russia vs. japan in 1941 [WAS: 50% of NAZI oil..]

The book title, by the way, is Flyboys: A True Story of Courage, by
James Bradley. After initially being put off by the moral equivalence
(oh sure, the Japanese murdered, cooked, and ate bits of seven
American fliers off Chichi Jima, but hey! Americans behaved badly at
the Battle of Wounded Knee!), I've decided it's worth the read.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...f=nosim/annals

all the best -- Dan Ford
email: www.danford.net/letters.htm#9

see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com
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Cub Driver wrote:
The book title, by the way, is Flyboys: A True Story of Courage, by
James Bradley. After initially being put off by the moral equivalence
(oh sure, the Japanese murdered, cooked, and ate bits of seven
American fliers off Chichi Jima, but hey! Americans behaved badly at
the Battle of Wounded Knee!), I've decided it's worth the read.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...f=nosim/annals


Thanks, Dan. I just ordered a copy myself at $14.00 plus shipping.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN


http://www.mortimerschnerd.com

In article ,
says...

The book title, by the way, is Flyboys: A True Story of Courage, by
James Bradley. After initially being put off by the moral equivalence
(oh sure, the Japanese murdered, cooked, and ate bits of seven
American fliers off Chichi Jima, but hey! Americans behaved badly at
the Battle of Wounded Knee!), I've decided it's worth the read.

There were Japanese soldiers at Wounded Knee ?


--
When dealing with propaganda terminology one sometimes always speaks in
variable absolutes. This is not to be mistaken for an unbiased slant.

The book title, by the way, is Flyboys: A True Story of Courage, by
James Bradley. After initially being put off by the moral equivalence
(oh sure, the Japanese murdered, cooked, and ate bits of seven
American fliers off Chichi Jima, but hey! Americans behaved badly at
the Battle of Wounded Knee!), I've decided it's worth the read.

There were Japanese soldiers at Wounded Knee ?

No, there were American soldiers.

The Japanese treated their enemies badly, but hey! so did the
Americans. (Mind you, I have not yet read the book. The moral
equivalance of Chichi Jima and Wounded Knee was pointed out by a
reviewer.)

You will find this sort of equivalance in most people edcuated after
say 1980. It was famously express by a high-school student who wrote
that the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, so the
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

all the best -- Dan Ford
email:

see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com
and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com

Subject: Flyboys
From: Cub Driver
Date: 10/27/03 3:08 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

The Japanese treated their enemies badly, but hey! so did the
Americans.

While the Japs were beheading American flyers we were sending German prisoners
to Kansas where they got better food and medical attention than they ever had
in their miserable Nazi lives, Many stayed to marry American woman and are
among us to this day. Your comparison to how the Japs treated prisoners and how
we did is odious and disgusting. I can only attribute it your ignorance of
the history of the period.. Now why don't you take your crappy Piper Cub and
shove it where the sun don't shine..Imbecile.

"Autocollimator" wrote in message
...

Now why don't you take your crappy Piper Cub and
shove it where the sun don't shine.


Some Piper Cubs are nicer than other Piper Cubs, but there are no crappy
Piper Cubs.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
"Autocollimator" wrote in message

Now why don't you take your crappy Piper Cub and
shove it where the sun don't shine.

Some Piper Cubs are nicer than other Piper Cubs, but there are no crappy
Piper Cubs.

We've had some heated arguments in the past, but on this I agree
with you 100,000,001-percent (just like there ain't no such thang as
bad pussy -- just that some pussy is better than other pussy! )

signed,
....Still waiting for the hooded coward to take off his "anonomator"
Halloween mask and reveal his real name.

in article , Autocollimator at
wrote on 2003/10/27 8:26:

Subject: Flyboys
From: Cub Driver
Date: 10/27/03 3:08 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

The Japanese treated their enemies badly, but hey! so did the
Americans.

You will find this sort of equivalance in most people edcuated after
say 1980. It was famously express by a high-school student who wrote
that the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, so the
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Your comparison to how the Japs treated prisoners and how
we did is odious and disgusting. I can only attribute it your ignorance of
the history of the period.


AC,

Try reading for the author's meaning (perhaps even reading his entire post)
instead of doing an e.rorschack and exposing your quirks to the world at
large.

http://www.deltabravo.net/custody/rorschach.htm



Jack

Your comparison to how the Japs treated prisoners and how
we did is odious and disgusting.

Not my comparison. The author's comparison. Can't you read?

I can only attribute it your ignorance of
the history of the period.

Actually, I know a great deal about it, since I lived through it.

Plonk!

all the best -- Dan Ford
email:

see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com
and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com

"Autocollimator" wrote in message
...
Subject: Flyboys
From: Cub Driver
Date: 10/27/03 3:08 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

The Japanese treated their enemies badly, but hey! so did the
Americans.

While the Japs were beheading American flyers we were sending German
prisoners
to Kansas where they got better food and medical attention than they ever
had
in their miserable Nazi lives, Many stayed to marry American woman and are
among us to this day. Your comparison to how the Japs treated prisoners
and how
we did is odious and disgusting. I can only attribute it your ignorance
of
the history of the period.. Now why don't you take your crappy Piper Cub
and
shove it where the sun don't shine..Imbecile.

Some people are utterly incapable of appreciating context.