Wednesday’s editorial describes the value of hearing about
the tragedies in the Holocaust (followed by a note of appreciation for this
year’s record-setting blood drive).
During the release of several
motion pictures about the Holocaust in 2009, film critic A.O. Scott wrote that
while some moviegoers might turn away from such stories, there really cannot be
too many films on the subject. Holocaust survivor Joe Engel of Charleston adamantly agrees. Here is what he
told seventh graders at WaccamawMiddle School the other
day: ``A lot of books have been written about it. A lot of movies have been
made about it but nothing came close enough. What’s been going on in
Auschwitz-Birkenau, it’s impossible to believe it. Whoever was not there cannot
imagine. Today we must still witness for them.’’
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., questioned Judge Sonia Sotomayor again Thursday as part of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. (Video is after the jump.)
Ripped from the wires ... The Philadelphia Inquirer greets the Obama presidency with this editorial seeking the quick closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp:
With an executive order directing the shutdown of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, incoming President Barack Obama would signal that needed reform is coming to U.S. antiterror strategies.
While Obama celebrates his historic inauguration, his Guantanamo order could come as soon as this week.
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