Rep. Frank lashes out at protester at Mass. meeting who held poster depicting Obama as HitlerDARTMOUTH, Mass. — Rep. Barney Frank lashed out at protester who held a poster depicting President Barack Obama with a Hitler-style mustache during a heated town hall meeting on federal health care reform. Liechtenstein prince invokes Holocaust to defend bank secrecy rules, angers German JewsGENEVA — Liechtenstein’s reigning prince has angered German Jews by invoking the Holocaust to defend his country’s banking secrecy. Christoph Waltz is Tarantino’s mouthpiece in 4 languages for ‘Inglourious Basterds’LOS ANGELES — Christoph Waltz has mastered Quentin Tarantino’s linguistic legerdemain in four languages. German court rules display of Nazi slogans permissible if they’re not in GermanBERLIN — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that people can be prosecuted for displaying Nazi slogans in Germany only if they are in the German language. White House criticizes swastika outside office of Georgia congressman in health care argumentWASHINGTON — The White House says anyone who painted a swastika on a sign outside the office of a congressman recently involved in a heated argument over health care should be ashamed. Former German army officer convicted of Nazi war crimes calls verdict a ’swindle’BERLIN — A 90-year-old former German army officer convicted of Nazi-era war crimes said Wednesday that the verdict against him was a “swindle.” Ex-Nazi army officer convicted, sentenced to life for ordering death of 10 Italians in WWIIMUNICH — Gino Massetti was only 15 when Nazi troops rounded him up with 10 other Italian civilians and forced them into a barn in Tuscany before blowing it up — a massacre carried out in revenge after partisans killed two soldiers. German efforts to try suspects in Nazi-era crimes in recent years— August 2009: Josef Scheungraber, a 90-year-old former officer in the Nazi army, is convicted of murder for ordering the massacre of 10 civilians in a 1944 reprisal killing in Italy; sentenced to life. Scheungraber plans to appeal. High court upholds sentence of notorious German neo-Nazi convicted of Holocaust denialBERLIN — A German federal court on Tuesday upheld the Holocaust denial conviction of a founding member of a left-wing terrorist group turned neo-Nazi, saying he must serve his six-year sentence. Ex-German army officer convicted, sentenced to life for ordering death of 10 Italians in WWIIMUNICH — Gino Massetti was only 15 when German troops rounded him up with 10 other Italian civilians and forced them into a barn before blowing it up — a ruthless massacre carried out in revenge after partisans killed two soldiers. Pope Benedict XVI: Nazi concentration camps were ‘extreme symbols of evil’CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy —Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that Nazi concentration camps were “extreme symbols of evil” and hell on earth. Pope Benedict XVI says Nazi concentration camps were ‘extreme symbols of evil’CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy —Pope Benedict XVI says that Nazi concentration camps were “extreme symbols of evil” and hell on earth. FIA chief Mosley settles lawsuit with German publisher over sex scandalBERLIN — FIA president Max Mosley has settled a lawsuit with the publisher of Germany’s largest newspaper over reports that he played sex games involving a Nazi theme with prostitutes. Demjanjuk lawyer files appeals for case to be closed; says client too ill for trialBERLIN — John Demjanjuk’s attorney asked Munich’s state court on Friday to close the case against his client, arguing that Israel has already tried him on accusations of being a guard at the Nazi’s Sobibor death camp. Kansas, possible spot for Guantanamo prisoners, has history of holding foreign detaineesLEAVENWORTH, Kan. — If suspected terrorists from Guantanamo Bay end up being held in Kansas, it wouldn’t be the first time foreign detainees were imprisoned in the Midwest. Museum opens for Norwegian Nobel laureate writer and Nazi sympathizerOSLO — Crown Princess Mette-Marit has opened Norway’s first museum dedicated to Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun, whose literary talent was overshadowed by his later Nazi sympathies. Wartime savior of Israel’s former chief rabbi honored by Holocaust memorialJERUSALEM — After surviving the Holocaust as a child, Israel Meir Lau — a former Israeli chief rabbi — spent decades searching for the man who saved his life. Aryan Nations organization long gone from northern Idaho, but reputation still stains areaHAYDEN LAKE, Idaho — The house where Aryan Nations founder Richard Butler lived has been demolished. So has the church where he preached his racist religion. Cows graze where hundreds of white supremacists used to burn crosses in the summer. Poland’s leaders, veterans mark 65 years since Warsaw revolted against occupying NazisWARSAW, Poland — To the sounds of the national anthem, Poland’s leaders and World War II veterans paid silent honor Saturday to the fighters of Warsaw’s 1944 uprising against the city’s Nazi occupiers. Federal judge in Nashville, Tenn., dismisses lawsuit over German art seized by the NazisNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge in Nashville has dismissed a lawsuit by a Holocaust survivor and his family against the German government over an extensive art collection seized by the Nazis. Morocco’s king backs effort to spread Holocaust awareness among MuslimsRABAT, Morocco — From the western edge of the Muslim world, the King of Morocco has dared to tackle one of the most inflammatory issues in the Middle East conflict — the Holocaust. Fla. governor’s office mistakenly praises anti-Semitic DVD sent by white supremacy groupTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Despite the content of a letter bearing his signature, Gov. Charlie Crist does not want to share an anti-Semitic movie with all Floridians. Romania mayor apologizes for Nazi uniform parade, denies he’s a fascist or anti-SemiteBUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian mayor has apologized for dressing up in a Nazi army uniform with a swastika insignia, saying in an open letter Thursday that he is not a fascist or anti-Semite. German federal court increases compensation for Jews forced to sell stock by NazisBERLIN — A German appeals court has ordered greater compensation for the American heirs of a Jewish businessman forced to sell his company stock under the Nazis’ “Aryanization” program — a ruling that could set a precedent for dozens of others, their attorney said Wednesday. Black, white protesters exchange heated words at rally over Texas dragging death casePARIS, Texas — On one side of a downtown street in this eastern Texas town stood about 200 protesters, chanting “Black Power” and led by a group of New Black Panthers clad in paramilitary outfits and black berets. On the other side of the street stood a couple dozen counter-protesters, a few yelling “White power!” while some skinheads waved Nazi flags. Lithuania says it will not review compensation plan for Jewish property seized during warVILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania will not amend a plan to compensate the loss of Jewish property seized during World War II, despite criticism from Jewish organizations that it fails to repay the properties’ full value, the Baltic state’s justice minister said Tuesday. Buchenwald concentration camp’s gate to be part of Bauhaus exhibition in GermanyWEIMAR, Germany — The iron gate at the entrance to Buchenwald has been temporarily removed to form the centerpiece of an exhibit in tribute to its designer, who was forced to come up with the concept while an inmate at the Nazi concentration camp. Anti-Semitism group in Romania files complaint against mayor over Nazi uniformCONSTANTA, Romania — An anti-Semitism monitoring organization in Romania has filed an official complaint with prosecutors against a mayor for taking part in a fashion show dressed as a Nazi officer and wearing a swastika. At the Movies: capsule reviews of ‘Harry Potter’ and other films this weekCapsule reviews of films opening this week: Movie Review: The psychosexual drama ‘Death in Love’ is deadly to endureLOS ANGELES — Boaz Yakin begins “Death in Love” by showing graphic erotic images interspersed with shots of a Nazi concentration camp doctor performing bloody surgical procedures. Later, the writer-director intercuts images of an aging Holocaust survivor attending a funeral with shots of that same woman lying on her back having sex. |
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