German opposition parties have joined forces to require a parliamentary inquiry into whether German spies helped the U.S. military in the 2003 Iraq war, in a move that could hurt Berlin’s efforts to mend fences with the United States. The liberal Free Democrats voted among themselves yesterday to demand the investigation, providing enough votes in the Bundestag to compel a probe into reports that German agents handed over sensitive documents detailing Saddam Hussein’s defense strategy to the Americans. Full Story