Nazi war criminal 'Angel Of Death' Josef Mengele’s diaries up for grabs

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Asian News International

Nazi war criminal 'Angel Of Death' Josef Mengele’s diaries up for grabs
Published: Wednesday, Jul 20, 2011, 11:34 IST
Place: London | Agency: ANI

The diaries of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, the so-called "Angel of Death" are set to go under the hammer in the US.

The diaries, written after the end of the Second World War when Mengele had fled to Latin America, contain his philosophical reflections, autobiographical stories and poems written between 1960 and 1975.

The auction will include some 3,500 pages from hidden journals written by the doctor who carried out terrible medical experiments on prisoners at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

The items, mostly small, spiral-bound notebooks, are expected to fetch between 185,000 pounds and 247,000pounds when they go on sale at Connecticut-based auctioneers Alexander Autographs on Thursday.



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[gateley]

1. I think they'd be very interesting to psychiatrists and psychologists.

Horrifying, but fascinating, I'd think.

[Swagman]

3. not sure I'd want to read the writings of a psychopath

justifying his crimes and probably claiming like Hitler that the German people let him down.:puke: :puke:

[gateley]

9. I personally wouldn't, either. I think it would just make me

so sad to know what human beings are capable of -- right there in black and white.

If I were a professional, though, I still think I'd find the workings of his brain eye-opening, and hopefully a learning experience I could use to help others. But that's what I think from my non-professional vantage point, so I may be all wrong. All the pros could feel just as you do.

[melm00se]

10. primary sources to history

should never be disposed...you might find them disgusting and revolting (I know I do) but down the road, when all the people directly (or indirectly) involved in the event have long since turned to dust, this is the next best thing to "being there" and will be invaluable to future researchers.

[Taverner]

11. Yes - he wasn't the "banality of evil" but more like Evil Extract 100x

Some of the shit he did makes you wonder if the human race deserves to be here...

[999998th word]

2. EEEEWWWWW Which one of the Koch brothers will end up with it?

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Mengele’s son, Rolf is the one selling them

"They were seized in 2004 by the police at the home of a German couple with whom he was living in Sao Paulo," the spokesperson stated.

He added they were then given to Mengele’s son, Rolf, who only saw his father twice in his life.

..... I wonder who the fuck owned them.

[Hubert Flottz]

5. American doctors will need those if the cuts in medicare become

reality. The "selection" process will take place at every ER around the country.

[COLGATE4]

6. Fairly distatesful analogy, don't you think?

[Hubert Flottz]

7. KInd of distasteful wanting to cut off old folks from medical care...

don't you think?

New Selection Process...Old and poor = Shit out of luck...Those who got the most from those Bush tax cuts = Best medical care in the world.

[Puglover]

8. +1!

[fascisthunter]

12. GOP voters are buying them as we type/read