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In a Judeo-U.S. Death Camp – 1945

I was born August 31 , 1924 in Berlin .
When the National Socialists came to power , I was eight years old .
From 1930 until 1940 I attended school in Berlin .
I did not join the Hitler Youth , but suffered no disadvantages because of that .
At age twelve I became an altar boy at a Catholic church in Berlin .
In fall 1942 , I was drafted , like virtually all German men born in 1924 , into the German Wehrmacht .
After 10 weeks of training I was transferred to Infanterie-Lehr-Brigade 900 , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ From December 1942 until April 1943 , we fought the Red Army in southern Russia .
After that we were regrouped and christened “ Panzergrenadiers.
” Our next action was in northern Italy and in Yugoslavia .
At the beginning of 1944 my unit and others were assembled in France in order to form the new “ Panzer-Lehr-Division.
” On March 15 , 1944 we went to Hungary to foil a coup d ’ état .
In May 1944 we moved to France , near Chartres , awaiting the Allied invasion .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the invasion of June 6 , first against the British , from July 1944 against the Americans .
The remnants of the Panzer-Lehr-Division fell back fighting to Lorraine , where we rested , then fought again , in the Battle of the Bulge .
We passed Bastogne and reached St Hubert , but then we ran out of gasoline and ammunition .
The Allies ’ total air supremacy was for us deadly and terrible .
Again we had to retreat , after suffering very heavy losses .
The Allies pushed us back just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Americans were able to seize the bridge at Remagen and form a bridghead on the other side of the Rhine .
My unit then consisted of a sergeant and about 40 men , from four or five different companies of our “ Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901.
” The situation was already chaotic .
Our 40 men were completely cut off from company , battalion , and regimental headquarters .
Our next action was against the Remagen bridgehead .
Since we were all experienced soldiers , we worked according to the following plan : in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next village from the American camp – we destroyed the first American tank when their armor began to move .
We still possessed a 7.5 cm gun on an armored car .
Then the Americans would stop , and we would retreat .
The Americans would call in artillery and aircraft to bombard the point from which we had fired on the lead tank , but we would no longer be there .
We played this game for a while .
But the Ruhr Pocket became smaller and smaller ; our regimental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the south .
Smoke and fire were in the air everywhere .
We soon knew that our time had come !
On April 12 , 1945 our unit decided to give up , not to die in the last minute .
There were about 30 or 35 of us .
On that day , in late afternoon , we arrived at a house , standing isolated near a creek .
We parked our five vehicles , and then went down into the collar of that home .
Some bottles of “ hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we could welcome the Americans in a friendly mood .
I myself did not go down to the cellar ; I stayed outside to have a look around .
I wanted to be alone .
My entire time in military service passed before me ; the final step remained to be taken .
I remembered all the things that had happened , the good and the bad , on and off duty .
We had met nice people , and above all , nice girls .
In Hungary , in Italy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ served Mass in Catholic churches , an altar boy in German uniform .
Of course , my belt and my pistol had to stay in the sacristy during the Mass .
In those days , the Mass was said in Latin .
The native priests were always delighted .
I was interrupted in my reveries by shooting and explosions near the house and the creek , in which I took shelter under a small bridge .
After that I heard tracked vehicles rolling over the bridge .
Then silence .
My only weapon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decided to surrender .
When it was completely dark I approached the house , where the others had been in the cellar .
But I must admit that I had not much hope of finding them still there .
The vehicles did not allow me a clear view .
I heard a voice , but I could not recognize the language .
It was unlikely that these soldiers were my comrades .
I climbed up through the garden and approached the voice .
I heard something like “ Anthony world , Anthony world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Americans ” !
I approached the soldier from the back and got around him .
Suddenly he discovered me and was very much alarmed , rather than frightened , because I didn ’ t have a weapon in my hand .
Seeing my pistol on the belt , he said to me : “ Pistol , pistol.
” I took it off my belt and gave it to him and noticed that he was relieved .
He told me then to wait in the garden , while he went into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After a short while he came back and ordered me to enter the house , then follow him .
We went upstairs into a room where what looked to be a company staff was assembled .
All the men had short haircuts – much shorter than in the German Army – and looked like farm boys .
They asked me only whether I belonged to the same unit they had found in the house .
Another soldier led me into a little closet in which I had to pass the night .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new situation and my feelings ; later I fell asleep anyway .
The next morning the same fellow woke me up and directed me downstairs to wait in front of the house for a truck .
Other German soldiers were already on board .
After a drive of an hour or two we arrived at an open field on which many German servicemen were already assembled , in rank and file .
As we got off the truck , a large group of Americans awaited us .
Most of our water-bottles ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut off , and even overcoats had to be left on the ground .
More and more prisoners arrived , including even boys and old men .
After a few hours , big trailer-trucks – usually used for transporting cattle – lined up for loading with human cattle .
We had to run the gauntlet to get into the trucks ; we were beaten and kicked .
Then they jammed us in so tightly that they couldn ’ t even close the hatches .
We couldn ’ t even breathe .
The soldiers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the roads and through villages and towns ; behind each trailer-truck always followed a jeep with a mounted machine gun .
In late afternoon we stopped in an open field again , and were unloaded in the same manner , with beating and kicking .
We had to line up at attention just like recruits in basic training .
Quickly , the Americans fenced us in with rolls of barbed wire , so there was no space to sit or to lie down that night .
We even had to do our necessities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received no water or foodstuffs , our thirst and hunger became acute and urgent .
Some men still had tea in their canteens , but there was hardly enough for everyone .
Next day the procedure began as on the day before ; running the gauntlet into the cattle-trailers , then transport to the next open field .
No drinking and no eating , but always fenced in – there is an American song : “ … Don ’ t fence me in … ” – as well as the childish behavior of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Nazis !
” After the first night , when we were loaded again , some of us stayed on that field , either dead or so weak and sick that they could not move any more .
We had been approaching the Rhine River , as we noticed but we had still one night to pass in the manner related .
It was terrible !
All this could not have been a coincidence .
It must have been a plan , because , as we later learned , there was nearly the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American units .
The next afternoon we crossed a bridge and were unloaded at an almost completed camp near Andernach ( a small town on the Rhine River ) .
There were already barbed wire fences around the enclosure .
Within it were cages for several thousand people .
We were driven into the cages and left alone .
Water pipes were installed in each cage to pump water from the Rhine into the camp .
We had to wait many hours before we could drink it The problem now was the lack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a few .
We almost fought for the first drink , which really stank from the chlorine which had been added .
After the first drink our hunger became enormous .
I was with two comrades of my former company ; we decided to stay together .
Our possessions were one overcoat and one tent-cloth .
In order to prepare for that first night , we had to scrape out a hole in the ground , in the earth , to get some cover against the wind .
Against the rain we had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was pretty bad : hot days , plenty of rain , and even snow and frosty nights .
There at Andernach we had more space than on the three previous nights , but only enough to lie down on .
We did not sleep much that night , but discussed our future and the chances of survival under those circumstances .
Nobody can imagine how human beings can live in open air , on a field with little space , bad water and hunger rations for days , weeks and months .
Concentration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with heating , with beds , with blankets , with washrooms , with toilets , with warm meals , with bread , etc… The men in the cages were divided into thousands , then into hundreds , and finally into tens for better distribution of rations .
In one corner of each cage the inmates had to shovel a ditch as a toilet for all the men in the cage ; of course , in standing or crouching position in open air .
A layer of disinfectants had to be added every day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Passing the nights was a great problem for each of us .
None could sleep all night through – the longest one could do so uninterrupted was three or four hours .
Every night 30 or 40 per cent of the inmates were walking around at any given time .
The ground had been frozen and wet ; we three comrades had only a tent-cloth and an overcoat for lying on and for cover .
Sometimes in our hole there would be a few inches of rain water , in which we had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three of us had to lie on one side ; turning over on to the other side had to be done in unison .
The position in the middle was the best , so every three days each of us got it once .
On the second day in Andernach , we received our first food ration .
If somebody “ organized ” a few boxes he could perhaps cook or warm up some of these raw foodstuffs .
But for these empty boxes one was almost murdered .
Of course , all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on distribution , as was everything else , too .
In such situations a human being can easily become animal-like .
Everybody was waiting the whole day long for the moment of the ration distribution .
Then the battle for each tiny corn began ; it must have been the organism ’ s survival instinct .
One ’ s only interest was in food and water ; how low can human nature sink ?
After two or three weeks in Andernach , a large part of the inmates was transferred to the two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ camp at Andernach .
We were packed in box-cars and transported along the Rhine by train .
The final capacity of Sinzig was about 180,000 prisoners , that of Remagen approximately 120,000 .
Both camps were almost adjacent , and were called “ The Golden Mile.
” Sinzig was 4 kilometers long and 800 meters wide , with two rows of thirteen cages each , and in the middle a passageway ; the cages were approximately 300 by 300 meters .
All four sides of every cage had two barbed-wire fences , almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two fences ran a barbed-wire roll .
Watch-towers with mounted machine guns were posted at all four corners .
The Rhine River was just 100 yards away .
Each cage held 7,000 people .
The “ open-air ” situation was exactly the same as in Andernach ; likewise the water distribution , the toilets , the holes in the ground and the food-rations .
Inside , all inmates had to keep 3 meters from the fences .
Several prisoners who had come too close to the fences were shot ; My two comrades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on the Rhine side ; when we first entered , there was still grass and some clover on the ground but only for minutes – the hunger was too enormous !
After that , there was mud and only mud all around !
We had to scratch a new hole as a bed for the three of us .
Of every ten attempting to escape , eight were shot and two got through .
The youngest inmates were 13 or 14 years old , the oldest around 80 .
Sometimes the Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the streets .
Our impression of the Americans was that of gangsters , even worse than the “ Nazis ” had described them in their propaganda .
We did not occupy America , we did no harm to the Americans ; why this hatred and this revenge ?
To play the savior for the suffering peoples in Europe would have been worthy .
If only America had done the same before the last war , and also after 1945 throughout the world .
Torturing defenseless children , women and men has nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of May in 1945 was rainy and cold , snow fell on at least two days .
Sleeping in our holes became a horror for all of us .
We got weaker and weaker , our bodies consisted almost of skin and bones .
At the main gate there was one cage with girls and women who were suffering even more than we did .
These were females who had been in the Wehrmacht in the administrative or medical services .
Everybody in the camp was trembling and shivering that May 1945 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who had been chased out of military hospitals and put in our camp .
A ghostlike parade of men with crutches , empty sleeves , blind eyes marched the alley .
We first thought these must be phantoms , but they were no spooks !
One could also find in Sinzig former KZ-inmates , anti-Nazis , deserters , et al .
Occasionally , American soldiers came to the fences and traded cigarettes and C-rations for jewelry and watches – only a few of us possessed such things – and some conversations took place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such treatment was administered , the answer was always because of the concentration camps – no mention of gassing at that time .
Our men argued that the situation in the concentration camps and the one in our camp could not be compared , because one day in Sinzig was the equivalent of twenty days in a concentration camp .
They had barracks , beds , wash-rooms , toilets , heating , hospitals , warm meals etc.
, etc .
As our punishment for the killing of jews we had none of these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Therefore , they treated us like cattle or beasts .
Many deaths in our camp resulted from the collapse of our holes dug for shelter , as well as from typhoid , from dysentery , from hunger , from approaching the fences , from attempts to escape , etc .
Our day ’ s work waiting a few hours in a line for water in the morning ; waiting many hours for the food-ration in the afternoon .
In general , waiting for death .
After three or four weeks we received our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loaf of bread for 40 men ; several days later we got two raw potatoes .
The attempts to escape and the shooting by the fences increased the longer we were in the camp ; the desperate situation must have been the reason .
In the middle of June 1945 the Americans began to release some prisoners .
People who lived in the Rhineland could get discharged .
At the end of June 1945 , our cage 17 and the opposite one , 16 , became the last in the entire camp , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speculated that the Americans must release everybody soon , or all of us would die in the next one or two months ; there was no other alternative !
In the first days of July – after being in this hell for over 80 days – I got a fever and fell very ill. All others in the cages who had displayed those symptoms died shortly afterwards .
My fever must have reached over 40°C ( 104°F ) ; I had to refuse the daily ration because I couldn ’ t eat anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surviving in the camp were nil : there was no hospital .
I had survived all the battles and combat in the war with two small injuries , but now my hour had come !
I then decided not to die slowly within two or three days , but instead to die quickly , on or at the fence .
The chances of getting through were 2 in 10 .
I let two of my comrades know that they should see next morning whether I had been shot or whether I had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my parents , in order to notify them in the first case , I made ready to escape or to die a quick death that night .
After sunset I loitered near the fence of the former cage 19 , at a place where the barbed wire seemed to be a little looser than at other points .
Along the whole length of the fence there marched four single American sentries , each with about 70 meters to guard .
Beside the four guards a jeep – with headlights and a mounted machine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the entire length .
At both ends of the fence were the watchtowers , also with machine guns .
At that moment there were many bullets in store for me .
At a point shortly after midnight , when the guards and the crew of the jeep had just been relieved , one guard passed me , just as the jeep came from the other side and blinded , for a moment , the next guard coming up .
Now I went , or better , tore through the first fence , then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the second fence – my fever forgotten , and bleeding all over mybody from the barbed wire .
I left most of my uniform on the wire , but at the moment I felt nothing .
Yet I was awaiting any second the hits in my body , then the sounds of the gunfire .
Behind the fence I crept meter by meter , across the path of the jeep , still awaiting the shots .
Suddenly I fell in a hole .
It must have been 20 or 30 meters past the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not move ; I just lay in that hole shaking .
I could hear the guards and the jeep going back and forth .
My uniform was in rags and shreds , my hands , my chest , my legs , my back and my chin were bleeding .
There were shots , but from other cages .
After an hour I was able to creep out of my hole .
I reached the other end of the cage , about 300 meters away .
It took me about two hours to negotiate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I had to cross railway tracks and a main road to reach the hills .
I climbed on all fours , and had to rest again for four hours .
There were seven or eight other fellows there , all escaped from Sinzig or Remagen .
We were put up with blankets in the stable .
As my first nourishment I got tea , then oatmeal gruel , and after several days , bread , milk and some meat .
After 3 or 4 weeks I could leave my saviors with gratitude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a few days after my flight the French had taken over the camps and transported all the prisoners to France for slave-labor .
After approximately six weeks of freedom , the French caught me in a village and sent me to France to work in coal mines and other nasty places , where my ordeal continued .
In 1948 I escaped to Spain , where I was again imprisoned in the famous concentration camp “ Nanclares del la Oca ” and returned to France .
On January 7 , 1950 the French discharged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immigrated to Canada , where I lived until 1960 .

