re: The Nuremberg Trials

I've read several thousand books on the Holocaust,the majority starting off with the origins of Hitler's Nazi Party, the large majority of historical nature. And I have not read one article that defends Hess. You are into criticizing the Trials because you say they exceeded their jurisdiction. The Doctors' Trials were conducted separately, as were the trials of the murder squads in the East; a separate trial was held for the criminals at Ravensbruk, Sobior, etc. And don't excuse Hess because of what Stalin did and got away with, that is ridiculous.A lot of the Japanese war criminals were not brought to justice because of MacArthur. Does that excuse Hess? I have no qualms about anyone in Hitler's inner circle getting the maximum sentences. They were all monster - like criminals in any sense of the word.