German Defence Minister, zu Guttenberg resigns

The German Defence Minister, named by some as a potential new Führer waiting in the wings, has today resigned from the German government, according to  a BBC report, linked here. The following concludes that report:

By Tuesday the newspaper Die Welt reported that the number of academics who had signed the letter objecting to his continued role in the government had climbed to 51,500.

One of the most blistering comments came from law professor Oliver Lepsius, who succeeded his doctoral supervisor at Bayreuth.

"We have been taken by a fraud. His brazenness in deceiving honourable university personnel was unique," he wrote.

Earlier posts on this blog regarding this individual, including a lengthy video presentation by a former World War II, Bletchley Park, code breaker, and others here.