If the FBI Had to Describe 20th Century Enormities
20th June 2016
Rich Lowry draws some parallels.
The FBI has now reversed course, but this is how its absurd redacting might have rendered enormities of the 20th century:
“The kamikaze pilot launched his attack on the U.S. aircraft carrier after proclaiming his loyalty to the Great Empire of [omitted] and its Emperor [omitted].”
“The S.S. division was utterly committed to [omitted] Germany and its leader [in German], the author of My Struggle [in German].”
“The cadres rampaged through China during the Cultural Revolution at the best of the Chairman of the [omitted], who urged them to [omitted], one of the sayings collected in his Little [omitted] Book.”