PBS's FrontLine recently aired a fascinating documentary called "The Confessions". It covers the real-life account of four US Navy crewmen who were implicated in a brutal crime and who, through coercive interrogation, were persuaded to confess to something they had nothing to do with. http...

Interesting how it's not enough to let the images in that film speak for themselves. Ms. Herz-Sommer was the only person who appeared to speak for herself and she didn't have a negative word for anyone. I liked her philosophy about rejecting hatred; I wish the film makers adhered to that as well.

Revisionists have proven many of the claims didn't happen the way the way they were laid out by the hoaxers, but nothing changes. The myth carries on. The standard held for Revisionists seems to be much higher for no apparent reason, while the standard for hoaxers appears to be missing. Exactly! Th...

So philosophically the answer is fairly straight forward: The burden of proof should fall on those who make the initial claim of deliberate mass murder. But in practice, it doesn't seem to play out that way. That it should allegedly take place during a devastating world war doesn't simplify the matt...

I am a newcomer to this forum and a relative newcomer to this subject in general so if my comments or questions seem a bit academic, please indulge me. Where does the burden of proof in this debate lie? Many in the "exterminationist" camp scoff at the notion that they should have to furthe...