Should America and Britain's bombings of Dresden and Hiroshima during World War Two be considered war crimes? It's a provocative question, but one philosopher A.C. Grayling says we must ask -- especially as we mark the 60th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials, and the world continues to struggle with the nature of war and so-called 'collateral damage.' He joins Kojo to discuss history, morality and more.
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Moral Legacy of World War Two Bombings
Listen Wednesday, Apr. 19, 2006 at 1:32 p.m. in Conflict
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A. C. Grayling
Professor of Philosphy at Birkbeck College, University of London; and author of "Among the Dead Cities: The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan" (Walker & Co.)
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