In a U.S. Death Camp – 1945
By Werner Wilhelm Laska Published: 1990-07-01
I was born August 31, 1924 in Berlin. When the National Socialists came to power, I was eight years old.
From 1930 until 1940 I attended school in Berlin. I did not join the Hitler Youth, but suffered no disadvantages because of that. At age twelve I became an altar boy at a Catholic church in Berlin. In fall 1942, I was drafted, like virtually all German men born in 1924, into the German Wehrmacht. After 10 weeks of training I was transferred to Infanterie-Lehr-Brigade 900, which had just been assigned to Russia. From December 1942 until April 1943, we fought the Red Army in southern Russia. After that we were regrouped and christened “Panzergrenadiers.”
Our next action was in northern Italy and in Yugoslavia. At the beginning of 1944 my unit and others were assembled in France in order to form the new “Panzer-Lehr-Division.” On March 15, 1944 we went to Hungary to foil a coup d’état. In May 1944 we moved to France, near Chartres, awaiting the Allied invasion. We were in action from the beginning of the invasion of June 6, first against the British, from July 1944 against the Americans.
I myself always fought in the front-line. With great luck I suffered only two injuries, to the knee and to the head, but approximately eighty percent of my comrades were killed or wounded.
The remnants of the Panzer-Lehr-Division fell back fighting to Lorraine, where we rested, then fought again, in the Battle of the Bulge. We passed Bastogne and reached St Hubert, but then we ran out of gasoline and ammunition. The Allies’ total air supremacy was for us deadly and terrible. Again we had to retreat, after suffering very heavy losses. The Allies pushed us back just across the Rhine River. Unfortunately, the Americans were able to seize the bridge at Remagen and form a bridghead on the other side of the Rhine.
My unit then consisted of a sergeant and about 40 men, from four or five different companies of our “Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901.” The situation was already chaotic. Our 40 men were completely cut off from company, battalion, and regimental headquarters. Our next action was against the Remagen bridgehead. Since we were all experienced soldiers, we worked according to the following plan: in the morning – we always stayed in the next village from the American camp – we destroyed the first American tank when their armor began to move.
We still possessed a 7.5 cm gun on an armored car. Then the Americans would stop, and we would retreat. The Americans would call in artillery and aircraft to bombard the point from which we had fired on the lead tank, but we would no longer be there. We played this game for a while. But the Ruhr Pocket became smaller and smaller; our regimental staff retreated from the north and we from the south. Smoke and fire were in the air everywhere.
We soon knew that our time had come!
The roads were packed, and the Allied fighter planes were strafing everybody non-stop! They made no distinction between soldiers and civilians. Anything that moved was fair game.
On April 12, 1945 our unit decided to give up, not to die in the last minute. There were about 30 or 35 of us. On that day, in late afternoon, we arrived at a house, standing isolated near a creek. We parked our five vehicles, and then went down into the collar of that home. Some bottles of “hard stuff” went with us, so that we could welcome the Americans in a friendly mood.
I myself did not go down to the cellar; I stayed outside to have a look around. I wanted to be alone. My entire time in military service passed before me; the final step remained to be taken. I remembered all the things that had happened, the good and the bad, on and off duty. We had met nice people, and above all, nice girls. In Hungary, in Italy, in Croatia and in France I had served Mass in Catholic churches, an altar boy in German uniform. Of course, my belt and my pistol had to stay in the sacristy during the Mass. In those days, the Mass was said in Latin. The native priests were always delighted.
I was interrupted in my reveries by shooting and explosions near the house and the creek, in which I took shelter under a small bridge. After that I heard tracked vehicles rolling over the bridge. Then silence. My only weapon was my pistol, but we had decided to surrender. When it was completely dark I approached the house, where the others had been in the cellar. But I must admit that I had not much hope of finding them still there. The vehicles did not allow me a clear view. I heard a voice, but I could not recognize the language.
It was unlikely that these soldiers were my comrades. I climbed up through the garden and approached the voice. I heard something like “Anthony world, Anthony world,” so by now I knew: “Americans”! I approached the soldier from the back and got around him. Suddenly he discovered me and was very much alarmed, rather than frightened, because I didn’t have a weapon in my hand. Seeing my pistol on the belt, he said to me: “Pistol, pistol.” I took it off my belt and gave it to him and noticed that he was relieved. He told me then to wait in the garden, while he went into the house to inform his company commander.
After a short while he came back and ordered me to enter the house, then follow him. We went upstairs into a room where what looked to be a company staff was assembled. All the men had short haircuts – much shorter than in the German Army – and looked like farm boys. They asked me only whether I belonged to the same unit they had found in the house.
Another soldier led me into a little closet in which I had to pass the night. I could not sleep at first because of the new situation and my feelings; later I fell asleep anyway. The next morning the same fellow woke me up and directed me downstairs to wait in front of the house for a truck.
The American guards who arrived with the truck were nasty and cruel from the start. I was forced in with kicks and punches to my back.
Other German soldiers were already on board. After a drive of an hour or two we arrived at an open field on which many German servicemen were already assembled, in rank and file. As we got off the truck, a large group of Americans awaited us.
They received us with shouts and yells, such as: “You Hitler, you Nazi, etc….” We got beaten, kicked and pushed; one of those gangsters brutally tore my watch from my wrist. Each of these bandits already possessed ten or twenty watches, rings and other things. The beating continued until I reached the line where my comrades stood.
Most of our water-bottles (canteens), rucksacks etc. were cut off, and even overcoats had to be left on the ground. More and more prisoners arrived, including even boys and old men. After a few hours, big trailer-trucks – usually used for transporting cattle – lined up for loading with human cattle.
We had to run the gauntlet to get into the trucks; we were beaten and kicked. Then they jammed us in so tightly that they couldn’t even close the hatches. We couldn’t even breathe. The soldiers drove the vehicles at high speed over the roads and through villages and towns; behind each trailer-truck always followed a jeep with a mounted machine gun.
In late afternoon we stopped in an open field again, and were unloaded in the same manner, with beating and kicking. We had to line up at attention just like recruits in basic training. Quickly, the Americans fenced us in with rolls of barbed wire, so there was no space to sit or to lie down that night. We even had to do our necessities in the standing position. Since we received no water or foodstuffs, our thirst and hunger became acute and urgent. Some men still had tea in their canteens, but there was hardly enough for everyone.
Next day the procedure began as on the day before; running the gauntlet into the cattle-trailers, then transport to the next open field. No drinking and no eating, but always fenced in – there is an American song: “… Don’t fence me in …” – as well as the childish behavior of most of the Americans: Punishing the “Nazis!” After the first night, when we were loaded again, some of us stayed on that field, either dead or so weak and sick that they could not move any more.
We had been approaching the Rhine River, as we noticed but we had still one night to pass in the manner related. It was terrible! All this could not have been a coincidence. It must have been a plan, because, as we later learned, there was nearly the same treatment in all camps run by American units.
During the war we heard about the “Morgenthau-Plan” and the “Kaufman-Plan,” and exactly that seemed to have been happening to us in those moments: the extermination of an entire people!
The next afternoon we crossed a bridge and were unloaded at an almost completed camp near Andernach (a small town on the Rhine River). There were already barbed wire fences around the enclosure. Within it were cages for several thousand people. We were driven into the cages and left alone. Water pipes were installed in each cage to pump water from the Rhine into the camp. We had to wait many hours before we could drink it The problem now was the lack of cups or containers among all but a few. We almost fought for the first drink, which really stank from the chlorine which had been added. After the first drink our hunger became enormous.
The little grass in the cages was eaten immediately away by the human cattle.
I was with two comrades of my former company; we decided to stay together. Our possessions were one overcoat and one tent-cloth. In order to prepare for that first night, we had to scrape out a hole in the ground, in the earth, to get some cover against the wind. Against the rain we had none.
The weather in April/May/June/July 1945 was pretty bad: hot days, plenty of rain, and even snow and frosty nights. There at Andernach we had more space than on the three previous nights, but only enough to lie down on.
We did not sleep much that night, but discussed our future and the chances of survival under those circumstances.
Nobody can imagine how human beings can live in open air, on a field with little space, bad water and hunger rations for days, weeks and months. Concentration camps had, at least, barracks with heating, with beds, with blankets, with washrooms, with toilets, with warm meals, with bread, etc…
The men in the cages were divided into thousands, then into hundreds, and finally into tens for better distribution of rations. In one corner of each cage the inmates had to shovel a ditch as a toilet for all the men in the cage; of course, in standing or crouching position in open air. A layer of disinfectants had to be added every day. Facilities for washing were non-existent. Passing the nights was a great problem for each of us. None could sleep all night through – the longest one could do so uninterrupted was three or four hours.
