(Recorded May 3, 2014) This Week: (1) After last week’s botched execution in Oklahoma we discuss the death penalty; (2) Is Israel in danger of becoming an apartheid state – Did John Kerry err by telling the truth?; and (3) On the anniversary of Hitler’s suicide, Boris and Adrian talk about the mythology of WWII.

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• Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright.

Death Penalty

• America Falls out of Love with the Death Penalty
• At Least 4 Percent of Those Sentenced to Death are Innocent
• The Locket Execution Showed Deep Divides in World Opinion on Capital Punishment
• Dr. Keith Ablow Says We Must do Better

Israel

• John Kerry Tells the Truth … Therefore He Must Apologize
• Does Netanyahu Prefer Remaining in Power to Pursuing Peace?
• Netanyahu Considers Unilateral Moves
• Jewish Groups Consider Including J Street
• Bennett Calls to Annex 60 Percent of the West Bank

WWII Myths

• Norman Davies Debunks some Myths
• Britannica Tackles the Attempted Invasion of Russia by the Nazis
• The BBC on the Battle of Britain

Image Credits: Marie Antoinette Execution, Israel (map), Stars & Stripes & Hitler Dead, Raising a flag over the Reichstag and Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.

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