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Marc Galasco, the collector

Thursday, 17th September 2009

Well, is he a victim, or isn't he? This post, on the Index on Censorship blog, argues that the Human Rights Watch activist and self-styled "miltary nerd" is the victim of a political plot.  The allegations that he's a Nazi sympathizer certainly look implausible - Garlasco defends himself here -  but HRW can't feel comfortable employing someone who drools over the sight of an SS uniform:

His hobby, inspired he said by a German grandfather conscripted into Hitler’s army, was revealed on a pro-Israel blog,  Mere Rhetoric, which quoted his enthusiastic postings on collector sites under the pseudonym “Flak88” — including, “That is so cool! The leather SS jacket makes my blood go cold it is so COOL!”

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