(December 2015)

"Nie mehr Krieg" (No more war) is the title of the song recorded by German pop star Xavier Naidoo and his long-time band Söhne Mannheims. "No more war. If we can't say that, then there's something wrong," is the chorus. "Those who profit from war are annoyed when they lose their propaganda war."

The video was posted Thursday (03.12.2015) exclusively on the Facebook page of well known journalist Jürgen Todenhöfer, who has published extensively on the Middle East. Todenhöfer wrote that the video was a joint protest against war in general and in particular against Germany's military involvement in Syria.

On Friday morning, the German parliament, the Bundestag, overwhelmingly approved a non-combat mission to support the coalition in the fight against the "Islamic State." The mission is to include reconnaissance and a frigate.

By Friday, the Söhne Mannheims' video had been viewed well over 2 million times.

dw.com