Every night 30 or 40 per cent of the inmates were walking around at any given time. The ground had been frozen and wet; we three comrades had only a tent-cloth and an overcoat for lying on and for cover. Sometimes in our hole there would be a few inches of rain water, in which we had to lie throughout the night. All three of us had to lie on one side; turning over on to the other side had to be done in unison. The position in the middle was the best, so every three days each of us got it once.
On the second day in Andernach, we received our first food ration.
After hours of desperate waiting, each of us at last received a spoonful of raw beans, a spoonful of sugar, a spoonful of raw wheat, a spoonful of milk powder and sometimes – not every day – a spoonful of corned beef.
If somebody “organized” a few boxes he could perhaps cook or warm up some of these raw foodstuffs. But for these empty boxes one was almost murdered. Of course, all the raw beans and wheat-corns were counted on distribution, as was everything else, too. In such situations a human being can easily become animal-like. Everybody was waiting the whole day long for the moment of the ration distribution. Then the battle for each tiny corn began; it must have been the organism’s survival instinct. One’s only interest was in food and water; how low can human nature sink?
After two or three weeks in Andernach, a large part of the inmates was transferred to the two camps of Sinzig/Remagen, north of the camp at Andernach. We were packed in box-cars and transported along the Rhine by train. The final capacity of Sinzig was about 180,000 prisoners, that of Remagen approximately 120,000. Both camps were almost adjacent, and were called “The Golden Mile.”
Sinzig was 4 kilometers long and 800 meters wide, with two rows of thirteen cages each, and in the middle a passageway; the cages were approximately 300 by 300 meters. All four sides of every cage had two barbed-wire fences, almost 3 meters high; in between those two fences ran a barbed-wire roll. Watch-towers with mounted machine guns were posted at all four corners. The Rhine River was just 100 yards away. Each cage held 7,000 people.
The “open-air” situation was exactly the same as in Andernach; likewise the water distribution, the toilets, the holes in the ground and the food-rations. Inside, all inmates had to keep 3 meters from the fences. Several prisoners who had come too close to the fences were shot;
the guard did not shoot only once, they shot ten or twelve times – so those who infringed the 3-meter line invariably died.
My two comrades and I were put in cage 17, on the Rhine side; when we first entered, there was still grass and some clover on the ground but only for minutes – the hunger was too enormous!
After that, there was mud and only mud all around! We had to scratch a new hole as a bed for the three of us.
Every morning a truck passed by the cages to pick up the dead from the previous night, those who were either shot within or on the fences, or dead from hunger or typhoid, dysentery and other sicknesses.
Of every ten attempting to escape, eight were shot and two got through. The youngest inmates were 13 or 14 years old, the oldest around 80. Sometimes the Americans picked up everybody whom they could find in the streets. Our impression of the Americans was that of gangsters, even worse than the “Nazis” had described them in their propaganda.
We knew that the treatment of the American prisoners in Germany during the war had been excellent, unless they tried to escape.
We did not occupy America, we did no harm to the Americans; why this hatred and this revenge? To play the savior for the suffering peoples in Europe would have been worthy. If only America had done the same before the last war, and also after 1945 throughout the world. Torturing defenseless children, women and men has nothing to do with glory!
One should not forget that the Germans treated the jewish American prisoners in the German camps exactly as the other Americans.
The month of May in 1945 was rainy and cold, snow fell on at least two days. Sleeping in our holes became a horror for all of us. We got weaker and weaker, our bodies consisted almost of skin and bones.
At the main gate there was one cage with girls and women who were suffering even more than we did. These were females who had been in the Wehrmacht in the administrative or medical services. Everybody in the camp was trembling and shivering that May 1945.
The youngsters, of whom a few thousand were in the the camp, had to walk the central alley (4 km long) and back every day with several bricks in their hands, just for the sport of the Americans. Many of those kids collapsed and could not stand up anymore.
On several days we saw injured prisoners who had been chased out of military hospitals and put in our camp. A ghostlike parade of men with crutches, empty sleeves, blind eyes marched the alley. We first thought these must be phantoms, but they were no spooks! One could also find in Sinzig former KZ-inmates, anti-Nazis, deserters, et al.
Occasionally, American soldiers came to the fences and traded cigarettes and C-rations for jewelry and watches – only a few of us possessed such things – and some conversations took place. When the Germans asked them why such treatment was administered, the answer was always because of the concentration camps – no mention of gassing at that time.
Our men argued that the situation in the concentration camps and the one in our camp could not be compared, because one day in Sinzig was the equivalent of twenty days in a concentration camp. They had barracks, beds, wash-rooms, toilets, heating, hospitals, warm meals etc., etc. As our punishment for the killing of jews we had none of these facilities, the Americans told us. Therefore, they treated us like cattle or beasts. Many deaths in our camp resulted from the collapse of our holes dug for shelter, as well as from typhoid, from dysentery, from hunger, from approaching the fences, from attempts to escape, etc.
Our day’s work waiting a few hours in a line for water in the morning; waiting many hours for the food-ration in the afternoon. In general, waiting for death.
Those who had not hated Americans before now changed their minds completely.
After three or four weeks we received our first ration of bread. But one loaf of bread for 40 men; several days later we got two raw potatoes.
Outside the camp the Americans were burning food which they could not eat themselves.
The attempts to escape and the shooting by the fences increased the longer we were in the camp; the desperate situation must have been the reason. In the middle of June 1945 the Americans began to release some prisoners. People who lived in the Rhineland could get discharged. At the end of June 1945, our cage 17 and the opposite one, 16, became the last in the entire camp, as cage 19 was emptied.
We speculated that the Americans must release everybody soon, or all of us would die in the next one or two months; there was no other alternative!
In the first days of July – after being in this hell for over 80 days – I got a fever and fell very ill. All others in the cages who had displayed those symptoms died shortly afterwards. My fever must have reached over 40°C (104°F); I had to refuse the daily ration because I couldn’t eat anything. I knew that my chances of surviving in the camp were nil: there was no hospital. I had survived all the battles and combat in the war with two small injuries, but now my hour had come!
I then decided not to die slowly within two or three days, but instead to die quickly, on or at the fence. The chances of getting through were 2 in 10. I let two of my comrades know that they should see next morning whether I had been shot or whether I had been lucky. Giving them the address of my parents, in order to notify them in the first case, I made ready to escape or to die a quick death that night.
After 84 days under these conditions, death might be a relief.
After sunset I loitered near the fence of the former cage 19, at a place where the barbed wire seemed to be a little looser than at other points. Along the whole length of the fence there marched four single American sentries, each with about 70 meters to guard. Beside the four guards a jeep – with headlights and a mounted machine gun – drove back and forth along the entire length. At both ends of the fence were the watchtowers, also with machine guns. At that moment there were many bullets in store for me.
At a point shortly after midnight, when the guards and the crew of the jeep had just been relieved, one guard passed me, just as the jeep came from the other side and blinded, for a moment, the next guard coming up. Now I went, or better, tore through the first fence, then jumped over the concertina wire and through the second fence – my fever forgotten, and bleeding all over mybody from the barbed wire. I left most of my uniform on the wire, but at the moment I felt nothing. Yet I was awaiting any second the hits in my body, then the sounds of the gunfire.
Behind the fence I crept meter by meter, across the path of the jeep, still awaiting the shots. Suddenly I fell in a hole. It must have been 20 or 30 meters past the guard-line. By now, I could not move; I just lay in that hole shaking. I could hear the guards and the jeep going back and forth. My uniform was in rags and shreds, my hands, my chest, my legs, my back and my chin were bleeding. There were shots, but from other cages. After an hour I was able to creep out of my hole. I reached the other end of the cage, about 300 meters away. It took me about two hours to negotiate the different fences and escape the camp.
I had to cross railway tracks and a main road to reach the hills. I climbed on all fours, and had to rest again for four hours.
A woman found me and told that there was an isolated farm in which escaped prisoners could always find first-aid. I finally reached this farm and found experts who knew how to treat men like me.
There were seven or eight other fellows there, all escaped from Sinzig or Remagen. We were put up with blankets in the stable. As my first nourishment I got tea, then oatmeal gruel, and after several days, bread, milk and some meat. After 3 or 4 weeks I could leave my saviors with gratitude.
I learned during that time that a few days after my flight the French had taken over the camps and transported all the prisoners to France for slave-labor.
After approximately six weeks of freedom, the French caught me in a village and sent me to France to work in coal mines and other nasty places, where my ordeal continued. In 1948 I escaped to Spain, where I was again imprisoned in the famous concentration camp “Nanclares del la Oca” and returned to France.
On January 7, 1950 the French discharged me to Germany. Shortly afterwards I immigrated to Canada, where I lived until 1960.
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renegadetribune--2020-12-18--NYPD To Deploy Robotic Dog To Combat Criminals

