Friday after their return from Afghanistan.
However, the story was made public after Czech police serving in Afghanistan reported the case.
Both soldiers were immediately suspended. Defense Minister Bartak said the soldiers’ alleged actions were ``unacceptable''. The soldiers' commander was also suspended for reportedly trying to hush up the case.
Petr Prochazka, the commander of the Czech contingent in Logar, Afghanistan, ordered that the controversial covers of the helmets, as well as any photographs showing them, be burnt, but failed to punish the perpetrators.
Former member of the European parliament Giulietto Chiesa, says attempts to rehabilitate the Nazis are worrying:
“The main question I’m worried about is that this kind of sentiment is growing, and in some places in Europe these kinds of ideas are very much encouraged by the government,” he told RT.
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