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To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (626430)	8/31/2011 5:04:55 PM
From: Taro	Respond to of 1588051

The major issue being, that MacArthur was on Hirohito's side from the very beginning. He kept him out of the war criminal proceedings. May even explain the difference in attitude between the US popularity in after war Japan vs the lack of same in after war Germany, where - parts because of the insistence of and FDR promises to his old buddy 'Ole Joe' that the German war criminals must swing, military or not - the yankees remain quite something one looks down at vs. ín Japan, where the US always was and remains popular. As Jodl stated it after his appeal being denied to be executed military style by a gun squad in lieu of hanging, 'yes, as military being in command of the losing enemy I knew we were already doomed, but this we never deserved'. Jodl was dancing in his neck loop for 15 minutes only, whereas it took Keitl a full 30 minutes to get real strangled and finally calm down. Those stubborn Germans... The UK professional hangman, who witnessed the show, according to his memoirs was truly upset by the lack of professionalism by those gallowers on duty... The allies had a deal in place, whereas they had agreed with Stalin, that everybody was supposed to hang by their neck, military or not.. IMHO they should have shot those Germans on the spot rather than putting up that farce of a 'tribunal' in Nuremberg. A sick piece of theater. Just like that public TV 'Saddam digging-out-of-a-hole', really showed a side of the Norte Americanos very few want to line up with - I hope... Pulling that fine comb through his hair simulating an effort to catch some lice - truly disgusting. Saddam should have been shot like Bin Laden, on the spot at capture, to be reported later. Most of the credit, good or bad, for that public snuff video shot of Saddam's hanging goes to the US administration: You guys decide if good or not. /Taro