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That applies to the superb rocket scientists. Others were hired for their expertise as spies, secret police and worse: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/us/i
by 0x12312812 2y ago
That applies to the superb rocket scientists.
Others were hired for their expertise as spies, secret police and worse:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/us/in-cold-war-us-spy-agencies-used-1000-nazis.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/us/in-cold-war-us-spy-age...
"Some spies for the United States had worked at the highest levels for the Nazis.
One SS officer, Otto von Bolschwing, was a mentor and top aide to Adolf Eichmann, architect of the “Final Solution,” and wrote policy papers on how to terrorize Jews."
- 0x1231246 2y agoThe second sentence was supposed to mean: "hired for their expertise as spies, and despite having been in the secret police or worse". If that slip is the reason for the downvotes, fine. Otherwise, blame the NYT.