Heidegger

But I think the fish are not biting.

On 3 Jul 2006, at 18:33, Bookwright wrote:

> this is the third time it has showed up.
>
> Abdassamad
>
>
> On 3 Jul 2006, at 18:27, peter k wrote:
>
>> it relates to the notorious ‘Venlo’ affair where two british
>> secret agents
>> were kidnapped bt the SD. The Gestapo was tasked with producing a
>> connection
>> between the British agents captured and an attempt on hitlers life
>> in the
>> Burgerbrau beer hall on the 8th of Nov;
>>
>> Towards the end of the meal Hitler suddenly asked Schellenberg,
>> ‘What was
>> your general impression during the coversation you had with these
>> Englishmen
>> in Holland- I mean before their kidnapping and questioning?
>> ‘My impresion,’ said Schellenberg with all the conviction of his
>> thirty
>> years, ‘was that that Great Britain will fight this war with all
>> the fury
>> and tenacity of which she has given proof in all wars in which she
>> was
>> thoroughly engaged. Even if we succeeded in occupying England the
>> Government
>> and the leaders would conduct the war from Canada. It will be a
>> life and
>> death struggle between countries of the same stock- and Stalin
>> will look on
>> with interest and amusement.’
>>
>> At this, Himmler, who was sitting between Hitler and
>> Schellenberg, gave the
>> latter such a kick on the shin that it stopped his breath. Across
>> the table
>> he shot him a withering look. But Schelleberg was launched and
>> went on, ‘I
>> don’t know, my Fuhrer, if it was really necessary to change your
>> policy
>> towards Great Britain after the Godesberg agreement in September
>> 1938′.
>>
>> All the guests exchanged terrified looks. Heydrich paled to the
>> roots of his
>> hair while Himmler lowered his eyes, very embarrased, playing
>> nervously with
>> his bread. Hitler regarded Schellenberg attentively for a few
>> moments and
>> waited a long time without speaking. It seemed interminable.
>> Finally he
>> said, ‘I hope that you realize that it is necessary to consider
>> Germany’s
>> position as a whole. At the beginning I wanted to collaborate with
>> Great
>> Britain. But she rejected all my advances. It is true there is
>> nothing worse
>> than a family quarrel and, from a racial point of view, the
>> English are in a
>> way our relatives. So far you may be right. It is extremelably
>> regrettable
>> that we are engaged in this struggle to the death whilst our real
>> enemies,
>> to the east, wait tranquilly for Europe to be destroyed. It is for
>> that
>> reason that I don’t want to destroy England and will never destroy
>> her. But
>> they must be brought to understand, and Churchill first of all,
>> that Germany
>> has also the right to live. And I shall fight England till she
>> gets off her
>> pedestal. The day will come when she will show herself disposed to
>> envisage
>> an accord between us. This is my real aim. Do you understand?’
>>
>> ‘Yes, my Fuhrer,’ replied Schellenberg, ‘I follow your thought.
>> But a war
>> like this is comparable to an avalanche. and who would venture to
>> plot the
>> course of an avalanche?’
>>
>> ‘My dear boy,’ returned Hitler, ‘those are my worries, leave them
>> to me.’
>>
>> rest assured i’m not some bonehead, I just like history, and…’no
>> comment’-
>> pk
>>
>>
>> p.s. I sent this again because it seems to have gome missing from
>> the list
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