Not unexpectedly, the death of Osama bin Laden did not cause an outpouring of relief among Germany's political left but rather a feeling of anger. Like the judge, the German left has also rushed to take advantage of Merkel's allegedly inappropriate remarks and has "massively" criticised the leader of Germany's ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union Party for "celebrating" an illegal "execution."

But the German left's supposed concern about the appropriateness of Merkel's words and violation of legalities surrounding bin Laden's death is anything but humanitarian. Its frothing-at-the-mouth "moral outrage" is simply a smokescreen for the hatred it harbours deep in its soul for the United States that manifests itself in rabid anti-Americanism. What is really going on here is that German and other European leftists simply cannot stand the idea that America has scored a success. And the attack on Merkel and the dispute over the legalities of bin Laden's death are serving as outlets for this dissatisfaction and unhappiness concerning America's stunning achievement.