Useful Enemies: John Demjanjuk and America’s Open Door Policy for Nazi War Criminals

John “Iwan” Demjanjuk was at the center of one of history’s most complex war crimes trials. But why did it take sixty years for the US to bring him to justice as a Nazi collaborator?

The answer lies in the annals of the Cold War, when fear and paranoia drove American politicians and the military to recruit “useful” Nazi war criminals to work as spies and saboteurs, and to slip them into America through loopholes in immigration policy.

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John “Iwan” Demjanjuk was at the center of one of history’s most complex war crimes trials. But why did it take sixty years for the US to bring him to justice as a Nazi collaborator?

The answer lies in the annals of the Cold War, when fear and paranoia drove American politicians and the military to recruit “useful” Nazi war criminals to work as spies and saboteurs, and to slip them into America through loopholes in immigration policy.

From INSIDE NEW YORK – As a meat-lover who rarely eats meat (due to tuition-induced poverty and life-induced laziness), I often find myself with strong and unsatisfied carnivorous cravings. Bubby’s (120 Hudson St., 212-219-0666) restaurant and bar, fortunately, saved me, satisfying every meat craving I’ve ever had- and then some… Read the full review at Inside New York.