Bits 'O History-- New News About Old Stuff.
1. SEX SLAVES-- Oct. 28th AP-- Former sex slaves force by the Japanese military to provide sex during World War II want a formal apology and compensation for the horrors inflicted on them over 60 years ago.
Back in 2002, present prime minister Yukio Hatoyama, as opposition leader, said the Japanese government should compensate. Up to 200,000 mostly Korean and Chinese women were forced into this.
War documents brought to light in 1992 forced the Japanese government to acknowledge the outrage.
2. CLEANING UP THE MESS-- Oct. 29th Pacific Scoop-- Australian naval ships Gascoyne and Yarra went to the Solomon Islands to locate and dispose of World War II explosives using state of the art systems. Sixteen explosive objects were discovered.
I continually come across news of bombs, artillery shells and mines from World War II being discovered. Even worse, many are still capable of exploding.
Watch Where You Walk at World War II Sites. --Cooter
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