US Marine Guilty of Iraq Killing

This just in. We'll be following this story as it develops."A US marine has been found guilty of killing an Iraqi soldier when they were on night-time patrol in Fallujah. Lance Corporal Delano Holmes was convicted of negligent homicide. But he was found not guilty of a more...

The Blackout Of Hawaii On The Eve Of Pearl Harbor

"Although there is no doubt that after September, 1939, Roosevelt definitely preferred to get into the war directly in Europe, he had always kept Japan as an ace in his sleeve ever since his meeting with Stimson in January, 1933, and the first meeting of his Cabinet in March,...

Roosevelt's Policies Prior To Pearl Harbor

"This was done to undermine the Japanese peace party that was still in office, and to strengthen the war party. This aim was fully accomplished when Roosevelt and Hull unceremoniously brushed off the impressive effort of Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoye of Japan to reach...

The Administration Had Detailed Advance Warning Of The Attack

"The attack was a surprise to our men at Pearl, their families, the American public, and the world at large. But while the extent of the human toll may have come as a shock to him, FDR was hardly surprised by the attack itself."