Caught this over MeWe:
I read the article and simply there is not one iota of prosecutable crimes, but a boatload of things he did that apparently hurt the feelings of the author and that should be enough to demand Life in Prison.
Bracken’s mention of Commies is not an exaggeration. The Soviets, specially under Stalin loved a good trial show to keep the masses entertained and to explain why the Great Revolutionary Plan was not working due to the evil influence of some.
Lots of politically undesirable people ended up in the basement of the Lubyanka building with a ballistic judicial ruling to the back of their heads or an ice axe to the face if you happened to “retire” to Mexico.
I do hope somebody is keeping a list. Screw the list, by now we need a full database.
Some of Stalin’s top enemies weren’t even brought into show trials, they were simply assassinated. Leon Trotsky is the classic example.