Hiroshima mayor lashes out at U.S. on 59th anniversary of atomic bombing

Japan Today ^ | 06 Aug 04 | Shinya Ajima

[Elric@Melnibone]

Akiba demanded that the United States strive with other nuclear powers toward the total elimination of nuclear weapons.

Hey, Akiba, does the city of Dresden ring any bells with you?

[Dilbert56]

Couple of inconvenient facts mayor Ass-hole San missed:

• The Japanese used WMD against Chinese civilians. Both bio and chem. They cut the people open while they we still alove with no anesthetics to see the physiological effects.
• This President announced a 2/3 reduction in our nuclear stockpiles at the start of his term. It was unilateral at first, then Putin joined in.

Mayor Dickweed, you may now apologize by kissing my American ass.

[Poohbah]

My father was training to be a Navy radar technician in 1945...20 years before I was born.

Many of my generation owe their lives to the decision to drop the atomic bomb.

So, to the loudmouths of Hiroshima, I say:

"F*** you if y'all can't take a joke."

[bkwells]

In his peace declaration, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba voiced serious concern over the "egocentric worldview" of the United States and moves in Japan to revise the country's pacifist Constitution.

And what exactly was Japan's Worldview at that time???

[Euro-American Scum]

Hiroshima mayor lashes out at U.S. on 59th anniversary of atomic bombing

Gosh, right on schedule again this year. Why am I not surprised?

It's real simple: Mess with the bull, you get the horns.

[muleskinner]

Mayor Dickweed

What, in fact, is a dickweed?

[null and void]

Will do. I expect I'll talk to him tomorrow.

[null and void]

And VERY earthquake prone Japan, has how many nuke plants? Life is so cheap, eh?

More like energry is so expensive. What other choices do they have?

[andy58-in-nh]

One of many atrocities the Japanese have never been properly asked to apologize for.

[OldFriend]

Perhaps the Mayor ought to read...The Rape of Nanking.

Oooops, I forgot it is banned in Japan.

[gathersnomoss]

Hey, Tadatoshi Akiba......BOOOOOOMMMMMMM! Just kidding.

I have noticed that the Japanese have not attacked us since. So Go F-Yourself, just quoting Ms Heinz.

[Rockpile]

THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY AIR FORCE IN THE PACIFIC WAR

©1996 by Steve Lange

http://www.combinedfleet.com/ijnaf.htm

The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

-- "snip"--- During the first six months of the war, the brilliant--if very complicated--war plans of Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto, brought Japan and the IJNAF a succession of stunning victories. It was a heady time during which the Japanese fleet swept all before it. The establishment of a permanent Japanese hegemony in the Far East seemed to be an accomplished fact. After the war, a Japanese woman admitted, "we just couldn't imagine why the Americans were fighting us, here we were extending the divine rule of the Emperor to them[that is, the Americans and their asian allies] and they didn't seem to appreciate it...". In the context of the war which followed and a democratic society's notable distaste for hereditary monarchs, her statement seems bizarre today, but it was probably heartfelt at the time. ---"snip"

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--snip--While I have tried to avoid truisms, I'll repeat one here. The modern Japanese are a lousy source of information on this part of history. They are, in the main, absolutely paranoid about having attention drawn to the Japanese love affair with fascism and imperialism. They would like to pretend that the Second World War began several seconds before the atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima and that they have no concept of how or why it came to be there. Such an approach--however heartfelt it might be on their part--just seems totally unbelievable to me.

[Dilbert56]

Not a term of endearment. I always assumed it was an assertion the individual in question possessed a rather slender member.

[armymarinemom]

Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, I'm happy to report that I'm alive and able to tell you to shove it! My Father had orders to head over to Japan from Germany so I can't very well say that I'm sorry we blew up your city.

[Mark17]

As an American I am outraged that they even have the chutzpah to be "outraged." They brought it on themselves.

Unfortunately, they don't see it that way. They have been in a state of denial for decades.

[Squantos]

I like the fiasco festivals they put on...... reminds the next generations of Americas enemies that we have used our nukes in anger twice..........third times a charm if they get froggy again. Those generations , both past and present, that forget how Japan started the war and American resolve finished the war only endanger themselves IMO...........Just my opinion of course.

Stay safe Gator Navy !

[Dog Gone]

An I have an autographed photo by the captain of the Enola Gay ping....

[goldstategop]

I get tired of the Japanese postrating as eternal victims. They should get over it! We Americans still remember Pearl Harbor but we don't use it to agitate anti-Japanese feelings in this country. We need to remember WHO attacked whom first. The day that will endure in infamy forever didn't happen in 1945.