On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 16:52:06 -0400, HiFlyer wrote
(in article ):



I have noticed in recent weeks a number of totally incorrect comments .eg
Americans landing in Rabaul during WW2,(its Rab owl by the way not Rab all)

The Japanese landed in 1942, and stomped all over the Australian defenders.
No yanks anywhere near.

The Allies deternimed that the Rabaul Fortress was not worth the loss
of life and would fold if by-passed as they moved up the island
chains.

Yep. Rabaul was never invaded by the Allies. There were lots of air actions,
and lots of naval fighting close by, but no landings. (correction
requested...)



The shooting down of Yamamoto's aircraft was an assassination..

Yep.

Yep (your agree) or Yep (I is a distortion)

If you agree why was it an assassination"

It was an assassination. They got intel giving the time and route and mounted
an op specifically to kill Yamamoto. That's a textbook example of an
assassination.