AMBIGUITY TOLERANCE AND THE CONCEPT OF „INNERE FÜHRUNG”
AMBIGUITY TOLERANCE AND THE CONCEPT OF „INNERE FÜHRUNG”

Summary/Abstract: Some time ago, a serviceman told me a story from his tour in Afghanistan: He was manning the vehicle’s machine gun, and keeping an eye on things behind him. The patrol had to slow down because they were passing a village. Suddenly a little boy ran up to the vehicle, holding something round and grey and raised his hand. The soldier’s comrades were yelling: “Open fire! What are you waiting for?” The soldier did not shoot. Later, the soldier realized that the little Afghan boy only wanted to offer him an orange – it was gray from the dust which is everywhere. Later on, the serviceman at the machine gun could not explain why he did not shoot. He said that it was possible that he suddenly started thinking of his own two little daughters back home.

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