See Also:
No to war against Iraq
Editorial of Gleichheit , magazine of the Socialist Equality Party of Germany
[8 January 2003]
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/jan2003/psg-j08.shtml

Legal sophistry to justify aggression
Germany’s “Red-Green” government to participate in war against Iraq
[3 January 2003]
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/jan2003/germ-j03.shtml

Hesse state election manifesto of the Partei für Soziale Gleichheit of Germany
For social equality! No to the Iraq war! [27 December 2002] http://www.wsws.org/articles/2002/dec2002/hesse-d27.shtml

On the other hand, Scoop sees the situation somewhat differently.

Is Bush About to be ‘Stiffed’?, by Selwyn Manning – Scoop Deputy Editor

Germany's ascension to the U.N. Security Council raises questions like will it vote yes to an Iraq war? But does Gerhard Schröder have a broader goal than the United States anticipates. for Europe to speak with one voice, to operate within one currency [The Euro], to economically present a unified GDP that equals the United States', to become the balancing superpower union that will prevent the United States from achieving its stated goal of sustainable economic, military, and social global dominance?

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0301/S00022.htm