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></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The rationale these people were relocated for their own protection was a lie.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The justification used to persuade the American public these people represented a threat to the security of the nation was a lie.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The promise their property businesses and homes would be held in safekeeping was a lie.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>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.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>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.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>This was also a lie. It is happening again.</span></p><p></p>