i got this email today...
The U.S. Embassy has learned of a possible threat against American
facilities in Japan, the credibility of which has yet to be determined.
Given the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, we advise American citizens to
exercise caution and report any suspicious activities to authorities.
The American Embassy in Tokyo
American Citizen Services
1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420
Tel: 03-3224-5000
Fax: 03-3224-5856
http://japan.usembassy.gov/acs/
what...in lil' ole joetsu, niigata? i feel pretty safe here. bet that's what the folks in nagasaki thought too.
speaking of...did you know that niigata city made the short list of targets for the atomic bomb attacks? Hiroshima, Kokura, Niigata and Nagasaki (in that order of preference) were surveyed on august 1st, with orders to attack as soon after august 3rd as weather permitted. lucky for niigata it has extreme rains and crap weather. on august 6th at 8:15 am the vicious weapon was unleashed on hiroshima.
posted by Tiffany @ 11:16 PM
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Tiff - did I ever tell you that my grandfather was on the weatherplane that helped to make the final decision about the bomb target?
It was never something he was proud of. He worked the rest of his life for peace. (Not that that's any consolation to the hundreds of thousands killed.) My grandmother was the one who told me - he never would have.
Be smart, stay safe!
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