What would happen if the U.S. government were involved in re-inventing someone by ignoring his past?  Two books, Annie Jacobsen’s Operation Paperclip and Eric Lichtblau’s The Nazis Next Door, explore how the U.S. government covertly brought Nazi scientists to America, discounting the possible war crimes committed.  Many have heard of Wernher von Braun and Dr. Hubertus Strughold and consider them instrumental in helping the U.S. succeed in the space race against the Russians.  In total, there were thousands of Nazis brought to America to aid in the Cold War effort.  As World War II was coming to an end, there were those who were more concerned about the next great conflict, the threat of Communism.  What comes to mind is the moral question of whether the means justify the ends: the cost of harboring Nazis versus national security gains. Both authors point out that there was a solid argument in recruiting the Nazi scientists to avoid the...(Read Full Article)