According to ABC7 in New York , the New York Police Department ( NYPD ) is set to receive a new Boston Dynamics robot dog with special features , including an arm to open doors and move objects .
“ This dog is going to save lives , protect people , and protect officers and that ’ s our goal , ” NYPD Technical Assistance Response Unit Inspector ( TARU ) Frank Digiacomo told ABC7 .
Dubbed “ Digidog , ” the Boston Dynamics robot weighs 70 pounds and is able to move at a maximum 3 mph .
Digidog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the video below : “ This robot is able to use its artificial intelligence to navigate things , very complex environments , ” NYPD TARU ’ s Deepu John said .
This is the department ’ s only robot dog , and during the latest testing phase , it has been used a few times in the field .
The existence of the robot came to light in late October after it assisted in a suspect ’ s arrest in Brooklyn .
This particular robot model , known as Spot , has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , including work on an oil rig , nuclear power plant , car plant , and military base .
Digidog is capable of two-way communication and could also be used by NYPD to enforce mask-wearing – this was seen earlier this year in Singapore .

By Tyler Durden
According to ABC7 in New York, the New York Police Department (NYPD) is set to receive a new Boston Dynamics robot dog with special features, including an arm to open doors and move objects.
“This dog is going to save lives, protect people, and protect officers and that’s our goal,” NYPD Technical Assistance Response Unit Inspector (TARU) Frank Digiacomo told ABC7.
Dubbed “Digidog,” the Boston Dynamics robot weighs 70 pounds and is able to move at a maximum 3 mph.
Digidog’s new tricks are shown in the video below:

