Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has blamed US president George W. Bush's strong religious beliefs for why the two countries eventually fell out over the Iraq war.
He wrote in his memoirs "Decisions: My Life in Politics," excerpts of which were published on Sunday in the weekly Der Spiegel, that while he had nothing against Mr Bush's Christian beliefs he feared that it was colouring the president's decisions.
"What worried me, despite a relaxed atmosphere to our talks, a...
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