April 15, 2009, C-SPAN broadcast a
panel discussion of “Enemy of the State” and its relevance to the upcoming
trials of Radovan Karadzic in The Hague and the Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia.
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View the discussion of "Enemy of the State" featuring co-author Michael Scharf, Nuremberg Prosecutor Henry King, and National Public Radio commentator Daniel Maulthrop, held at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage on December 10, 2008.
"[Enemy of the State] offers a detailed, inside account of the court's creation and its proceedings, including gavel-to-gavel coverage of the trial itself and legal analysis of its decision. The book offers many insights and revelations omitted by contemporary media accounts, and places the tribunal in its broader international law context."
--The Volokh Conspiracy Blog (Read more)
On the two year anniversary of Saddam's execution, WCPN interviews Michael Scharf. Listen Now>
Gulf News, book review of "Enemy of the State," October 24, 2008, at p. 24
"When Saddam was being tried in Baghdad, no one needed to issue orders for a curfew, as the people remained at home, their eyes glued to the televisions.
'Enemy of the State,' a book authored by Newton and Scharf, has the same effect on readers. The book is a chronicle of the trial and a behind-the-scenes account of its goings-on - where the phrase 'one of the most important chaotic trials in history' seems to become an understatement." Read more>
A selection of readings and interviews with Michael Newton and Michael Scharf.
Book Readings
Listen to Michael Scharf reading from Enemy of the State
Listen to Michael Newton reading from Enemy of the State
Interviews discussing Enemy of the State and the Saddam Hussein trial
Michael Scharf, Mike Newton, and Radovan Karadzic’s defense counsel, Peter
Robinson, were interviewed for an hour about “Trying
Crimes Against Humanity” on “The Sound of Ideas” WCPN (Cleveland Public
Radio) on March 17, 2009
Trapper Jack Morning Show, WDOK Radio, December 8, 2008
Related Interviews discussing other war crimes and trials
Michael Scharf was interviewed about lessons learned from the
Saddam Hussein trial for the trial of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Public
Radio International's "The World," August 3, 2011
Michael Scharf was interviewed about "Lawfare" on Cleveland's
National Public Radio affiliate WCPN, March 11, 2011
Michael Scharf appeared on WCPN’s “The Sound of
Ideas” to discuss the challenges of trying the 9/11 terrorist defendants in
federal court, “Fair
Trials for Accused Terrorists”, on November 16, 2009
Michael Scharf
interviewed about the upcoming trial of accused Nazi guard John Demnjanjuk. “What
Now With John Demjanjuk?,” on the "Trapper Jack and the Morning Show," July
12, 2009
Michael Scharf interviewed regarding the John Demjanjuk Nazi deportation case, “News
Analysis: Accused Nazi Guard Granted Stay,” on WCPN's (Cleveland Public
Radio) “Morning Edition” on April 15, 2009