and i think it's unfortunate about term was used nuremberg but the important. term i think is war crimes and crimes against humanity and that case human i'd like to call attention to the other trials that were held after world war two in tokyo at the tokyo trials. after after the war and in that case general yamashita who was the commander of the japanese military forces in the philippines was accused and. condemned for war crimes and was executed even though it was clear that he did not know what he was soldiers were doing that there was never proved that he was aware of what they were doing or indeed that he ordered it so i think that we have to look about as a very different situation war crimes committed against civilians versus aggressive war all wars aggressive if you go back to jerusalem again i know that you and you do a wonderful job of hunting down nazis and i think that's an excellent thing to do because so many people have forgotten that since it was sixty five years ago but what about the the you know we had major war criminals a number put on tria

show host peta of our last guest is the nuremberg trials were just and. if you can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle immediately after the end of the second world war two major nazi leaders were put on trial for war crimes there is no doubt such crimes were committed however there are lingering questions about victor's justice what is the legacy of nuremberg. if you can. discuss victor's justice i'm joined by if i am zero things roussillon he is the director of the simon wiesenthal center in springfield we go to lawrence douglass he is a professor at amherst college and in boston we cross to william kaler he is a professor of international relations and history at boston university and another member of our cross talk team yelena hunger all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want it was sixty five years ago almost to the day the international tribunal military tribunals sat in nuremberg in judgment of nazi war criminals first of all i want to go to you douglas what is the overall legacy in your opinion si

welcome back across time to remind you we're talking about nuremberg legacy. but before let's see what russians think about criminal liability for denying the u.s. the sars victory in world war two sixty five years ago the international military tribunals set in nuremberg to try former nazi official on charges a war crime the process to after world war two the bloodiest war in human history remarkably there are those who deny the use of sars important role in defeating fascism in europe that's russia's authorities suggest that introducing criminal liability for those who deny us a sausage roll in the victory the russian public opinion research center asks citizens if they approve of the initiative according to the poll sixty percent of the respondents support they while another twenty five percent are against it with the passage of time today one might think more about the lessons taught by history . lawrence of anger do you know what most of it is name was brought up in earlier in the program and a lot of people will say that when we when people are brought t

nuremberg what so important to remember about the nuremberg tribunal today when thirty years why is it important you know the the nuremberg tribunal was the first of its kind it was the first international tribunal on route electoral tribunal dealing with important crimes international crimes like. crimes against peace war crimes crimes against humanity so it is with the first one and has played a very important role in the creation in preparation of other tribunals like the international tribunal for the four of us love your four hundred or even the the i.c.c. international criminal court. their idea of trying nazi leaders has been discussed by the allies even before the second world war was over churchill who is well installing spoke about it in tehran in one nine hundred forty three as first the british prime minister insisted on the exit queue didn't lead in nazis without a trial it all but a german is defeat this remains your world powers agree doing the fool much of the trial through those responsible for war crimes france was made part of the tribunals nuremberg was chosen as th

you yourself today what the legacy of the nuremberg trial in general for today's existing. law. as i said the number tribunal was the first one between forty five and the ninety's nothing happened really in terms of development of international justice and in ninety three and ninety four with the creation of the talk tribunals for the former guest love you and run that we really entered a new a new step into into this regard and when the alter of the city why establish the state of course they were inspired by the numeric state to it in relation to crimes against humanity in relation to war crimes of course and of course some additional. crimes were added like a genocide but also in the jurisprudence during the seventeen years of life time of the tribunal in a number of cases the judges have referred to the to the nuremberg jurisprudence in relation to individual criminal responsibility in relation to perpetration so it has played a very important role of course the citywide coming fifty years later and being established by the unite. nation's tried to address some of those thos

go with the international bases a lot of principle isn't on the nuremberg experience but. still has proven. bernal is recognized by every as a major political in just a legitimate oversteer factor for its existence is the unity of the united nations at the time when it was created during the process and in doing this as a result of. international justice should be a result of joint effort and have authority into international community. terms that certain countries work with the groups of contributions the role of the international judge will have. should not have legal consequences in the recent history such an attempt to take place in the only cause trouble and instability for the world. who gets to go to. the same that not all of us learned well the lessons. otherwise what could be the reason to the fact that even today was still some attempts to justify nazis. for crimes they committed and attempts to present today some sort of fighting to for just close. what other assessment. of the former. or the court ruling that swastika must be regarded as part of the cultural he

