December 7th is the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, which brought the US directly into World War II. At the time, it apparently galvanized the public, which had been against entering WWII. Later scholars have begun to question whether the attack is what it seems, given evidence that Franklin D Roosevelt's administration used foreign policy to encourage Japan to attack, and acted to make sure the attack would succeed, but not be a death blow to the Pacific Fleet. The transcript of one such scholar's remarks at the Independent Institute are online at:
If this is true, maybe Pearl Harbor reflects the reality of our "New Pearl Harbor," 9/11/2001. There is abundant evidence that elements in the Bush Administration knew there would be attacks with hijacked airliners in NYC and Washington that day, and allowed or even aided in the attacks, so there would be cause for oil wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and maybe soon against Iran. Read any of Claremont School of Theology professor of philosophy of religion emeritus David Ray Griffin's books to learn about the main evidence for complicity, and why the 9/11 Commission, other government investigations, and Popular Mechanics' explanations of that day and attempts to debunk 9/11 truth movement arguments are unpersuasive and in many cases based on outright lies. Knowing this, I am disappointed to see that Parkwood Branch Library's adult book club is reading the 9/11 Commission Report (which I have read), I assume from the standpoint that this is a great book, rather than weighing its arguments and evidence critically, in light of the many critiques of it. People should read it, but don't gush that it is the final account, when it is full of cover ups and lies, and doesn't even address all of the major issues. A lot of information is also online at sites like www.911truth,org.
WWII began as another war between the imperialists, to redivide the world between themselves , but it became progressive, by fighting fascism with the Soviet socialist state and liberating many countries from fascist capitalism and colonialism, at a terrible price. We should know the history of that war, and how it started, and the American people should always be vigilant for government maneuvers to trick us into policies that benefit the few and hurt the many.
In looking for articles about the possibility of a Pearl Harbor conspiracy, I was surprised to find one seemingly prominent Pearl Harbor conspiracy site that argues that FDR was a communist, or a sympathizer. Many of Roosevelt's New Deal policies were beneficial for the American people, and he seems to have been for cooperation with the USSR, but he was trying to save capitalism from itself, not finish it off, and some, such as Dutt (in Fascism and Social Revolution, I think available at www.marx2mao.org), argue that Roosevelt's policies were fascistic, and I can see his points.
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