>>>>>I am sure they now feel very good about themselves and those who find their findings valuable will get a little frisson of righteousness as well.
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>>>>You're shooting the wrong messenger.
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>>>Not shooting any messengers, just musing on soi disant judges of those with whom they do not share common interests, common goals or common responsibilities.
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>>In any legal system, I don't see how the judges and the accused share any interests, goals or responsibilities. On most of those, they are on opposite ends.
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>Not if they both want truth and justice to prevail. (Assuming the accused is wrongly accused and that's not unheard of in any country)

Well then in the case at hand, don't the Japanese have the same interest - that the truth be brought to light?

Or is it not the interest of the US?