Garlasco’s handle has already been the subject of some discussion on interested sites. History buffs seem to think it’s a transparent reference to the Flak 88mm anti-aircraft gun. If you google “Flak88,” the first link is in fact to the wikipedia page for the Flak 88mm anti-aircraft gun.

88 is a well known neo-nazi code for “Heil Hitler”.

http://www.adl.org/hate_symbols/numbers_88.asp

Er, well, there is a significant question about the quote’s accuracy. First, you attributed it to Stork despite there being no credible evidence that he actually penned it. Second, you claim the quote “lauded” the murder of the Israeli athletes. However, the original article is apparently not available online to be double checked. And David Bernstein, a regular HRW critic, who claims to have reviewed the original article, describes the overall thrust of the article quite differently, and contends that the original author(s) in fact stated there was no justification for the murders.

For what it’s worth, I just spent the last 15 minutes trying to find the original editorial in which Joe Stork allegedly made the comments attributed to him in your post, and which were originally reported by the Israeli newspaper Ma’Ariv. I can’t find it anywhere. All of the references online repeat, essentially verbatim, the allegations of Ma’Ariv, which did not bother with a specific cite.

Ironically, The Volokh Conspiracy’s David Bernstein, whom you first referenced in this thread above as a critic of Human Rights Watch, actually wrote to exculpate Stork from this very accusation: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_08_16-2009_08_22.shtml#1250601131

I’d think differently of someone if I was made aware they collected Nazi memorabilia because of a sympathy toward Nazis. But I’ve never met anyone like that. Gun and gear guys collect guns and gear. It’s just…sort of what we do. I’ve known some who collected Nazi guns’n'gear because, let’s face it, the Nazis had cool guns’n'gear. Doesn’t make those guys Nazis. In fact, technically, under those circumstances I’m not sure you can accurately call it “memorabilia.” It’s just historic gear.

So to the first question, no. To the second, it depends on why they collect it.

WTF do you people think real Nazis are into? How about, Nazi militaria? You could give the guy a pass for being just creepy but his work product is not exactly above reproach, either.

geeez, if it looks, walks, and quacks… you know.

and his co-workers aren’t a whole lot different. how about HRW’s Joe Stork, who lauded the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 72 Olympics because it “provided an important boost in morale among Palestinians.”

or HRW’s solicitation of funds in Saudi Arabia (!!!) for the express purpose of bashing Israel?

Innocent hobby my ass. The context here is damning.

His brain would explode.

in response to the quoted statement “That is so cool! The leather SS jacket makes my blood go cold it is so COOL!”

I took Garlasco’s use of the phrase “blood go cold” as exactly the same as you use “chilling”. Its humerous that you both use similar phrases here. In that light to me the statement may well be a perfectly innocent by itself. His blood went cold because he was in the presense of pure evil, and because of the power of this artifact it made it particularly cool/awesome to collect.

As I mentioned earlyer about my Icelandic relitives. Remember always pillage before you burn. Dame Christians taking over ;p Ruining the fun for the rest of us. ;p

(please apologize spelling, I did not s.c. this post)

It’s a “100 x 100″ from In and Out. 100 patties and 100 slices of cheese.

Certainly, no single human could eat that… but it would be great for a party.

I so love Fatburger!

I don’t understand how you can bootstrap something you don’t have a problem with into something that creates an appearance of impropriety. Giving one’s critics an opening to say “He did something that is bascially fine” does not constitute handing them ammunition.

Yeah, but Eddie Izzard is pretty much a god amongst men. He does a monster James Mason impression, he’s an executive transvestite, and he appreciates the proper usage of flags.