Wednesday, August 08, 2007
This Day in American History
On this day in 1942, six Nazi spies/saboteurs who had landed in the U.S. by German submarine, were executed after a military commission found they were illegal belligerants who had violated the laws of war. See Ex Parte Quirin. What's up with us today? We haven't executed a single one at Guantanamo. No wonder this war is going to be a long one.
Labels: WWII history; European theater; Military tribunals
