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Article: The past stalks a statesman. (Kurt Waldheim)
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- April 28, 1986
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The past stalks a statesman
Is Kurt Waldheim "the man the whole world trusts," as his campaign slogan insists, or is he a man who has deceived and dishonored not only his countrymen by the United Nations?
The issue has erupted in Austria, where Waldheium seeks election as President, and reverberations have swept across three continents.
In an interview with U.S.News & World Report on April 15, the former U.N. Secretary-General concedes that he should have disclosed more-complete information about his service in the German Army during World War II. But he insists "I was never involved in anything that would justify a feeling of guilt--having ...