Posted on 10/01/2012 2:10:41 PM PDT by smoothsailing
October 1, 2012 4:15 P.M.
Cambridge, Mass.--- Celebrated historian Bertram Oxley has uncovered a memorandum from former Japanese Emperor Hirohito to Admiral Yamamoto dated December 6, 1941, showing that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was motivated by an offensive film made by Charlie Chaplin ridiculing Japanese cuisine.
“Contrary to historical accounts over the last seventy years,” Professor Oxley said in an interview today with the BBC, “What appeared to be a meticulously planned surprise attack was actually a spontaneous demonstration by moderate sushi connoisseurs in the Imperial Navy in response to a hateful and offensive movie. Thereafter, extremist elements within the Japanese military co-opted the spontaneous attack, transforming it into the overseas contingency operation sometimes referred to as ‘World War II.’”
The discovery has created a sensation in scholarly circles. “This is a remarkable find,” declared Reginald Smythe, chairman of the Progressive Historians Assocation and former Obama State Department official. “Had President Roosevelt condemned this movie — instead of uttering that infernal ‘Day of Infamy’ provocation — the war could have been avoided and millions of lives would have been saved.”
Reached at his home in Houston, former President George H. W. Bush, an aviator in the Pacific during the war, expressed skepticism. “It’s simply inconceivable that the Japanese First Air Fleet, with six aircraft carriers, could have staged a spur of the moment attack on an island thousands of nautical miles from the Japanese homeland with such stealth and precision.” Most experts dismissed Mr. Bush’s remarks, however, since it’s widely understood that World War II was primarily his son’s fault.
White House spokesman Jay Carney, asked this afternoon about the memo’s discovery stated, “Of course, hindsight’s 20-20. But one can only wonder how much pain and suffering could have been averted had FDR simply apologized to Hirohito at the outset.”
“Fortunately,” Carney continued, waving off questions from White House reporters anxious to return to questions about Mitt Romney’s grooming habits, “We’ve evolved to a more sophisticated strategy of leading from behind, so we’re unlikely to repeat the disastrous mistakes of the past.”
So Charlie Chan should have been thrown in prison for making such an inflammatory film, right?
That’s pretty good!
You think just because it does not say "SATIRE" in red letters across the top it's actually supposed to be serious?
You think just because it does not say "SATIRE" in red letters across the top it's actually supposed to be serious?
You mean Charlie Chaplin, and yes, according to current regime policy, he would have been arrested, frogmarched, and jailed.
I have a habit of checking people’s “about” page before I comment. Looks like you’ve earned the right to your opinion.
Actually I heard from my late father the real reason why the Japanese attacked us. In the late 1930s a Japanese ship visiting Pearl Harbor invited some US Marines aboard for a reception. The booze, it seems, flowed freely. The Marines made derogatory remarks about the Japanese, assuming they didn’t understand any English...but they had someone who did. The reason my father knew about the incident was that he was one of the Marines.
Goodness! I hope they didn’t call them Koreans!
The move is on to consolidate the Muslim world under the Muslim Brotherhood.
People still believe 0bama's foreign policy is simply bumbling and incompetence.
0bama has set Israel up the bomb...
Sept. 11, 2012Netanyahu gets the cold shoulder.
U.S. has no right to block Israel on Iran: Netanyahu
The embassy in Cairo puts out an apology for a movie most of the rioters know nothing about.
Former deputy national security adviser: US response to embassy attack ‘bizarre and unacceptable’
0bama sent a letter to Tehran assuring them that the U.S. will do nothing to help Israel. That takes that off of the table removing a big worry for them that might have made them think twice. Iran is good to go now with 0bama's blessing.
We don't support Israeli attack, US tells Iran
The "movie" turns out to be a red herring excuse to cover for the rioters.
CNN: Protests against film a ‘diversion. Attack was planned’
Quite a day of unfortunate coincidences. Israel was rebuffed and there were signals being sent to the MB and Iran. 0bama is giving the "go ahead" to the Muslim world to take out Israel.
Obama Admin Transferred 3,000 Detainees to Afghan Gov't Control Day Before 9/11The White House hands Iran's Ahmadinejad a global megaphone
REPORTS: No Live Ammo for Marines
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CNN: Protests against film a ‘diversion. Attack was planned’
Egypt intelligence warns (on Sept 4th) of attacks on Israel, US embassies
Congress was warned about Libya last month
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U.S. denies premeditation report
"The Obama administration is flatly denying a blaring British newspaper report that the U.S. diplomats in Libya were killed as a result of a “continuing security breach,” and that “credible information” about possible attacks had been ignored. A U.S. official told POLITICO: “There's no intelligence indicating that the attack in Benghazi was premeditated.”"
Is that all incompetence? Or did it take planning to make all that happen?
Cloward & Pliven strategy and community organizing on a global scale?
This isn't just about getting re-elected, that's certainly a side benefit, this is about the big enchilada. No more Israel. The United States of the Muslim Brotherhood in the ME. ie the new Caliphate.
That looks a lot like the BTK murderer.
True.
But I don't see this as 'fun' or 'bullcrap'. Seems like it's more an attempt to wake people up. Based on experience, though, those in the general populace, were they to read this, would blindly accept it as 'true', and see it as a validation of Obama's methodology.
So perhaps you are right.
Personally, I think part of our problem is that we’re disconnected from wars now. In the 1940s, the war was in virtually every part of American life and all felt that they were ultimately responsible for the lives of our soldiers. Things like war bonds bought things like ammunition and even said “This stamp buys 12 bullets” etc.
My great grandmother said that the preacher read the names of the local killed and wounded every Sunday along with relevant news. After that, volunteers would be asked to stand and pledge to sponsor the families of the dead and wounded. The volunteers were expected to help with everything from funeral arrangements to cooking and lawn work while the family mourned.
The victory garden was more than a means of conserving food for our troops. Great granny said it was a sign of patriotism as much as the flag and that my great grandfather even dug up the front yard for a garden despite a huge garden out back.
...and The United States of America ceasing to exist as a Constitutional Republic and as a world power.
NONSENSE!
I am willing to wager almost anything that if polled, the survivors would agree with the imagined response of George H W Bush and would laugh at this parody spoofing the FASCIST, COMMIE, BOTTOM-FEEDING, CORRUPT, CHICAGO-THUG, Barry Soetoro's Regime's effort to minimize, dissemble, and obfuscate Dear Reader's FAILED Mid East (Islamic Jihadist-supporting) policies, so close to Nov 6th.
Heck, I'm imagine the Onion is jealous they didn't come up with some thing like this.
Nahh, the BTK murderer has a minuscule body count by comparison.
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