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How the U.S. wined and dined Nazis, then destroyed the evidence, in Netflix doc

JL;DR SUMMARY The documentary 'Camp Confidential,' directed by Daniel Sivan and Mor Loushy, uncovers the story of P.O. Box 1142, a secret U.S. camp where Jewish soldiers entertained Nazi scientists post-World War II. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Cold WarDocumentaryJewish SoldiersU.S. GovernmentAnimationMoral DilemmasVon BraunOperation PaperclipNazi ScientistsP.O. Box 1142

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Washington DC, United States
"The camp, which was just outside D.C., was destroyed after the project ended, and most of the documentation burned; it remained shrouded in secrecy until the National Park Service discovered its remains."

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