“This robot is able to use its artificial intelligence to navigate things, very complex environments,” NYPD TARU’s Deepu John said.
This is the department’s only robot dog, and during the latest testing phase, it has been used a few times in the field. The existence of the robot came to light in late October after it assisted in a suspect’s arrest in Brooklyn.
This particular robot model, known as Spot, has been put to work in other applications this year, including work on an oil rig, nuclear power plant, car plant, and military base.
Digidog is capable of two-way communication and could also be used by NYPD to enforce mask-wearing – this was seen earlier this year in Singapore.
Source: Zero Hedge
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renegadetribune--2020-12-19--👁⃤   Illuminate 2020 – Uniting Jews Everywhere

“ This Hanukkah , join communities around the world for an event to shine a light onto the power of @ @ @ @ @ share a Declaration that brings our common values to life .
Don ’ t miss @ @ @ @ @ Haas , Idan Raichel , Jess Glynne , and a special address by Reuven Ruvi @ @ @ @ @

“This Hanukkah, join communities around the world for an event to shine a light onto the power of Jewish unity. We will share a Declaration that brings our common values to life.
Don’t miss the unforgettable event with Shira Haas, Idan Raichel, Jess Glynne, and a special address by Reuven Ruvi Rivlin. #Illuminate2020”
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renegadetribune--2020-12-19--More Fruits and Veggies Could Prevent Millions of Cardiovascular Deaths

Consuming fruits and vegetables every day can keep your heart beating , quite literally , with mounting research connecting low fruit and vegetable intake with an increased incidence of cardiovascular deaths .
These study findings can save lives , as heart disease remains the top killer across the globe Low fruit and vegetable intake may be a major factor in heart disease deaths .
Findings from a 2019 study showed that low fruit intake translated to almost 1.8 million cardiovascular deaths in 2010 while low vegetable consumption resulted in 1 million deaths .
[ i ] The impacts were discovered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lowest average consumption of fruits and vegetables .
Let ’ s have a closer look at the different factors that drive these findings — and how you can optimize your fruit and veggie intake for a healthy , thriving heart .
Roughly 1 in 7 deaths from heart disease and strokes could be attributed to inadequate fruit consumption , while 1 in 12 deaths from the same diseases may be rooted in not eating enough vegetables , according to findings presented at Nutrition 2019 , the American Society for Nutrition annual meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Using dietary guidelines and existing studies on heart risk factors , the team defined optimal fruit intake as 300 grams ( g ) a day , which is equivalent to about two small apples .
For vegetables , on the other hand , it ’ s 400 g a day , or about three cups of raw carrots .
The researchers then estimated average national fruit and vegetable intakes from diet surveys and food availability data from 113 countries , or some 82 % of the global population .
In the U.S. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 82,000 cardiovascular deaths and poor fruit intake for 57,000 deaths .
Note that cardiovascular disease remains the No .
1 killer globally , taking about 17.9 million lives each year .
[ iii ] Poor intake had the worst impact on younger adults when it came to age groups , and on men , as opposed to women , possibly because women may tend to eat more fruits and vegetables .
“ Our findings indicate the need for population-based efforts to increase fruit and vegetable consumption throughout the world , ” said Victoria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ researcher at Tufts University , in a news release .
[ iv ] Part of why they are so heart-friendly is that fruits and vegetables are excellent sources of fiber , potassium , magnesium , antioxidants and phenolics , all proven beneficial in reducing blood pressure and maintaining healthy cholesterol levels .
[ v ] They also enhance the diversity of beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract and eating more of them may make you less likely to be overweight or obese , hence reducing the likelihood of heart disease .
Eat More @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A 2014 study that was part of the Harvard-based Nurses ’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study confirmed that a diet heavy in fruits and vegetables can slash the risk of heart disease and stroke .
[ vi ] The team , after analyzing the results and combining them with other studies ’ findings , estimated that heart disease risk was 20 % lower among subjects who consumed more than five servings of fruits and vegetables a day , versus those who ate fewer than three servings daily .
A 1999 study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particularly cruciferous and green leafy vegetables along with citrus fruit , reduced the risk for ischemic stroke .
[ vii ] In 2003 , another team of researchers found that daily consumption of green-yellow vegetables and fruits translated to a lower risk of total stroke , intracerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction mortality .
[ viii ] What ’ s more , the protective effects were similar in men and women .
Plasma vitamin C , a biomarker that reflects fruit and vegetable intake , was inversely associated with heart failure risk in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ ix ] Interestingly , a 2012 study offered evidence that the color of fruits and vegetables mattered in the anti-stroke benefit of fruits and vegetables .
[ x ] Over a 10-year period , the researchers examined the link between the color of fruits and vegetables and stroke incidence in a population-based study involving 20,069 adults .
Classifying the fruits and vegetables into four groups — green , orange/yellow , red/purple and white — the researchers saw that stroke incidence risk was 52 % lower for those who consumed white fruits and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One takeaway from these studies is having a rainbow of fruits and vegetables on your plate every day can work wonders in preventing strokes , heart disease and other illnesses .
Read abstracts with vegetable research and abstracts with fruit research on the GreenMedInfo.com database for further potentially life-saving information .
[ vi ] Wang X et al “ Fruit and vegetable consumption and mortality from all causes , cardiovascular disease , and cancer : systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies ” BMJ .
2014 ; 349 : g4490 [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fruit and vegetable intake in relation to risk of ischemic stroke ” JAMA .
1999 Oct 6 ; 282 ( 13 ) :1233-9 .
[ viii ] Sauvaget C et al “ Vegetable and fruit intake and stroke mortality in the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Life Span Study ” Stroke .
2003 Oct ; 34 ( 10 ) :2355-60 .
Epub 2003 Sep 18 .
[ ix ] Pfister R et al “ Plasma vitamin C predicts incident heart failure in men and women in European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Norfolk prospective study ” Am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 2 ) :246-53 .
Epub 2011 Jul 7 .
[ x ] Griep L et al “ Colors of Fruit and Vegetables and 10-Year Incidence of Stroke ” Stroke .
2011 Sept 15 ; 42:3190-3195 .

