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2009-01-30 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Mike 2009-01-30 07:29|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I watched the movie just a couple weeks ago (hat tip: netflix). A good flick!

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2009-01-30 08:38|| 2009-01-30 08:38|| Front Page Top

#2 IIRC the History Channel's version covered what occurred afterward when the Japanese reinforcements showed up and sweep the area. The local village was leveled and the civilians massacred. The officer in charged was found after the end of hostilities, charged and executed for the atrocity. Another one of those crimes against humanity that get buried in the 'victim' game played by the Anti-Americans as the 'apologize for Hiroshima' article brought up the other day.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-01-30 09:31|| 2009-01-30 09:31|| Front Page Top

#3 "I was tortured by the Japanese. Not a pretty story... Strange that they make such good cameras."

Posted by Group Captain Lionel Mandrake 2009-01-30 10:18|| 2009-01-30 10:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Ghost Soldiers, a great read as well.

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-01-30 11:09|| 2009-01-30 11:09|| Front Page Top

#5 There were several such raids.

The biggest one was the flying column that liberated the Santo Tomas University Internment camp in Manila, but in this case the raiding force retained control of the area and were quickly reinforced.

Also a larger raid was on the Los Banos internment camp, to release US and Allied civilian internees. That one also involved Filipino guerillas, plus a parachute drop and an amphibious column attacking from a lake in Amtraks, with which the rescued internees were evacuated. There were terrible Japanese atrocities in Los Banos and the neighboring villages after that one also.

Posted by buwaya 2009-01-30 13:13|| 2009-01-30 13:13|| Front Page Top

#6 If you wanna read about one that didn't work...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task_Force_Baum

It's actually quite a read.

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-30 17:01|| 2009-01-30 17:01|| Front Page Top

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