Aaron Mandel, the district leader of the ACLU, was a short, stocky white-haired man with a heavy New York accent who had relocated to Atlanta during the Sixties for an extended period throughout the civil rights campaign. He next transferred to the Southwest during the eighties and began specializing in Native American issues before finding his niche in Phoenix. He immediately impressed Tommy with his powerful handshake and delighted Mony with his aggressive dynamism.
“You know, the American military has been responsible for some of the worst atrocities in the history of warfare,” Mandel was emphatic as he leaned back in his armchair, staring at them intently over a desktop cluttered with stacks of files and papers. “If the Germans apologize on a regular basis for war crimes committed by
