[lbo-talk] E&P on Hiroshima coverup

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Aug 3 07:04:18 PDT 2005


[long, so here's the lede]

<http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=90&e=1&u=/ep/20050802/en_bpiep/specialreporthiroshimacoverupexposed>

SPECIAL REPORT: Hiroshima Cover-up Exposed Tue Aug 2, 6:11 PM ET

NEW YORK In the weeks following the atomic attacks on Japan almost 60 years ago, and then for decades afterward, the United States engaged in airtight suppression of all film shot in Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the bombings. This included footage shot by U.S. military crews and Japanese newsreel teams. In addition, for many years, all but a handful of newspaper photographs were seized or prohibited.

The public did not see any of the newsreel footage for 25 years, and the U.S. military film remained hidden for nearly four decades.

The full story of this atomic cover-up is told fully for the first time today at E&P Online, as the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings approaches later this week. Some of the long-suppressed footage will be aired on televison this Saturday.

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