Who were scenting us out did not have the foggiest idea what we were supposed to do. We knew we were supposed to do something connected to war crimes trials, but as an attorney i knew the rules required. Of course, i knew that what constitutes admissible evidence in a court of law, and we were trying, of course, to collect that kind of evidence to make the convictions hold up. How did you make up these claims . Mr. Ferencz we had to improvise as we went along to we didnt have a regular courtroom where you could call in a witness and examine him with a secretary present and someone else crossexamining or securing his rights. Testimony from friendly witnesses. We had taken affidavits from them. If it was from a hostile witness, we would interrogate him privately in order to see if we could ascertain the truth. When we reach the point where without we had ascertained the truth, we asked him to write it out in his own hand. And usually broaden an officer to witness that. Depositiona separa
Keep it quick. I dont have much time to yield. That gentleman got to something i wanted to ask. I was watching and and it reminded me of this film called triumph of the will. They have some of the same principles applied. Aboutk they are talked differently, there was a clear cap. If they ever died, the reignition of it. Howery how are we able to the birth of the nation in the same vein as the triumph of the will. All of them reframe it as an epic struggle. Anyone can say then you have stalin, which is not so great. If you are living in germany and hitler, dont forget, was democratically elected. Crazyated this dictatorship. Intriguing enough to become a photographer. Her photography of nubian warriors really interesting. She liked warrior dudes, i guess. A lot of everything. At the end of the day when we look at history, hes a brilliant filmmaker. An incredible sense of cinematography. Griffith again is an incredible filmmaker. For me at least, it should be copyright open source. It is
Former chief prosecutor. To as born in transylvania jewish family and immigrated to america when he was an infant. He enlisted in the u. S. Army after earning his law degree and was later assigned to set up a War Crimes Branch to investigate nazi atrocities. In part two of his interview, he discusses the war crimes trials and help prosecutors collected evidence against nazi leaders. He also discusses how the u. S. Dealt with restitution toward jewish families who survived the holocaust. This is the second of a threepart interview and was conducted by the United States Holocaust Memorial museum in washington, d. C. It is about an hour and a half. I want to go back to when you were put on the team. Were there rules . There were nocz rules because the people sending this out had not the foggiest idea of what we were supposed to do. We knew we were supposed to do something connected to the war crimes trials. As an attorney, i knew the rules of evidence and what was required. I have been in
Mission. Black market pot may be legal in washington state, but theres a huge demand for the illegal marijuana. We begin tonight with gaza, and a glimmer of hope. The u. N. Says israel and hamas agreed to a 3day humanitarian truce. The ceasefire begins in two hours. The u. S. Says this is no time for celebration. This is a respite. A moment of opportunity, not an end. Its not a solution. Its the opportunity to find a solution. And president obama hopes that all the parties will work diligently to do so. Israeli troops will remain on the ground in gaza. Ceasefire or not, the army will destroy hamass tunnels. Earlier a strike in gaza came close to our Nick Schifrin. Take a look. Shit [ bleep ]. I spoke with nick moments after the blast. John, it was loud and incredibly close. Just that building behind me, just a few minutes after you and i spoke at the top of the hour. And it is similar, that experience, to what so many in gaza had to experience over the last few weeks. The strikes from
It affects millions of americans nearly 11 million, in fact, do not have a job. 4 million have been unemployed for more than six months. Many are at risk of falling into poverty. As of today 1. 3 million americans lost longterm Unemployment Benefits. On average each person got a little more than 1,000 a month. The benefits began at the height of the recession, costing 225 billion for the federal government. Congress renewed the payouts until this year. Congress said the economy means it needs to be cut. Theres a lot of ideas part of the president s budget, different budgets, but there seems to be a gridlock in congress, and an unwillingness to take it on. In america we dont look at problems like this as too big and we cant forget the unemployed because its a hard problem to sold. We turn to jennifer london, live in honolulu where the president is vacationing. What kind of behind the scenes work is the president doing trying to extend the benefits . Well, long before the president began