and coming up later this hour the sixty fifth anniversary of the nuremberg trials i remember the lessons of horror forgotten by its. if you will need a deviation should it be a big. we need to. made fears of a rise in profile sentiment across europe calls for greater sympathy towards convicted nazis or evoking that outrage. on the mystery of what hidden underneath the concrete structures ceiling the radioactive poor turnover always do for replacement we hear experts fears about and covering french nuclear danger lurking inside. an r.c. crew has been arrested in the you are says they filmed a rally near a military training academy dubbed by critics the school of assassins a cameraman john called by the correspondent. have been taken into custody in the state of georgia along with a number of activists he's going to take on has the latest from washington. we had the chance to talk to kayleen one of our correspondents she and one of our cameraman john conway are now we jailed in columbus georgia they were covering an annual demonstration outside fort benning which holds a training center fo

this is all see and coming out as the sixty fifth anniversary of the nuremberg trials are remembered the lessons of burra are forgotten by itself. if you will. of the new. and we had fears of a rise in profound shift sentiment across europe calls for greater sympathy towards convicts of nazis angry broken outrage. and also the crew has been arrested in the you are so as they filmed arriving in a military training a consummate dubbed by critics the school of assassins a cameraman john colm y. and a correspondent colleen forde have been taken into custody in the state of georgia along with a number of activists also has gathered to check out and has the latest from washington for us. we had the chance to talk to carol in one of our correspondents she and one of our cameraman john conway are now we jailed in columbus georgia they were covering an annual demonstration outside fort benning which holds a training center for latin american soldiers and policemen air every year thousands of people gather at the gates of that institution with demands to shut it down among its graduates are ma

well speaking at the opening of the nuremberg trials memorial here in germany in that room it's called room number six hundred in the palace of justice in nuremberg exactly where more than four hundred court hearings over more than twenty not two leaders took place exactly sixty five years ago following which they were found guilty russian foreign minister sergey lavrov has of course to first of all oversized but was and he's toward cuba and a milestone event for the history of mankind as for the first time ever the actions by nazi dictatorship were classified as crimes against humanity and crimes against peace of the world and those responsible for the screw to you for the it's a trough cities were condemned and punished by official international court but minister lavrov has also stressed that this is something we have to remember it cannot be forgotten but he has said that he died out a lot that the lessons of the nuremberg trials have been learned with many contradictory events to happen in europe especially in the baltic states and a lot to be able to release and is told here with

of the nuremberg trials. so i made fears of a rise in birth partial sentiment across europe calls for greater sympathy towards convicted nazis are invoking and all courageous and also. this pile of rubble is all that's left of the housing estate what authorities called a public health hazard infested with rats called grow choose i'm fleas is a robot home. so we're afraid it'll grow communities abandoned by e.u. countries. and i'll see crew has been arrested in the us as they filmed a rally near a military training academy dubbed by critics the school of assassins a cameraman sean conway and a correspondent kaylin ford have been taken into custody in the state of georgia along with a number of activists aussies get a chicken has the latest from washington. we had the chance to talk to kayleen one of our correspondents she and one of our cameraman john conway are now we jailed in columbus georgia they were covering going to annual demonstration outside fort benning which holds a training center for latin americ

coming up as the sixty fifth anniversary of the nuremberg trials are remembered the lessons of horror forgotten by some. as everyone learned the lessons of the new would be the true rules apparently not i mean fears of a rise in pro fascist sentiment across europe calls for greater sympathy towards convicted that says revoking bridge. pile of rubble is all that's left of the housing estate what all storage is called a public health hazard in fifty cockroaches and leaves thousands of roma home we report on rather communities abandoned by countries. developing news story tonight r t crew has been arrested in the u.s. as they filmed a rally near a military training academy dubbed by critics the school of assassins cameraman john conway and correspondent carolyn ford have been taken to custody in the state of georgia about along with a number of activists as well marty's garniture can probably up to date with the latest from washington. we had the chance to talk to kayleen one of our correspondents she and one of our cameraman john conway are now we jailed in columbus georgia they were co

coming up later as the sixty fifth anniversary of the nuremberg trials i remember the lessons of bull or other gotten myself. into if you will name the nations of the new day. a purely. made fears of rising pro financial sentiment across europe calls her greatest sympathy towards going back to the nazis are invited to play. and i'll see crew has been arrested in the us as they filmed a military training economy they have been accused of taking part in the school assembly and refusing to abate the peace corps base that. way were taken into custody in the state of georgia of the with a number of activists oh she's gay and has the latest from washington. and we had the chance to talk to kayleen one of our correspondents she and one of our cameraman john conway are now we jailed in columbus georgia they were covering going to annual demonstration outside fort benning which holds training center for latin american soldiers and policemen air every year thousands of people gather at the gates of that institution with demands to shut it down among its graduates are many of the continent's mos

