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There Should Be No Statute of Limitations on Prosecuting War Crimes

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In 1944, the Nazis slaughtered the 642 residents of Oradour-sur-Glane in France. Now the trial of an accused perpetrator has prompted the tired argument that it’s time to forget.

It was a conflict during which acts of barbarism were so frequent, so wanton and public, that, 70 years later, the events at Oradour-sur-Glane rarely provoke recognition.

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