[Leica] Wartime experiences

[alal at poly.edu (A. Lal)]

Questions below.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov at charter.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Wartime experiences


> Well, it usually heads in that direction anyway.
> What are you're looking for anyway?
> S.d.
>
>
> On Apr 2, 2010, at 3:56 PM, A. Lal wrote:
>
>> Well, since this topic arose here it would be interesting to see the 
>> response here too. However, if you prefer the forum that is fine with me.
>>
>> See you there.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "slobodan Dimitrov" 
>> <s.dimitrov at charter.net>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 6:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Wartime experiences
>>
>>
>>> Sure, though out of deference to the Salon Keeper, it should be done in 
>>> the Forum.
>>> S.d.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 2, 2010, at 3:22 PM, A. Lal wrote:
>>>
>>>> Questions below
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "slobodan Dimitrov" 
>>>> <s.dimitrov at charter.net>
>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 10:55 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Wartime experiences
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I stand on the opposite side of this issue, and not too far from the 
>>>>> Sony radio reaction, when it comes to Germany.
>>>>> I still see the focus on individuals and organizations as a form of 
>>>>> alibi.
>>>>> Sometime ago, I called attention to the role of Central European 
>>>>> entities to some of the current adventurism >and bogus 
>>>>> rehabilitations.
>>>>
Slobodan, would you mind elaboration on these points for those of us not 
familiar with "focus on individuals and organizations as a form of alibi" 
and "current adventurism and bogus rehabilitations."?
>>>>
>>>>> I was publicly attacked by a semi official arm of the German 
>>>>> government as a hateful person based on my >ethnicity.
>>>>> Mind you, I never identified myself as anything other than an American 
>>>>> veteran. After I did some
>>>>> cursory research, I found out that the writer was from the German 
>>>>> embassy in Mexico CIty, one of their >largest missions in the world.
>>>>> You figure out why!
>>>>
     Sorry to say I am clueless. Details please.
>>>>
>>>>> I went to the Jewish Federation, here in LA, for advice
>>>> >on a response. They got a chuckle out of it, as did I, and told me it 
>>>> > >would be pointless to get into a spitting >contest with them. So I 
>>>> >left >enough alone. But it was a reminder that the Balkan Spiel in 
>>>> >still in >play at >Berlin, well in to the late 20th century, and into 
>>>> >this one.
>>>>> S.d.