holy weekend.
although it also meant a busy rededication to the caseload as a result of a renewed surge of zeal for the work, it was incredibly validating to read an article in the sunday nyt entitled "declassified papers show u.s. recruiting of former nazis and collaborators."
it was less of a secret that the u.s. occupation of japan restored most of japan's wartime leaders of government and industry to power after china "fell" to communism, but "hitler's shadow: nazi war criminals, u.s. intelligence and the cold war" was only issued in its final version in 2007, and it was only after the release of the report that the government documents on which it draws were declassified. however, just like in postwar japan, "tracking and punishing war criminals were not high among the army's priorities in late 1946" (although it's true that it took the initially idealistic occupation of japan until 1949 to give in to the pressure of international realpolitik on that front.)
the threat, ladies and gentlemen, is real. they're among us. it just goes to show that there's always a good reason to quote "glee." crazy? definitely. the taps were self-service at the holiday party, and my thoughts have yet to recollect themselves. also, it's that time of the month.
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