----- Original Message ----- From: "Gomi no Sensei" <gomi at speakeasy.net> To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 12:02 PM Subject: Pearl Harbor sucked (and I miss you) > On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, Ken Koester wrote: > > > >Now the interesting thing is, there is evidence that some feel that the US > > >was aware that the Japanese had an attack planned, and allowed it to happen, > > >thus causing a public outcry that would allow a military response towards > > >Japan. > > > I don't think there is *any* credible evidence that US planners were > > aware of this. Folks have tried to show this for decades (mostly > > because they don't like Roosevelt), but I've seen nothing that can even > > be stretched into such a conclusion. > > I never really understood those attempts myself. It's not like there isn't > a surfeit of valid reasons to dislike the Roosevelt administration without > going out of one's way to concoct additional ones. > > pe > Geez, I threw that in there for the consipiracy buffs. Didn't think I would take such a beating for it, although I should have known better. Jeff G. Thank you sir, may I have another?