71st Anniv. Hiroshima / Nagasaki (No Nukes Now!) Apology Press Conf.

[Scroll through a PDF of "Why Truman Dropped the Bomb"]

Yet, dropping the A-bombs on Japan is still considered by these so-called pacifists to be an unnecessary, evil act. They insist that NUKES were NOT the ANSWER.
Fact: the Imperial Japanese war-machine was the aggressor in that horrid war. But, the hard-core AMERICAN Leftist/Progs were laser- focused on the U.S. only: “America must Apologize!”
Does the Japanese press reporting on Hiroshima & Nagasaki acknowledge their country’s past actions that day in December of ’41. A day that lead to those horrific days in August of ’45.

Perhaps not, since the Japanese press, the American press was a no-show, were only able to interview the very anti-American Leftists.
No one on-hand to challenge the lies. The facts, history be damned.

“… from the invasion of China in 1937 to the end of World War II.  The Japanese military regime murdered near 3,000,000 to over 10,000,000 people, most probably almost 6,000,000 Chinese, Indonesians, Koreans, Filipinos, and Indochinese, among others, including Western prisoners of war.”

In speech after speech, “NO one should have a nuclear bomb”: China, Russia. NoKo. Pakistan. India. France. the U.K., the U.S. …. But….

What about IRAN?  If only there had been some like-minded protestors, such as this man at pro-Israel/ anti-Nuclear Iran Rally in 2015. Nope. Not this day in 2016 [Cue choir of crickets]

Each delusional speaker outside the Japanese Consulate focused on the U.S. joining those countries that have disarmed or simply don’t have Nukes (yet). 
“Defense is a Crime”. Peace through Disarmament! No Nukes. No Way. No How!
In the spirit of “NO MORE WAR”, there was, of course, plenty of hootenanny sing-a-long songs, as well as speeches.

“Gonna lay down my sword and shield.” Okay. “Ain’t gonna study war no more, no more.” Again, okay….

There were many pithy anti-war memes. “War is the Defeat of Humanity”, “WAR is NEVER the Answer”, “Peace Demands Action”, “Make Food Not War” , “BE HUMAN” and Apologize!

The pithiness continued, “People apologize cause governments can’t. It’s complicated.”, “DISARM NOW! followed closely by …. APOLOGIZE! 

The speakers were introduced by Rachel Clark: Interpreter, global coordinator and a volunteer staff member of Peace Boat US New York office.
From Pax Christi, Sisters, Gwen, Jean and RoseMarie Pace; Kate Alexander, PANYS (Peace Action NY State); Alice Slater, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, a woman from the Granny Peace Brigade and a 2nd generation Hibakusha (survivor), Miss Miyako Taguchi.

Ms. Taguchi was presented with letters and flowers by the two Pax Christi Sisters and Veterans For Peace, Dr. Tom Fasy, MD, a board certified pathologist with a longstanding interest in uranium toxicology.

The transcribed statements of the speakers are placed under each video at you tube. [the street noise was not always helpful due to lunch-hour cars honking]

From the very wise, Dr. Thomas Sowell:

Yes, ending barbarism required force. And, at war’s end, the terms of surrender, Article 9, required that the Japanese Imperial war-machine DISARM.

But, even the strongly worded Article 9 has gone through some changes, 70 years later, making the “Pacified” Left most unhappy.

Today, 71 years after the A-bombs were dropped, the Japan of the 20th and 21st century seems to be much the better for the U.S. ending that brutal war.  But, such facts revealed can be oh, so inconvenient. (click picture to enlarge the protest mega-statement)

Should there have never been an A-bomb? A Nuclear Bomb? Is it possible to rid the world of Nuclear power now that it exists? Are Nuclear Bans possible? Wise? Necessary?

After decades of indoctrination by the Howard Zinn/Bill Ayers/Saul Alinsky-John Deweys, can we hope take back our schools? Our media? Our governments. 

Or is it too late to repair our collective psyche? Their Mission Accomplished:
“America Bad.” Period.

Come November, Can America “Hope to be Great Again”?                               
The Future. It’s a terrible thing to waste.

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 Slide show of protest

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 [All Photos and Videos are the property of Pamela Hall]