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Justice and the Enemy: The Case for Guantanamo

William Shawcross | Posted 03.18.2012

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William Shawcross

Critics of military courts sometimes complain that the accused have far less rights than in the federal system. This is not so. Any Nazi defendant transported by time machine from Nuremberg to Guantanamo would be stunned by the rights, privileges, and safeguards to which he was now entitled.

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50th Anniversary Judgement at Nuremberg Screening at Academy Is Shattering!

Jay Weston | Posted 12.26.2011

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Jay Weston

I came away from a 50th anniversary screening of Judgment at Nuremberg on Tuesday at the Motion Picture Academy with the feeling that nothing materially has changed in the world since that trial in 1947.

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WATCH: 600 Year Old Book Found In Sandy, Utah

Posted 06.11.2011

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Appraiser Ken Sanders says it's the find of his career: a copy of "The Nuremberg Chronicle," published as a companion to The Gutenberg Bible, in 1494....

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ON THE 48TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

Michael Vazquez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Vazquez

by Michael Vazquez Two weeks after the close of the New York Film Festival, herewith, my first posting, by way of random notes on thirty-nine films: ...

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Annie Gosfield in Concert -- The Industrial Age Goes Avant-Garde

Rodney Punt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rodney Punt

One hears the scraping of steel surfaces in the quartet's micro-tuned strings, the heaving, irregular start of massive engines in sputtering drum riffs, and the sonic echoes of a warehouse.

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Three Women: Profiles in Courage

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

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George Heymont

In 1964, when Jan & Dean scored a huge hit with their song, "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena," listeners quickly fell in love with the refrain "Go g...

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Do Governments Need The Media to Bring Criminals to Justice?

Eric Blinderman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Blinderman

America's Most Wanted has successfully bridged the gap between entertainment and law enforcement; The Wanted attempts to do this on an international scale.

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Nazi Gnome Sparks Controversy, Investigation Of Artist

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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German prosecutors are investigating the legality of a garden gnome sculpture that recently went on display in a Nuremberg art gallery that is quite c...

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Who's Responsible for Torture?

Jim Selman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Selman

What should be done about the despicable and unjustified actions of people who, in the name of National Security and following directions from higher authorities, committed these acts?

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Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...

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