Who are we kidding?

Who are we Kidding?

By David Verveer

The forth-coming trial of Demjanjuk (or Ivan the terrible) is a stupid act of vengeance, which does not make any sense, other than giving this arch criminal another opportunity to get in the public lime light.

Of course, I do not think one moment that he should not be punished, and regret it that the Israeli Justice system did not permit his indictment on ground of insufficient evidence that this poor excuse for human being is indeed Ivan the Terrible.

But let us one moment consider the possibility that Germany has fewer scruples and after a year of limelight, and another few years of appeal, they finally decide to kill the bastard. Of course, you are not allowed to execute somebody who is terminally ill, so they will provide him with the best medical care available, paid by the tax payer, until his time finally comes and his soul will go to hell. I assume that in hell they have long forgotten his crimes against humanity, like most people on earth.

The truth is that we are too late for vengeance and punishment, and opening all the nightmares of the few surviving inmates, most all over 80 years old, who wont be able to identify somebody who terrified them so long ago, but will re-suffer their terrible ordeal, only in order to get even, which is an impossible task.

I can't think of any reason why they put up this circus, in order not to forget and not to forgive? In order to do justice? Or to show that the Germans were not the only guilty party, also Ukrainians and many other nationalities committed terrible crimes.

Don't you think that the money wasted in this trial would have been spend much better on providing the Holocaust victims an easier retirement, but who are we kidding, this publicity stunt serves only the politicians. I hope he will die soon in prison, in terrible in-human pains and suffering.