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02/05/2008: "Praise for V-2 inventor creates charges of Nazism"

A German town has been accused of encouraging neo-Nazism after naming a school after a scientist who helped build the V-2 rockets launched against Allied targets during World War Two.

Local mayor Gunter Lange told Reuters he stood by the school decision. He insisted Riedel was not a Nazi and deserved recognition for his contributions to rocket science.

[ A religious interpretation of an emotional reaction. ]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080205/od_nm/scientist_v2_dc