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Topic: Asylum for a War Criminal
Part1: Reading
Vocabulary:
Gestapo: the secret police of Nazi Germany
concentration camp: (n.) a place where large groups of political prisoners are kept under harsh conditions and forced to do labor
intelligence: (n.) important information related to national security; also used to refer to the people who collect it (also called “intelligence agency”)
prosecution: (n.) the legal process of charging someone with a crime
smuggle: (v.) illegally or secretly move something or someone to another place
savagery: (n.) extreme cruelty or violence, inhumane behavior
tip-off: (n.) a piece of information used to catch a criminal or dangerous person (also called simply a “tip”)
crimes against humanity: (n.) very serious crimes, such as murder, torture or slavery, done in large scale.
Part2: Discussion
The United States hired Klaus Barbie after the end of the war because the intelligence he held on communists could greatly help them achieve political and financial success over competing forces, and for that, protected him from the prosecution he was supposed to face. This decision touches on ethical debates regarding what means a state is allowed to use in order to meet the ends it desires.
