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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
[[category:1941-12-07]][[category:US]][[category:cover-ups]]The [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] on December 7, 1941, was the incident which brought the {{USA}} into [[World War II]].{{seed}}
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[[category:1941-12-07]][[category:US]][[category:cover-ups]]The [[Pearl Harbor attack|attack on Pearl Harbor]] on December 7, 1941, was the incident which brought the {{USA}} into [[World War II]].{{seed}}
  
 
Despite the official story that the attack came as a complete surprise, there appears to be a strong historical case that top US officials:
 
Despite the official story that the attack came as a complete surprise, there appears to be a strong historical case that top US officials:
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* ordered the fleet at Pearl Harbor into a configuration which would be the most heavily damaged by an air attack
 
* ordered the fleet at Pearl Harbor into a configuration which would be the most heavily damaged by an air attack
 
* kept officers at Pearl Harbor in the dark about the latest intelligence, and generally out of the loop
 
* kept officers at Pearl Harbor in the dark about the latest intelligence, and generally out of the loop
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==Related==
 
==Related==
 
* The [[2001-09-11 attacks]] have been compared to the Pearl Harbor attack.
 
* The [[2001-09-11 attacks]] have been compared to the Pearl Harbor attack.

Revision as of 23:26, 4 May 2008

Overview

The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was the incident which brought the United States into World War II.

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Despite the official story that the attack came as a complete surprise, there appears to be a strong historical case that top US officials:

  • knew of the impending attack
  • had antagonized the Japanese with the idea of encouraging them to attack
  • ordered the fleet at Pearl Harbor into a configuration which would be the most heavily damaged by an air attack
  • kept officers at Pearl Harbor in the dark about the latest intelligence, and generally out of the loop

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