Nazi Hunter

Washington Post---9/20/05 Simon Wiesenthal lost 89 relatives during the war. He survived five Nazi concentration camps and seven other prisons, weighing just 99 pounds when a U.S. Army armored unit liberated him and other inmates at Mauthausen in May 1945. Wiesenthal spent more than 50 years hunting Nazi war criminals, speaking out against neo-Nazism and racism, and remembering the Jewish experience as a lesson for humanity. He estimated he helped bring some 1,100 Nazi war criminals to justice.


Simon Wiesenthal was a very interesting man. Mr. Wiesenthal hunted down Nazis like Van Helsing of horror fantasies hunted down Vampires- with no mercy. When Mr. Wiensenthal uncovered a hidden Nazi, no matter were they were in the world, or how long it had been since the war, it was the equivalent of a stake in the heart. Over 1,100 of those vampires were drug out into the light of day. Yes, the man was dedicated to tracking down Nazis.

All of the high-profile Nazis were front page news when they were uncovered by Mr. Wiesenthal. But I wonder how many low- profile, run of the mill, doing evil because they could Nazis, simply turned up dead, seemingly victims of ordinary every day crimes and illnesses. I betcha’ a dollar to a donut this occurred, and probably quite frequently during the first few years after the war.


Mr. Wiesenthal has hung up his mallet, packed his stakes, and has gone on to meet his maker. Will there ever be another real life vampire hunter. I damn sure hope so. See, I believe at the end of this war on terror, yes there will be an end, there will be thousands of vampires hiding in the dark, moving in the shadows, just needing a stake through the heart

I believe if a vampire hunter emerges this hunter will be a she, an Arab woman to be exact. She will go about her business much as Mr. Wiensenthal did. Curious about how I came to this conclusion? It’s simple, terrorism as we know it, has basically been around for about 30 odd years, but Muslim women have suffered at the hands of Muslim men since Mohammad recruited followers. This Arab woman to be will fill the night with the screams of former terrorists, She will demand a reckoning, and get it.

Later’