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In reply to the discussion: Your view of the root cause of much of the general "mess" we are in [View all]1939
(1,683 posts)31. Strange thing about the war crimes trial of Doenitz
1. He was charged with "waging aggressive war" and it turned out that he was still a junior officer at the time and had no part in the decisions to go to war.
2. He was charged with waging unrestricted U-boat warfare and US admirals were prepared to testify that the US submarine force did the same thing in the Pacific that the U-boats did in the Atlantic..
3. He was charged with numerous attrocities by the U-boat commanders such as machinegunning lifeboats and evidence showed that he demanded investigations and courts-martial in each documented case.
4. Finally they decided that since he was leader of the Third Reich for a couple of weeks, that was enough, and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
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Your view of the root cause of much of the general "mess" we are in [View all]
NRaleighLiberal
Sep 2015
OP
Hard to put a good spin on Reagan and the horrible people who gave him power.
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2015
#4
Yeah, Reagan was a disaster, but the Nixon sleaze era started it all.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Sep 2015
#7
I agree 1000%. But I'd take it back to 1947, when the CIA was born and the Dulles boys took over.
hedda_foil
Sep 2015
#23
I believe that 11/22/63 was the Ur-moment, the moment after which (and re-emphasized in 1968) ALL
WinkyDink
Sep 2015
#17
It started with the deliberate decision to leave the USA on a wartime footing after WWII ended.
TransitJohn
Sep 2015
#18
I also see Watergate as the start of endless payback/attack that leads us to today's
NRaleighLiberal
Sep 2015
#33
thanks to all - there is a huge heap of deep thinking and well reasoned responses here.
NRaleighLiberal
Sep 2015
#35
The Warren Commision Report, Viet Nam. the release of the hostages, Iran Contra,
Peregrine Took
Sep 2015
#38