Consuming fruits and vegetables every day can keep your heart beating, quite literally, with mounting research connecting low fruit and vegetable intake with an increased incidence of cardiovascular deaths. These study findings can save lives, as heart disease remains the top killer across the globe
Low fruit and vegetable intake may be a major factor in heart disease deaths. Findings from a 2019 study showed that low fruit intake translated to almost 1.8 million cardiovascular deaths in 2010 while low vegetable consumption resulted in 1 million deaths.[i] The impacts were discovered to be most acute in countries with the lowest average consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Let’s have a closer look at the different factors that drive these findings — and how you can optimize your fruit and veggie intake for a healthy, thriving heart.
Increasing Vegetable Intake May Prevent 82,000 US Deaths
Roughly 1 in 7 deaths from heart disease and strokes could be attributed to inadequate fruit consumption, while 1 in 12 deaths from the same diseases may be rooted in not eating enough vegetables, according to findings presented at Nutrition 2019, the American Society for Nutrition annual meeting, in Baltimore.[ii]
Using dietary guidelines and existing studies on heart risk factors, the team defined optimal fruit intake as 300 grams (g) a day, which is equivalent to about two small apples. For vegetables, on the other hand, it’s 400 g a day, or about three cups of raw carrots.
The researchers then estimated average national fruit and vegetable intakes from diet surveys and food availability data from 113 countries, or some 82%of the global population. In the U.S., suboptimal veggie consumption may account for some 82,000 cardiovascular deaths and poor fruit intake for 57,000 deaths.
Note that cardiovascular disease remains the No. 1 killer globally, taking about 17.9 million lives each year.[iii] Poor intake had the worst impact on younger adults when it came to age groups, and on men, as opposed to women, possibly because women may tend to eat more fruits and vegetables.
“Our findings indicate the need for population-based efforts to increase fruit and vegetable consumption throughout the world,” said Victoria Miller, lead study author and postdoc researcher at Tufts University, in a news release.[iv]
Part of why they are so heart-friendly is that fruits and vegetables are excellent sources of fiber, potassium, magnesium, antioxidants and phenolics, all proven beneficial in reducing blood pressure and maintaining healthy cholesterol levels.[v] They also enhance the diversity of beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract and eating more of them may make you less likely to be overweight or obese, hence reducing the likelihood of heart disease.
Eat More Fruits and Veggies to Protect Your Heart
A 2014 study that was part of the Harvard-based Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study confirmed that a diet heavy in fruits and vegetables can slash the risk of heart disease and stroke.[vi]
The team, after analyzing the results and combining them with other studies’ findings, estimated that heart disease risk was 20% lower among subjects who consumed more than five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, versus those who ate fewer than three servings daily.
A 1999 study concluded that consuming fruits and vegetables, particularly cruciferous and green leafy vegetables along with citrus fruit, reduced the risk for ischemic stroke.[vii]
In 2003, another team of researchers found that daily consumption of green-yellow vegetables and fruits translated to a lower risk of total stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction mortality.[viii] What’s more, the protective effects were similar in men and women.
Plasma vitamin C, a biomarker that reflects fruit and vegetable intake, was inversely associated with heart failure risk in a healthy population in a 2011 study.[ix] Interestingly, a 2012 study offered evidence that the color of fruits and vegetables mattered in the anti-stroke benefit of fruits and vegetables.[x]
Over a 10-year period, the researchers examined the link between the color of fruits and vegetables and stroke incidence in a population-based study involving 20,069 adults. Classifying the fruits and vegetables into four groups — green, orange/yellow, red/purple and white — the researchers saw that stroke incidence risk was 52% lower for those who consumed white fruits and vegetables such as apples and pears.
One takeaway from these studies is having a rainbow of fruits and vegetables on your plate every day can work wonders in preventing strokes, heart disease and other illnesses. Read abstracts with vegetable research and abstracts with fruit research on the GreenMedInfo.com database for further potentially life-saving information.
References
[i] Eurek Alert, American Society for Nutrition June 8, 2019 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/asfn-moc053019.php
[ii] Eurek Alert, American Society for Nutrition June 8, 2019 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/asfn-moc053019.php
[iii] WHO, Cardiovascular Diseases https://www.who.int/health-topics/cardiovascular-diseases/#tab=tab_1
[iv] Eurek Alert, American Society for Nutrition June 8, 2019 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/asfn-moc053019.php
[v] Eurek Alert, American Society for Nutrition June 8, 2019 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/asfn-moc053019.php
[vi] Wang X et al “Fruit and vegetable consumption and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies” BMJ. 2014;349:g4490
[vii] Joshipura K et al “Fruit and vegetable intake in relation to risk of ischemic stroke” JAMA. 1999 Oct 6 ;282(13):1233-9.
[viii] Sauvaget C et al “Vegetable and fruit intake and stroke mortality in the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Life Span Study” Stroke. 2003 Oct;34(10):2355-60. Epub 2003 Sep 18.
[ix] Pfister R et al “Plasma vitamin C predicts incident heart failure in men and women in European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Norfolk prospective study” Am Heart J. 2011 Aug ;162(2):246-53. Epub 2011 Jul 7.
[x] Griep L et al “Colors of Fruit and Vegetables and 10-Year Incidence of Stroke” Stroke. 2011 Sept 15;42:3190-3195.


renegadetribune--2020-12-19--Eduard von Grützner’s Paintings of Fat, Drunk Monks

Eduard von Grützner ( 1846 – 1925 ) was a German painter best known for his genre scenes of the @ @ @ @ @ beer in rowdy groups .
I don ’ t like the subject matter , but @ @ @ @ @ we can get a picture of these “ holy ” drunkards .
Not all of @ @ @ @ @ .

From ArtNet:
Eduard von Grützner (1846 – 1925) was a German painter best known for his genre scenes of the theater and of monks consuming beer in rowdy groups.
I don’t like the subject matter, but appreciate the skill and how we can get a picture of these “holy” drunkards. Not all of these images are of monks.
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renegadetribune--2020-12-19--“It’s Racist”: Nieman Journalism Lab Calls For Media to Stop Covering Local Crime Stories

News outlets should “ defund the crime beat ” to fight racism , according to Nieman Journalism Lab , a leftist think tank which tells journos what to do .
`` This should be the year where we finally abolish the crime beat…study after study shows that it ’ s racist and inhumane . ''
A must-read for editors and decision makers , from @ TauhidChappell and @ RispoliMike : https : //t.co/FCFzQDVUp0 It ’ s racist , classist , fear-based clickbait masking as journalism .
It creates lasting harm for the communities that newsrooms are supposed to serve .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ public ’ s needs , it ’ s almost never newsworthy , despite what Grizzled Gary in his coffee-stained shirt says from his perch at the copy desk .
This should be the year where we finally abolish the crime beat .
Study after study shows how the media ’ s overemphasis on crime makes people feel less safe than they really are and negatively shapes public policy around the criminal–legal system .
And study after study shows that it ’ s racist and inhumane .
While crime coverage fails to serve the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constituencies : white supremacy , law enforcement , and newsrooms — specifically a newsroom ’ s bottom line .
Indeed , it doesn ’ t serve the public to have them knowing what ’ s going on around them .
San Francisco Chief of Police William Scott announced earlier this year he was going to ban publishing most perps mug shots because “ research ” suggests they create an “ illusory correlation ” associating “ black and brown men ” with criminal behavior .
Gannett and other media conglomerates also announced they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same reason .
What the public desperately needs is more cutting-edge journalism about how everything is racist !

By Chris Menahan
News outlets should “defund the crime beat” to fight racism, according to Nieman Journalism Lab, a leftist think tank which tells journos what to do.
"This should be the year where we finally abolish the crime beat…study after study shows that it’s racist and inhumane." A must-read for editors and decision makers, from @TauhidChappell and @RispoliMike : https://t.co/FCFzQDVUp0 — Kayla Epstein 📰 (@KaylaEpstein) December 16, 2020
From Nieman Journalism Lab, “Defund the crime beat”:
Let’s be honest: Crime coverage is terrible. It’s racist, classist, fear-based clickbait masking as journalism. It creates lasting harm for the communities that newsrooms are supposed to serve. And because it so rarely meets the public’s needs, it’s almost never newsworthy, despite what Grizzled Gary in his coffee-stained shirt says from his perch at the copy desk. This should be the year where we finally abolish the crime beat. Study after study shows how the media’s overemphasis on crime makes people feel less safe than they really are and negatively shapes public policy around the criminal–legal system. And study after study shows that it’s racist and inhumane. While crime coverage fails to serve the public, it does serve three powerful constituencies: white supremacy, law enforcement, and newsrooms — specifically a newsroom’s bottom line.
Indeed, it doesn’t serve the public to have them knowing what’s going on around them.
Police said the man stabbed the mother of his child in her eyes, and threw their 1-year-old baby out of a window. The mother is not expected to see again, and the child is suffering from traumatic brain injuries. https://t.co/7pIZwgUr1U — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) December 15, 2020
HORRIBLE: Kivi J. Ellis, 26, is charged with 2 counts of homicide and 1 count of attempted homicide. Police say he fatally shot a woman multiple times and a 3-month-old baby in the head. https://t.co/QZ3oQ3ywgn — FOX 35 Orlando (@fox35orlando) December 5, 2020
San Francisco Chief of Police William Scott announced earlier this year he was going to ban publishing most perps mug shots because “research” suggests they create an “illusory correlation” associating “black and brown men” with criminal behavior.
San Francisco Chief of Police William Scott announced Wednesday that the SFPD will no longer be releasing most mug shots as he claims "research" suggests they create an "illusory correlation" associating "black and brown men" with criminal behavior. https://t.co/2LuxVNi8T4 — Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 (@infolibnews) July 2, 2020
Gannett and other media conglomerates also announced they were going to stop publishing mug shots for the same reason.
What the public desperately needs is more cutting-edge journalism about how everything is racist!
Thank you, Nieman Journalism Lab!
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renegadetribune--2020-12-19--Another “Pre-Crime” AI System Claims It Can Predict Who Will Share Disinformation Before It’s Publis

Another “Pre-Crime” AI System Claims It Can Predict Who Will Share Disinformation Before It’s Published

