by Howard Jarvis A Waffen SS legion parade through the streets of Latvia’s capital highlights the difficulties the Baltic country has had coming to terms with its troubled past. About 500 veterans from the Latvian SS Legion marched on 16 March in Riga to mark the legion’s 55th anniversary. Janis Straume, chairman of the nationalist Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK party, took […]

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