Elie Weisel, the man you see to the left, is a German Holocaust survivor who won the Nobel Peace Prize. Weisel recently issued a dire warning concerning the rise of Iran and the threat it poses for yet another Holocaust aimed at Jews.
Another interesting observation from Weisel, however, concerns the recent decision of a court in Germany to bring criminal charges against Donald Rumsfeld for war crimes. Weisel's low-keyed yet sharp indictment against modern German society revolves around Germany's penchant for seizing upon the wrong persons and ignoring the real perpetrators.
This is not difficult to understand given that Auchwitz still stands as a testimony to the keen ability of German society to distinguish between good and evil.
Weisel points to North Korea as a prime example of a nation that is ruled by a cruel dictator in the tradition of Hitler and Stalin. He believes that the fact that the tiny country is shrouded in secrecy hides from view the countless, untold stories of North Koreans who have been tortured and murdered by their own government.
Yet Germany is silent about Kim Jong-il. It chooses instead to go after Donald Rumsfeld. Weisel sees such actions as a heavy indictment upon the Germans, who apparently have lost their moral compass yet again, a mere 60 years after the Holocaust.
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