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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.(Letter to the Editor)
Nuremberg's Legacy
I was flattered that Jennifer A. Gritt chose to quote a couple of sentences from my book Hitler's Legacy in her article discussing the Nuremberg trials precedent in your August 27, 2001 issue. I must note for the record, though, that I disagree with the conclusion of the article. As those who take the trouble to read my book will discover, I come to the conclusion that, though there were aspects of extra-legality in the Nuremberg trials, and though the mistakes made in them were legion, the dimensions of the Nazi atrocities compelled this sort of response. The basic thrust of the trials was exemplified by the development of the concept of crimes against humanity, a laudable effort to set a civilized standard of international behavior, not by such false starts as the concept of "crimes against peace."
I therefore take issue with your view of the Nuremberg trials and, based on the documented record of the Milosevic regime, also strongly object to your critique of that effort appearing in a companion article. The suggestion that, if such trials were to become normal practice, the U.S. government would not be exempt from their jurisdiction is, indeed, correct. Buy why should the U.S. government be exempt? Wasn't it the U.S. government in 1989 which ordered the invasion of Panama, resulting in the deaths of several thousand Panamanians, in order that U.S. authorities could arrest a president the U.S. found inconvenient? Why, if the U.S. government can claim world jurisdiction against those who have never set foot in this country who violate U.S. intellectual property strictures and the U.S. government's IRS can claim world jurisdiction to collect taxes, should U.S. authorities be exempt from international strictures against crimes against humanity?
DR. JOHN P. TESCHKE
Long Beach, California
Jennifer A. Gritt responds: At no point in either article do I conclude that the United States should be exempt from being held responsible for criminal acts resulting from U.S. foreign policy. International tribunals have proven themselves incapable of either deterring "crimes ...
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