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Old October 24th 03, 07:06 PM
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:36:10 +0100, "Keith Willshaw"
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"Pilots were given
instructions not to hit factories in Germany that were owned by U.S.
firms," writes Michael Parenti. "Thus Cologne was almost leveled by
Allied bombing but its Ford plant, providing military equipment for
the Nazi army, was untouched; indeed, German civilians began using the
plant as an air raid shelter."


This is nonsense.


Indeed. The fact the the US government had to compensate US firms for
damage and loss to their property in Germany incurred during the war,
including by bombing by USAAF aircraft, contradicts it.

[snip more loon shooting by Keith]

Gavin Bailey


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