Alive and safe, the brutal Japanese soldiers who butchered 20,000 Allied seamen in cold blood

The Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | November 3, 2007 | NIGEL BLUNDELL

[Scotsman will be Free]

I read that book a few months ago, and got all pissed off.

[Scotsman will be Free]

Syphillis was around europe long before europeans landed in the new world.

[tiki]

Our town drunk was a Death March survivor. Even as a child I noticed that he was treated with respect and people took care of him and when I was grown I found out why.

As you know, children learn by example and my father took him home a few times. One day he was staggering by our house and he asked my 12 yr old brother to give him a ride so my brother got in my older brother’s car, which was parallel parked behind my mother’s car, which was behind my father’s car. My brother side-swipped both of them so all 3 of our cars were wrecked. LOL

I didn’t find out until I was grown what a hero other survivors thought he was and how they gave him credit for saving their lives. And though he had a tough life, it wasn’t without dignity or respect.

[Stoat]

Another book is HIDDEN HORRORS. Japanese War Crimes of WWII.

http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=6963120

Check it out, It makes Abu Ghraibe look like a summer resort.

I appreciate the recommendation, thank you very much!

And I confess that  from what I've heard, any mention of the word "Horrors" along with "Abu Ghraib" tells me that the writer or speaker is merely another uninformed or ideologically blinded Leftist idiot  :-)

FYI, I'm noticing that the online research / ebook site that you're linking requires a paid subscription of anywhere up to  $99. per year, whereas a hardcover copy of the book alone can be purchased for just over two dollars :-)

Amazon.com Hidden Horrors Japanese War Crimes in World War II (Transitions--Asia and Asian America) Books Toshiyuki Tanaka,Yuki Tanaka

I'm also noticing that this author ( Yuki Tanaka) has a book on the Japanese 'comfort women' of WW2 as well.

Amazon.com Japan's Comfort Women Sexual Slaver & Prostitution during World War II & the US Occupation (Asia's Transformations) Books Yuki Tanaka

Thanks again for the recommendation   :-)

Another book is HIDDEN HORRORS. Japanese War Crimes of WWII.

http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=6963120

Check it out, It makes Abu Ghraibe look like a summer resort.

[Charles Martel]

Sorry that I’m old fashioned (but not old), but for the reasons in the post, I will not buy a Japanse vehicle if I can avoid it.

Some ten years ago, I used to go to lunch with a large group of my co-workers every Friday. The group was all men, so the table talk would turn to sports or some such topic. One day, one of the younger guys was talking about his new car. One of the older fellows looked up at the mention of "Mitsubishi" and said: "Sorry, I could NEVER own a Mitsubishi automobile."

The young new-car-owner looked surprised and asked why. The older guy answered: "That company made the torpedo planes that sank my ship!" New Car Guy wisely sat there and didn't respond.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

We nuked them twice. Our fallen souls and their families should take some comfort in that. Now, Japan is a valuable trading partner and ally. Let History be told. But let bygones be bygones as well. JMHO.

[nkycincinnatikid]

Interesting muawiyah. Give us additional information about German Naval personel beating to death and beheading belligerent merchantmen and sailors. This is the first time I’ve heard about it.

[Oatka]

When those who suffered under Japanese occupation were asked what they thought of America atom-bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki, most of them asked, “Why did you drop only two?”.

Mebbe an Urban Legend, but every Filipino and Chinese I worked with in the 50s had the same attitude.

[Stoat]

It’s nice the new Chevy Impala seems to be the equal of Japanese brands.
Sorry that I’m old fashioned (but not old), but for the reasons in the post, I will not buy a Japanse vehicle if I can avoid it.

I understand and sympathize with your sentiments.  I've bought (big) American cars ever since I was in my 20's and while driving my VW "Bug" I passed by the scene of an auto accident involving a VW bug where the driver was decapitated. 

BIG American cars exclusively for me after that, and when the American automakers have gone through a rough patch in terms of quality I've merely become a very careful shopper for quality older used American cars....the big "politically incorrect" cars can be had at a great price, and so I've just driven them until the newer ones improve in quality.  It's just a cyclic thing and a momentary lapse in quality isn't going to make me turn my back on American cars.

I don't think that you're "old fashioned" at all and there's no reason to apologize....similar factors keep me from considering Japanese cars as well.

[killjoy]

My understanding is a large part of the reason the Allies didn’t go after the Japanese and Germans for violation of the Geneva convention at sea is because they didn’t want their own indiscretions being brought out. Nobody was innocent in this one.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

My state issues special car tags to qualified veterans that read: “Pearl Harbor Survivor” I’ve never seen one on a Japanese car.

[maineman]

bygones be bygones Never! Deep down, the Japs are nothing more than crazed animals. What about the death marches? Such acts of satan can never be forgiven.

[padre35]

Why did we drop only two?

Because we are a decent Country, and we were out of A-Bombs at the time.

It serves little purpose to beat a country down, and then punish them, and punish some more, at the end of the day if we keep on going down that path, we (the US) become like them...

No thanks, we kicked their ass enough, I’ll save beating people when they are down to the Jena MS crowd...

[maineman]

My understanding is a large part of the reason the Allies didn’t go after the Japanese and Germans for violation of the Geneva convention at sea is because they didn’t want their own indiscretions being brought out. Nobody was innocent in this one.

WHAT? German and Jap boats that were sunk had US resue on the scene to save lives...not torture.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

So, what do you suggest? Nuke them again?

[PzLdr]

Yeah. But the U-boat Captain who machine gunned sailors in the water was emphatic that Doenitz hadn't issued orders for such acts, and that he did it on his own authority [despite pressure from Allied interrogators to have him throw Doenitz under the bus]. Aside from that U-boat Captain, the only German Naval officer to be tried for war crimes was the CO of one of the raiders [PINGUIN or THOR?], who also murdered helpless sailors. The Kriegsmarine ran a pretty clean war.

[microgood]

It serves no one but the Devil to nurture hate and anger, as hard as it is to not feel both when learning of such cruelty.

You are very wise. Well said.

[maineman]

No, simply prosecute the surving murderers.

[colinhester]

Ping for later.

[Charles Martel]

It started at her school when her 8th grade teacher asked the class if they thought it was right that we dropped the atomic bombs on Japan and my daughter said, “Yes. They started the war.” At which point the teacher (of Japanese descent) told her how terrible the bomb was.

My 8th Grade history teacher was also the commander of the school's Navy JROTC program. As you might imagine, he had a *slightly* different take on Japanese hostilities and the value of the atomic bomb.

However, your comments remind me of a Clinton-era episode of Politically Incorrect, back before Bill Mahr was on the premium cable channels. He started with the anti-American condemnation crap (no big surprise there) concerning our use of the atomic bombs in Japan, but was slapped down hard by two guests (now both dead): comedian Richard Jeni and actor Werner Klemperer.

It seems that "Col. Klink" had served in the U.S. Army, in the Pacific - and had seem what the Japanese were capable of first-hand. Mahr, evidently, hadn't done his homework. It was Jeni, though, that first returned fire. "Uh, Bill... didn't the Japs *start* that war? Hmmm?!"