We previously have covered the many weighty claims made by the progenitors of A.I .
algorithms who claim that their technology can stop crime before it happens .
Similar predictive A.I .
is increasingly being used to stop the spread of misinformation , disinformation and general “ fake news ” by analyzing trends in behavior and language used across social media .
However , as we ’ ve also covered , these systems have more often that not failed quite spectacularly , as many artificial intelligence experts and mathematicians have highlighted .
One expert in particular — Uri Gal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the University of Sydney , Australia — noted that from what he has seen so far , these systems are “ no better at telling the future than a crystal ball.
” Please keep this in mind as you look at the latest lofty pronouncements from the University of Sheffield below .
Nevertheless , we should also be aware that — similar their real-world counterparts in street-level pre-crime — these systems most likely will be rolled out across social media ( if they haven ’ t been already ) regardless , until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biases and their own disinformation is revealed .
AI can predict Twitter users likely to spread disinformation before they do it A new artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can accurately predict which Twitter users will spread disinformation before they actually do it has been developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield .
• University of Sheffield researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can accurately predict ( 79.7 per cent ) which Twitter users are likely to share content from unreliable news sources before they actually do it • Study found that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about politics or religion , whereas users who share reliable sources of news tweet more about their personal lives • Research also found that Twitter users who share disinformation use impolite language more frequently than users who share reliable news sources • Findings could help governments and social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook better understand user behaviour and help them design more effective models for tackling the spread of disinformation A new artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can accurately predict which Twitter users will spread disinformation before they actually do it has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Sheffield .
A team of researchers , led by Yida Mu and Dr Nikos Aletras from the University ’ s Department of Computer Science , has developed a method for predicting whether a social media user is likely to share content from unreliable news sources .
Their findings have been published in the journal PeerJ .
The researchers analysed over 1 million tweets from approximately 6,200 Twitter users by developing new natural language processing methods – ways to help computers process and understand huge amounts of language data .
The tweets they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available for anyone to see on the social media platform .
Twitter users were grouped into two categories as part of the study – those who have shared unreliable news sources and those who only share stories from reliable news sources .
The data was used to train a machine-learning algorithm that can accurately predict ( 79.7 per cent ) whether a user will repost content from unreliable sources sometime in the future .
Results from the study found that the Twitter users who shared stories from unreliable sources are more likely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use impolite language .
They often posted tweets with words such as ‘ liberal ’ , ‘ government ’ , ‘ media ’ , and their tweets often related to politics in the Middle East and Islam , with their tweets often mentioning ‘ Islam ’ or ‘ Israel ’ .
In contrast , the study found that Twitter users who shared stories from reliable news sources often tweeted about their personal life , such as their emotions and interactions with friends .
This group of users often posted tweets with words such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ na ’ , ‘ gon na ’ , ‘ I ’ ll ’ , ‘ excited ’ , and ‘ birthday ’ .
Findings from the study could help social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook develop ways to tackle the spread of disinformation online .
They could also help social scientists and psychologists improve their understanding of such user behaviour on a large scale .
Dr Nikos Aletras , Lecturer in Natural Language Processing at the University of Sheffield , said : Social media has become one of the most popular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with millions of users turning to platforms such as Twitter and Facebook every day to find out about key events that are happening both at home and around the world .
However , social media has become the primary platform for spreading disinformation , which is having a huge impact on society and can influence people ’ s judgement of what is happening in the world around them .
As part of our study , we identified certain trends in user behaviour that could help with those efforts – for example , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to share news stories from unreliable sources often tweet about politics or religion , whereas those who share stories from reliable news sources often tweeted about their personal lives .
We also found that the correlation between the use of impolite language and the spread of unreliable content can be attributed to high online political hostility .
Yida Mu , a PhD student at the University of Sheffield , said : The study , Identifying Twitter users who repost unreliable news sources with linguistic information , is published in PeerJ .
To access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ https : //doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.325

We previously have covered the many weighty claims made by the progenitors of A.I. algorithms who claim that their technology can stop crime before it happens. Similar predictive A.I. is increasingly being used to stop the spread of misinformation, disinformation and general “fake news” by analyzing trends in behavior and language used across social media.
However, as we’ve also covered, these systems have more often that not failed quite spectacularly, as many artificial intelligence experts and mathematicians have highlighted. One expert in particular — Uri Gal, Associate Professor in Business Information Systems, at the University of Sydney, Australia — noted that from what he has seen so far, these systems are “no better at telling the future than a crystal ball.”
Please keep this in mind as you look at the latest lofty pronouncements from the University of Sheffield below. Nevertheless, we should also be aware that — similar their real-world counterparts in street-level pre-crime — these systems most likely will be rolled out across social media (if they haven’t been already) regardless, until further exposure of their inherent flaws, biases and their own disinformation is revealed.
AI can predict Twitter users likely to spread disinformation before they do it
A new artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can accurately predict which Twitter users will spread disinformation before they actually do it has been developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield.
University of Sheffield researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can accurately predict (79.7 per cent) which Twitter users are likely to share content from unreliable news sources before they actually do it
Study found that Twitter users who spread disinformation mostly tweet about politics or religion, whereas users who share reliable sources of news tweet more about their personal lives
Research also found that Twitter users who share disinformation use impolite language more frequently than users who share reliable news sources
Findings could help governments and social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook better understand user behaviour and help them design more effective models for tackling the spread of disinformation
A new artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can accurately predict which Twitter users will spread disinformation before they actually do it has been developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield.
A team of researchers, led by Yida Mu and Dr Nikos Aletras from the University’s Department of Computer Science, has developed a method for predicting whether a social media user is likely to share content from unreliable news sources. Their findings have been published in the journal PeerJ.
The researchers analysed over 1 million tweets from approximately 6,200 Twitter users by developing new natural language processing methods – ways to help computers process and understand huge amounts of language data. The tweets they studied were all tweets that were publicly available for anyone to see on the social media platform.
Twitter users were grouped into two categories as part of the study – those who have shared unreliable news sources and those who only share stories from reliable news sources. The data was used to train a machine-learning algorithm that can accurately predict (79.7 per cent) whether a user will repost content from unreliable sources sometime in the future.
Results from the study found that the Twitter users who shared stories from unreliable sources are more likely to tweet about either politics or religion and use impolite language. They often posted tweets with words such as ‘liberal’, ‘government’, ‘media’, and their tweets often related to politics in the Middle East and Islam, with their tweets often mentioning ‘Islam’ or ‘Israel’.
In contrast, the study found that Twitter users who shared stories from reliable news sources often tweeted about their personal life, such as their emotions and interactions with friends. This group of users often posted tweets with words such as ‘mood’. ‘wanna’, ‘gonna’, ‘I’ll’, ‘excited’, and ‘birthday’.
Social media has become the primary platform for spreading disinformation, which is having a huge impact on society and can influence people’s judgement of what is happening in the world around them. — Dr Nikos Aletras, Lecturer in Natural Language Processing, University of Sheffield
Findings from the study could help social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook develop ways to tackle the spread of disinformation online. They could also help social scientists and psychologists improve their understanding of such user behaviour on a large scale.
Dr Nikos Aletras, Lecturer in Natural Language Processing at the University of Sheffield, said:
Social media has become one of the most popular ways that people access the news, with millions of users turning to platforms such as Twitter and Facebook every day to find out about key events that are happening both at home and around the world. However, social media has become the primary platform for spreading disinformation, which is having a huge impact on society and can influence people’s judgement of what is happening in the world around them. As part of our study, we identified certain trends in user behaviour that could help with those efforts – for example, we found that users who are most likely to share news stories from unreliable sources often tweet about politics or religion, whereas those who share stories from reliable news sources often tweeted about their personal lives. We also found that the correlation between the use of impolite language and the spread of unreliable content can be attributed to high online political hostility.
Yida Mu, a PhD student at the University of Sheffield, said:
Studying and analysing the behaviour of users sharing content from unreliable news sources can help social media platforms to prevent the spread of fake news at the user level, complementing existing fact-checking methods that work on the post or the news source level.
The study, Identifying Twitter users who repost unreliable news sources with linguistic information, is published in PeerJ. To access the paper in full, visit: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.325
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renegadetribune--2020-12-20--Comrade De Blasio: “Our Mission is to Redistribute Wealth”

While speaking about creating more “ equality ” within the school system , comrade De Blasio reveals his true colors @ @ @ @ @ by saying he is going to “ destribute wealth ” to fight structural racism .
@ @ @ @ @ ’ s the regular people ’ s wealth that will be stolen and distributed , @ @ @

While speaking about creating more “equality” within the school system, comrade De Blasio reveals his true colors (red and yellow) by saying he is going to “destribute wealth” to fight structural racism. By the way, it’s the regular people’s wealth that will be stolen and distributed, not his.
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Evil Ike

