This is a bit of a continuation of the previous blog entry:
"At first it didn't bother me that I was
dumping these bodies into the ocean because as far as I was concerned
they were war prisoners," Mr. Scilingo said in the interview.
"There were men and women, and I had no idea who
they were or what they had done. I was following orders. I did not get
too close to the prisoners, and they had no idea what was going to
happen to them." (whole article)
Deja vu: "Orders are orders. Heil Hitler!"