From German veteran, a plea for understanding for Greece

By Jamie McGeever LONDON (Reuters) - Amid rising anger in Germany at Greece, a former German central banker showed some understanding on Thursday for the near- bankrupt country, saying Europe's monetary union was held together by values far more important than debt. Ernst Welteke, president of the Bundesbank from 1999-2004, said that while the election of the Syriza party in January derailed Greece's nascent economic recovery, the current crisis was not entirely Syriza's fault. "It's not fair to