What pure Aryan can look at that wonderful target and not shoot to kill?” (154).

Kraft commented, “It has improved my marksmanship a hundred percent. recruits fired at almost nothing else” (154). Himmler tells him, “The Hitler Youth and S.S. He concocted his idea of success from the gratitude of Heinrich Himmler, George Kraft, and his superiors. Campbell admitted, “I overdrew it…it succeeded, nonetheless” (154).

America engaged Campbell to gather and distribute intelligence, but Campbell’s actions fall outside of the scope of his position. It has so delighted my superiors that I was given a bonus of a ten-pound ham, thirty gallons of gasoline, and a week’s all-expenses-paid vacation” (154). As a result, Campbell explains: “Millions of copies of the target were run off in Germany. At his own will, Campbell drew a cartoon that depicted several stereotypes of Jews. violated his moral duties to society by assisting in the murder of six million Jews to progress the Nazi regime and should be sent to hell.Ĭampbell’s broadcasts and actions served as the inspiration for people to carry out the orders of the evil, bigoted Nazi regime. We, the prosecution, contend that Howard W. His actions reveal his selfish, corrupt nature, and for this, he quickly became an indispensible asset to the Nazi regime. Campbell overstepped his boundaries as an American intelligence officer to pursue his own agenda, his personal and professional success with disregard for humanity. Campbell’s actions in World War II unravel this façade. In his confessions, he portrays himself as an amiable human being. This case is about justice for the six million innocent lives lost in the Holocaust. The justice system is designed to establish and maintain law and order. Closing Argument for the Prosecution by Sam Silverman

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