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20 former guards of Nazi death camp to face charges
Associated Press
Published: 20.05.14, 16:57
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1. Our (former Nazi) German friends:
Samuel Fistel ,   USA   (05.20.14)
The Germans basically did not want to prosecute Nazi murderers of Jews, since they did not feel it was much of a crime. But they also did not want to be accused of failure to prosecute. So first they said they had no knowledge of where any of the Nazi war criminals could be found (this from the world's best record-keepers). Then, after many years, when only a few of the criminals were still living, the Germans said they had "finally" located them, but unfortunately, most were too old and weak to be prosecuted.
2. The day will come when IDF who removed Jews from their homes
Mickey ,   Israel   (05.20.14)
and beat them will also be condemned as GUILTY. Following orders does not make you innocent.
3. 85%
Sherlock Holmes ,   London England   (05.20.14)
About 85% of the SS who ran Auschwitz were never prosecuted ! See Laurence Rees, 'Auschwitz', BBC Books, 2005. page 299. Among reasons [excuses] given was that the various countries could not agree on the definition of 'crime' at Auschwitz !!! Today if an IDF soldier sneezes at an Arab he's accused of 'war crimes'. At Nuremberg, the judges ruled that membership in the SS was a 'crime' but did not pursue the point because there was a 'lack of will', in spite of public support.
4. To #1 Sam
Herr Adolf ,   New York   (05.20.14)
Just because a soldier was assigned to a camp does not automatically make him a murderer or willing accomplice. The penalty for disobeying an order during war time was normally summary execution (esp. the SS). What would you do under those circumstances? I bet money you would obey. Let's look at the Sonderkommandos, Jews who willingly worked in the death camps. The Judas goats, the ones picking through the clothing, etc., etc. They played a role to extend or save their lives, aiding and abetting the liquidation process. How many of these have been prosecuted. Or, did they hide out in Israel. Forgive and forget. What will Israel do to the Zionist murderers of Palestinians when the day of reckoning comes?
5. Selective justice ,...
split ,   US   (05.21.14)
Majority of Auschwitz's kapos, (the worst kind) was made of Jews not one was wanted on Wiesenthal list and prosecuted while German cooks are dragged out for who knows what ,...
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