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...Nation on Trial evolved from two articles published in British journals earlier this year. The first was written by Ruth Bettina Birn, the chief historian of the Canadian Justice Department's War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Section. The second was the work of Norman G. Finkelstein, a professor of general studies at New York University and adjunct associate professor of political science at Hunter College...
...Birn and Finkelstein could not be reached for comment yesterday...
...Birn's article "Revising the Holocaust," published last March in the Cambridge Historical Journal, alleges that Goldhagen's book "only caters to those who want simplistic answers to difficult questions, [and] to those who seek the security of prejudices...
After the article appeared, a Londonbased law firm acting on Goldhagen's behalf sent a letter to the journal's publisher demanding a retraction and a halt to any further publication of Birn's allegations...
According to The New York Times, Holt president Michael Naumann believes this could possibly lead to a lawsuit against Birn...