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I don’t have a “why,” exactly, to explain the situation I wrote about here. There was a long history (many hundreds of years) of Japan’s proud and fierce warriors taking as much of China as they wanted — and Korea, too. ![nanking_massacre_Rape_of_nanking_killing_chinese_practice[1]](http://www.dehavelle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/nanking_massacre_Rape_of_nanking_killing_chinese_practice1-150x142.jpg "nanking_massacre_Rape_of_nanking_killing_chinese_practice[1]")
I wrote about Sun Yat Sen and Chiang Kai-shek recently. There is a grim incident that ties into the Japanese internments and Chiang Kai-shek that shaped the attitudes of millions for decades. It is STILL a sore spot in international relations. [...] 
He really was born in the 60s, though not in the year indicated by the Hawaiian birth certificate. [...] ![Japanese_road_camp[1]](http://www.dehavelle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Japanese_road_camp1-145x150.jpg "Japanese_road_camp[1]")
This was a pretty shameful thing, though many considered it grimly necessary. The country rose up in outrage against its citizens when the country of their ethnic ancestry declared war. They were excluded from coastal areas, rounded up, transported to internment camps (also called concentration camps at the time) and their possessions were sold without compensation. [...] 
You may have noticed that I’m experimenting with a double-posting situation. So far, I’m not completely happy with the mechanics, but it’s working at least to an extent. You may have also noticed my new signature line, and “new” name. I’ve been thinking about this for some time — some of my friends here [...] ![A16sm[1]](http://www.dehavelle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/A16sm1-150x117.jpg "A16sm[1]")
Bill Haast, snake man, has passed away. [...] |
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