Other than his brutal enforcement of Operation “ Keelhaul , ” Dwight David Eisenhower ’ s other war crimes have been kept well out of the public domain for decades .
That had been true until James Bacque , a Canadian historian and author , exposed Eisenhower as a shameless dishonorable human being .
Ike ’ s black-hearted oversight of the U.S. military-held German prisoners of war finally is out in the light of day due to the courage of survivors of the U.S. “ death camps , ” former observant U.S. soldiers and the testimonies of German-held prisoners .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ introductory statement , don ’ t bother to order a copy of Other Losses , An Investigation into the Mass Deaths of German Prisoners at the Hands of the French and Americans after World War II by James Bacque .
If you prefer to believe in the simplistic barebones WWII history you were taught in public school and college , stay far away from copies of Other Losses .
If you are convinced that the U.S. government usually tells the truth and fights wars only to free the oppressed , don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. military leadership did everything possible to avoid the suffering of millions of prostrated , surrendered imprisoned Germans , avoid reading Other Losses as its detailed research ain ’ t gon na please you .
You might prefer to read the fawning Eisenhower biography by the “ court historian ” Stephen Ambrose .
Before World War II ended on VE Day , May 8 , 1945 , the U.S. military was held back with their prepared plans to treat the defeated Germans “ roughly ” since there still remained American prisoners of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Following the fall of Germany , millions of Germans of both sexes and all ages were rounded up and incarcerated in camps of bare land without any types of shelter from the weather ; although hundreds of military tents were available for their use .
These weakened and often wounded or diseased prisoners were deprived of sustenance for days at a time .
Military orders came down to cut their rations as they lay starving and dying by the thousands .
The soldiers in command of the camps failed to make detailed or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaving the families in total darkness as to their fates .
The desperately hungry prisoners resorted to eating grass .
It was illegal for German civilians to feed the emaciated prisoners .
Poorly clad and without shelters , they dug holes in the ground with tin cans or bare hands for a bit of protection from the rain , mud and cold .
Swiss trainloads of foodstuffs destined for the frail inmates were sent back to Switzerland in response to U.S. instructions .
Mail was denied them and inspections by the International Red @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. could cause public indignation if publicized .
U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was the “ big dog ” issuing military orders regarding the camps .
A new category of prisoners of war was devised with ulterior motives .
From page 2 : In a message signed by Eisenhower.. “ Prisoners taken after VE Day would be called ‘ disarmed enemy forces ’ ( DEF ) ….
” This agreement was in order to contravene the Geneva Convention .
The British to their honor refused to abide by this U.S. subterfuge .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ British soldiers treated the Germans humanely in spite of having had their own land bombed .
The British released prisoners of war early , allowed them to receive mail and behaved in a mostly civilized manner toward their conquered enemies .
From The Introduction to the Third Edition on page xli : “ At least one million German prisoners were still officially missing in 1989 .
If these people are dead , which is highly likely , the causes of these deaths , the time and place of these deaths , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unreported , except in this book.
” The U.S. military officials were known to transfer to France their weakest prisoners to be used as French slave laborers .
Even the French were shocked by the condition of their former enemies and sent many back to the Americans as unfit for any type of labor .
Once Bacque was able to get access to the KGB files of their prisoners , he found detailed dossiers on individual prisoners .
The Soviets documented the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Germans and Ethnic Germans .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the balance of one million dead occurring in the West , mainly in the U.S. death camps .
The soft bound Other Losses contains 322 pages with many photographs , illustrations and graphs .
A copy can be obtained from The Barnes Review , P.O .
Box 15877 , Washington , DC 20003 Tel : ( 877 ) 773-9077 for $ 25.00 plus $ 5.00 shipping .
With little doubt , Bacque has proved through transcripts , interviews , initialed orders , lies , cover-ups , shoddy bookkeeping , and in spite of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was guilty of massive war crimes against the prostrate German victims under his direct control .
From page 168 : “ Eisenhower was responsible .
Only the army handled the imprisoning , feeding , discharge and transfer of the German army .
“ From page 19 : “ Eisenhower hated Germans , he told his wife Mamie in a letter in September 1944 .
Why ?
‘ Because the German is a beast.
’ In front of the British ambassador to Washington , in August , he said that all of the 3,400 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Staff should be ‘ exterminated.
’ He would include for liquidation all leaders of the Nazi party from mayors on up , plus all member of the Gestapo .
This would total about 100,000 people.
” Evil Ike upped the ante causing the deaths of as many as one million Germans and others .

Other than his brutal enforcement of Operation “Keelhaul,” Dwight David Eisenhower’s other war crimes have been kept well out of the public domain for decades. That had been true until James Bacque, a Canadian historian and author, exposed Eisenhower as a shameless dishonorable human being. Ike’s black-hearted oversight of the U.S. military-held German prisoners of war finally is out in the light of day due to the courage of survivors of the U.S. “death camps,” former observant U.S. soldiers and the testimonies of German-held prisoners.
If you don’t like my introductory statement, don’t bother to order a copy of Other Losses, An Investigation into the Mass Deaths of German Prisoners at the Hands of the French and Americans after World War II by James Bacque. If you prefer to believe in the simplistic barebones WWII history you were taught in public school and college, stay far away from copies of Other Losses. If you are convinced that the U.S. government usually tells the truth and fights wars only to free the oppressed, don’t purchase Other Losses. If you think the U.S. military leadership did everything possible to avoid the suffering of millions of prostrated, surrendered imprisoned Germans, avoid reading Other Losses as its detailed research ain’t gonna please you. You might prefer to read the fawning Eisenhower biography by the “court historian” Stephen Ambrose.
Before World War II ended on VE Day, May 8, 1945, the U.S. military was held back with their prepared plans to treat the defeated Germans “roughly” since there still remained American prisoners of war being held by the Germans.
Following the fall of Germany, millions of Germans of both sexes and all ages were rounded up and incarcerated in camps of bare land without any types of shelter from the weather; although hundreds of military tents were available for their use. These weakened and often wounded or diseased prisoners were deprived of sustenance for days at a time. Military orders came down to cut their rations as they lay starving and dying by the thousands. The soldiers in command of the camps failed to make detailed or accurate records regarding the interned; thereby leaving the families in total darkness as to their fates. The desperately hungry prisoners resorted to eating grass. It was illegal for German civilians to feed the emaciated prisoners. Poorly clad and without shelters, they dug holes in the ground with tin cans or bare hands for a bit of protection from the rain, mud and cold. Swiss trainloads of foodstuffs destined for the frail inmates were sent back to Switzerland in response to U.S. instructions. Mail was denied them and inspections by the International Red Cross were halted as existence of these U.S. pig sties could cause public indignation if publicized. U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was the “big dog” issuing military orders regarding the camps.
A new category of prisoners of war was devised with ulterior motives. From page 2: In a message signed by Eisenhower.. “Prisoners taken after VE Day would be called ‘disarmed enemy forces’ (DEF)….” This agreement was signed in secret in order to contravene the Geneva Convention. The British to their honor refused to abide by this U.S. subterfuge. According to Bacque’s findings, the British soldiers treated the Germans humanely in spite of having had their own land bombed. The British released prisoners of war early, allowed them to receive mail and behaved in a mostly civilized manner toward their conquered enemies.
From The Introduction to the Third Edition on page xli: “At least one million German prisoners were still officially missing in 1989. If these people are dead, which is highly likely, the causes of these deaths, the time and place of these deaths, and the burial places of these bodies are all unreported, except in this book.”
The U.S. military officials were known to transfer to France their weakest prisoners to be used as French slave laborers. Even the French were shocked by the condition of their former enemies and sent many back to the Americans as unfit for any type of labor.
Once Bacque was able to get access to the KGB files of their prisoners, he found detailed dossiers on individual prisoners. The Soviets documented the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Germans and Ethnic Germans. Subtracting these recorded Soviet deaths, left the balance of one million dead occurring in the West, mainly in the U.S. death camps.
The soft bound Other Losses contains 322 pages with many photographs, illustrations and graphs. A copy can be obtained from The Barnes Review, P.O. Box 15877, Washington, DC 20003 Tel: (877) 773-9077 for $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping.
With little doubt, Bacque has proved through transcripts, interviews, initialed orders, lies, cover-ups, shoddy bookkeeping, and in spite of missing and destroyed government evidence that Eisenhower was guilty of massive war crimes against the prostrate German victims under his direct control. From page 168: “Eisenhower was responsible. Only the army handled the imprisoning, feeding, discharge and transfer of the German army. “
From page 19: “Eisenhower hated Germans, he told his wife Mamie in a letter in September 1944. Why? ‘Because the German is a beast.’ In front of the British ambassador to Washington, in August, he said that all of the 3,400 or so officers of the German General Staff should be ‘exterminated.’ He would include for liquidation all leaders of the Nazi party from mayors on up, plus all member of the Gestapo. This would total about 100,000 people.”
Evil Ike upped the ante causing the deaths of as many as one million Germans and others.
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