In the article Anger burns a year after Cologne archive collapse, the people of Germany show their anger with their government officials. A memorial address was made by Mayor Jurgen Roters. This speech sparked criticism about building the new U-Bahn metro tunnel under the archieve building, which eventually collapsed. Two men lost their lives during the collapse and numerous historical documents were destroyed. Implications of shoddy workmanship have lead many to ask the government what really happened. The lack of political accountability has lead citizens to become angered and believe the men who died are being mocked.
I found this article to be very interesting. Its shocking to think that such a major project such as a metro tunnel could fall subject to shoddy work. I find it interesting that the government has not done a better job in disproving the accusations. This German conflict just goes to show that all government's are constantly accountable. When reading this article, I began to think about September 11. I know that the German collapse only involved two deaths while the twin towers involved hundreds of deaths. However, during the memorial speech at both places citizens displayed dismay with what happened.
This article can be found at http://www.thelocal.de/national/20100303-25653.html
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I too thought of 9/11 reading this. It's really sad when a life is ended, especially when not by a natural cause. It may have only been two people who's lives were lost but I'm sure millions more were affected by it; friends, family, coworkers, acquaintances, even people who just heard the speech and didn't even know the guys.
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