"The Myths of Pearl Harbor " Topic

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"Few events in the history of the United States have generated as much controversy as the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Rumors abounded during the war, and the release of the Congressional Investigation Report on July 26, 1946, while containing information that would scotch most of them, did not end the speculations. Part of the problem with the Pearl Harbor Attack Investigation Report (PHA for short) was that it was in 40 parts bound in about 23 volumes. Extracting the answers to the bizarre stories that ran rampant was a daunting task for even the most serious researcher.

Today, however, with the aid of computer searching, we can locate information about events and people that have been buried in stacks and university attics for decades. Of course, no one will be able to convince the die-hard Roosevelt-haters that he didn't arrange, or at least allow, the attack, but for those of us who simply want the answers to questions such as "Why didn't the Opana Point radar-contact report reach Adm. Kimmel?", the testimonies of the people involved will illuminate the situation in a most satifactory manner…"
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Amicalement
Armand

Don't ever let facts get in the way of conspiracy theorists. Takes all the fun out of living.

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Amicalement
Armand

I've always felt the notion of Roosevelt 'sacrificing' the Pacific Fleet to get us into the war was utter nonsense. ANY attack at all by Japan against the US--even an attack on an empty harbor--would have sufficed. Why lose the ships if it wasn't necessary?