if you will learn the lessons of the nuremberg trials. amid fears of a rise in pro fascist sentiment across europe calls for greater sympathy towards convicted nazis of a vocal outrage. and aleksey crew's been arrested in the u.s. as they filmed a rally near a military training academy dubbed by critics the school of assassins a cameraman of the correspondent have been taken into custody in the state of georgia along with a number of activists about his gun if you should come as the latest from washington. we had the chance to talk to kayleen one of our correspondents she and one of our cameraman john conway are now we jailed in columbus georgia they were covering annual demonstration outside fort benning which holds a training center for latin american soldiers and policemen air every year thousands of people gather at the gates of that institution with demands to shut it down among its graduates are many of the continent's most and poorest torturers mass murderers dictators and state terrorists some call for banning america's terrorist

sixty five years ago the nuremberg trial not only brought top narcisse to just as that also laid the bedrock for what has become international law twenty two architects of those chorus face the tribe you know made up of judges from the soviet chain and the u.s. britain and france representatives of allied nations will attend an opening exhibition of this weekend marking the anniversary of the nuremberg trials but describe the trials that is they have revealed as the next harish ask you to force a disturbing revival of fascist ideology is underway in parts of europe today. what about the this red army veteran was close to the trial which changed history his best friend i'm on the bench acted as a prosecutor on behalf of the u.s.s.r. in the new and better hearing sixty five years ago could have says if it wasn't for them the outcome could have been very different. he understood that the truth was not only about him. it was not just a few people who had to be punished but. if you mass killing is speech impress the judges so the number of those in little grows dramatically in a trial whi

still ahead the nuremberg justice. it was not just a few people who had to be punished but only in time ideology of mass killing. sixty five years out of a nuremberg trial saw nasa's convicted of crimes against humanity when bessie gave why some of europeans continue to vilify this shameful fascist this. political influence abroad is bought and sold to the highest bidder often with american taxpayers' money the us government spends billions of dollars annually to finance foreign politicians and party is that can promote washington's agenda in the second part of her special report to her half it explains how it's done. great party but who's picking up the tab apparently the american taxpayer nine billion dollars spent by the united states agency for international development and promoting washington's democracy initiatives. a new model for influencing a target country's internal politics and favor of u.s. interests to financing training support and guidance to pro u.s. forces in foreign countries another democracy promo

sixty five years on from the convictions of hitler this circle at the nuremberg trials some of resorted to reestablishing that message of hate. now buying influence of broad doesn't come cheap as harper barrack and taxpayers are finding out to their cost the u.s. is spending billions of dollars to finance all position politicians and parties over things that fit in with washington's foreign policy plans in the second special report r.t. the half it explains how it's being done. great party but who's picking up the tab apparently the american taxpayer nine billion dollars spent by the united states agency for international development and promoting washington's democracy initiatives. a new model for influencing a target country's internal politics and favor of u.s. interests to financing training support and guidance to pro u.s. forces in foreign countries another democracy promoter the national endowment for democracy received one hundred thirty two million dollars during two thousand and nine nearly all of it from u.s. government agencies but these are just the tip of the iceberg there

gatherings sixty five years ago prosecutors in nuremberg could not have expected a legacy like this the troil this month to make sure fascist ideology in the bloody process but the rise of new laws as modern used to europe is a sign that these ideas still live on looks odd to see reporting from darwin is story. let's now take a look at some other international news this hour. a german magazine has received a tip that al qaeda and associated groups are plotting an attack on the german parliament biggles source says it's planned early next year with two militants having already arrived in berlin several weeks ago the information was provided by jihad it's to the german interior ministry and he says other parts of the country are also targeted the report comes as officials confirm the discovery of a suspicious package bound for munich in and maybe an airport but the german interior ministry say that it was a false alarm meant to test our port security. the efforts to reach workers trapped in a new zealand mine by gas blast has stalled because of fears of another occurring twenty nine miner

