On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 06:25:22 -0500, Cub Driver
wrote:


It's the same with his analogies: sure, the Japanese murdered a few
prisoners, but what about Americans who sank Japanese transports, then
machine-gunned the survivors in the water? To Bradley, these are
similar atrocities, rather overlooking the fact that soldiers in the
water haven't surrendered and will become combatants if they get
ashore. Killing them wasn't pretty, but it wasn't a war crime.

That would be the battle of the bismarck sea.

http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/remembering1942/bismark/


"One B17 was bought down by escorting Zero fighters from New Britain and
they were seen to machine gun the crew in their parachutes or life vests."



greg


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