The Phillipines

Today commemorates the December 8, 1941 attack on the U.S. occupied Philippines by the Japanese which eventually lead to the Bataan Death March. Douglas Macarthur, aka "Dugout Doug," managed to escape to Australia protecting his own hide at the expense of his men and the 99 nurses he left behind on Corregidor. Thankfully, especially to those who Love torture like that I hear is shown in the popular show "24" (which I've never seen), Doug had the foresight to incorporate Japan's famous "Unit 731." Unit 731 used to torture folk to death to see how much they could endure before they died. Now we have torture in Iraq, Guantanamo, Afghanistan, in U.S. prisons. Doug abandoned his men and women to go on and have a long life and career.

Yesterday was Pearl Harbor Day, a day I figured everyone else would remember so I made no mention (I used to work for two survivors of Pearl Harbor; Dan Mercer and Ken Hewlett). Today is the anniversary of the attack on the Philippines.

Thanks, Doug.