everyone learned the lessons of the nuremberg trials. i mean fears of a rise in profile shoes sentiment across europe calls for great to sympathy towards convicted nazis or evoking rage we report plus. shunned across the continent roma community is a big spell by european governments are left without proper shelter and health that's coming up later this hour to. an article has been arrested in the u.s. as they filmed a rally near a military training academy dubbed by critics at the school of assassins a comer a mother of a correspondent have been taken into custody in the state of georgia along with a number of activists he is going to fit you can as the latest from washington tonight. we had the chance to talk to kayleen one of our correspondents she and one of our cameraman john conway are now we jailed in columbus georgia they were covering an annual demonstration outside fort benning which holds a training center and soldiers and policemen air every year thousands of people gather at the gates of that institution with demands to shut

it started in 2007 in nuremberg. >> where do you live? >> [unintelligible] >> where do you come from? >> from turkey. >> my name is lbj i come from turkey. -- my name is -- i come from turkey. >> and the clerics occupy a key position in their communities. >> the imam is an important role model. people come to him for advice. young people come to him with their problems. it is totally different if i tell people to learn germany. it is all lot less convincing if the -- then at the imams say it tumor germany -- to learn german. >> he wants to be a bridge builder between germans and the turks. >> and wind power prophet -- when our prophet emigrated from medina, he sought communication with the people. >> in turkey, there is no problem with my duties, explaining things to turkish people. but, in germany, there are people in a different culture. >> but what did the people in the community think about the imam practice in irregular verbs? -- practicing a regular verbs? >> it is important so he can welcome non-turkish visitors, for example. >> he

percent to sixty five years all the nuremberg trial so top nazis convicted of crimes against humanity we discussed the lessons learned and if this polarized ideology is being revived in today's sierra. club's shot across the concept were communities being expelled by european governments and left without proper shelter and health care that's coming up later this hour. russia is open to discussions over its participation in european missile defense but only if it's offered a fair and equal role president in the event of emphasize that point at the nato summit in lisbon hailed as historic for ending a once hostile relationship between russia and the alliance but as investor reports there still remains a souse on which they get to see eye to eye. nato rolled out the red carpet for the country once considered its bow. and russian president dmitri medvedev arrived at the summit of the former cold war military alliance to leaders welcoming him with open arms and a plea. cooperate with us. let us do this together leaders on both sides seem to indicate they plan to do just that after nato rus

a crime against humanity is nowadays most of free europe acknowledges the positive effect of the nuremberg tribunal but some nations have a complex relationship with the past look there's a monument to the soviet army liberators and here just meters away is the monument to stone in soldiers who fought alongside the v.s.s. troops. is still only an anti-fascist activist andrei says this historic paradox is reflected in the current state of affairs in this baltic country. even looking at the crumbling state of this monument it's clear that ira government doesn't see the red army as saviors instead to be glorified those who fought in the side of fascists that's despite the fact a large part of our country would never support such ideas in april two thousand and seven this clash of opinions spilled onto the streets the story in government ordered their relocation of a soviet soldier station from central to the outskirts of the city thousands of dissenters protested and clashed with the police monuments to free estonia was split several hundred meters from the square where the soviet bronze sold

been dubbed the birth of international law the first trial of senior nazis in the german city of nuremberg sixty five years ago twenty two architects of those horrors faced the tribunal then made up of representatives from the soviet union the u.s. great britain and france and this weekend officials of the allied nations of all the turned an exhibition in europe to mark the anniversary of the trials but as our . reports next some parts of europe are saying a wiring revival of naziism decades on from the atrocities committed in that way. this red army veteran was close to the trial which changed history his best friend armando then acted as a prosecutor on behalf of the u.s.s.r. in the new and better hearing sixty five years ago sort of says if it wasn't for example the outcome could have been very different. he understood that the trial was not only about him. it was not just a few people who had to be punished but an entire year of mass killing his speech impress the judges so the number of those in the top grows dramatically in a trial which lasted for almost a year twelve high ranking n

a year twelve high ranking nazis were sentenced to death it was a milestone in history that the nuremberg trial laid the foundations of international law as we know it in particular they created a precedent of judging people for starting a war against other nations so nowadays we all know what a crime against humanity is no days the most a free europe acknowledges the positive effect of the nuremberg tribunal but some nations have a complex relationship with the past look there's a monument to the soviet army liberators and here just meters away is the monument to a story in soldiers who fought alongside u.p.s.'s troops. is still many an anti-fascist activist andrei says this historic paradox is reflected. in the current state of affairs in this country. even looking at the crumbling streets of this monument it's clear that government doesn't she the red army saviors instead to be glorified those who fought in the side of fascists that's despite the fact a large part of our country would never support such ideas in april two thousand and seven this clash of opinions spilled onto the stree