I just learned that for ten years before their invasion, Japan mapped and spied on the Philippines through an influx of Japanese soldiers disguised as immigrants. Filipino presiden... moreI just learned that for ten years before their invasion, Japan mapped and spied on the Philippines through an influx of Japanese soldiers disguised as immigrants. Filipino president Manuel Quezon eventually learned that his gardener was a major in the Japanese Army, his masseur a colonel.
Reference: KILLING THE RISING SUN by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (suggested by Rooster).
Retrospective: How might we have done things differently, to protect the rights of Japanese-American citizens, and still ensure we did not repeat what the Philippines went through?
The photo is from Manzanar, as documented by courageous social photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams. I have visited Manzanar, 1998, and even now the sensation of intense tragedy/sorrow is palpable. less
I believe this is from WWII. A plane went down in the Libyan dessert and apparently went undiscovered for a long while. I'd like to Google this incident. Does any... moreI believe this is from WWII. A plane went down in the Libyan dessert and apparently went undiscovered for a long while. I'd like to Google this incident. Does any member know the name of the plane? This incident was also a Twilight zone episode.
I like a drop of history myself, but no, I didn't know that.. apparently so though. Before we got there it had been colonised many times and in fact, pretty much throughout i... moreI like a drop of history myself, but no, I didn't know that.. apparently so though. Before we got there it had been colonised many times and in fact, pretty much throughout its history it had colonised, as in taken over each other's tribes and princedoms or been colonised..This is important to know.. for accuracy... and I am a stickler for accuracy... I am forever seeing people go on about the Brits and how evil they were in colonial times.. they WERE!! I'd never say anything different - it was hideous, arrogant and vile! But there are important things to remember... 1) At that time most ordinary Brits were little more than slaves themselves.. they had NO power, no say, no control over what happened.. they made good soldiers/sailors but the orders came from high above NOT ordinary Brits.. most of us were poor and lived lives just as controlled by aristocracy as those that were colonised. 2) In almost ALL cases it wasn't just a matter of going in beating up a ton of people and then ruling..... less
