>>Japan is rewriting history books...
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>>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14897314/
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>Tracy;
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>All history books are some form of propaganda! Take ten authors from different countries writing about the same war or battle. The end result is predictable.
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>Abe has an important point! If that member of “The Axis of Evil” called North Korea is allowed to continue, the threat to Japan will increase. Would Abe have concerns about the future of Japan if Bush had taken a strong stance against North Korea? Perhaps Japanese feel uneasy about the United States protecting them from North Korea. Sometimes you have to think for and take care of yourself.
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>Tom

Perhaps, because of the cruel way the Japanese treated the Koreans in the past, they have a "healthy" fear thereof. They no doubt have censored history (and never invaded S Korea) but will have kept the truth of thier neighbour's attrocities alive.