Archive for the 'War crimes' Category

Never again. Never forget.

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. I'm a little late, but it's really never too late to remember not to forget. In a weirdly hopeful sign, there might be a small corner in Egypt — of all places — that isn't forgetting: A new book which does not deny the Holocaust and the number of Jews [...]

Silly me. And I thought it was about punishing wrongdoing

What is wrong with this picture? An 85-year-old Lithuanian was convicted for cooperating with the Nazis and persecuting Jews but he will not serve jail time because of his age, according to a BBC report.A court in Vilna ruled that Dailide will not go to jail "because he is very old and does not pose [...]