The Typist

<p>The Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 unleashed the full fury of the American government against Japanese Americans both citizens and immigrants.</p><p>The rationale these people were relocated for their own protection was a lie.</p><p>The justification used to persuade the American public these people represented a threat to the security of the nation was a lie.</p><p>The promise their property businesses and homes would be held in safekeeping was a lie.</p><p>By late afternoon on 7 December in the cities of the territory of Alaska the FBI began arresting members of the Japanese American business community - mere hours after the attack. Due process was but a pretense. Due process was a lie.</p><p>President Bush on the 50th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack stated The internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry was a great injustice and it will never be repeated.</p><p>This was also a lie.</p><p>It is happening again.</p>