The Churchill you didn't know

[Wombat]

I knew he was a tad unsavory at times, but some of these really floored me.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/...,849122,00.html

[SitFlyer]

There is no article at that link.

[GNEP]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,849122,00.html

was this is Wombat?

[Wombat]

Yes, that's it. Odd that it doesn't work when I did a copy & paste from the browser.

[K6-III]

Certainly not the commonly accepted mystical churchill presented in common history....

[KvHagedorn]

Of course not.. grief, surely you all know by now that history is written by the victors.

[Wombat]

Unless you're Japan.

[Dogbert]

Originally posted by Wombat
Unless you're Japan.

[KvHagedorn]

He means Japan is kept in the dark about their role in WW2.. you know, little things like Pearl Harbor and the massacre of 600,000 Chinese.

[Dogbert]

I thought it was common knowledge.
Especially now with all the Korean tech coming here (cell phones, computers etc) we're hearing again about their competition against Japan and why they still hate Japan so much.

[Wombat]

Here's a quick overview:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,7369,778007,00.html

[Dogbert]

Very interesting read.
Thanks.

[Pace]

Originally posted by Wombat
Yes, that's it. Odd that it doesn't work when I did a copy & paste from the browser.

More oddness: I clicked on the link last night, when your post was the only one here - and it worked. Did you edit your post at all? Looks the same to me...

[Sasq]

Oh, they know but yes its not taught in schools. some of the information they do learn is incorect, and the text books gloss over a huge amount of facts.

There is a big fight going on here amongst the ruleing party and the academics about teaching the truth to the younger generation.

[Sethos]

That certianly does paint another picutre of Churchill...

~Sethos