Day Of Deceit

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You can only speculate when it comes to these advance-knowledge conspiracy theories, but the Pearl Harbor debate is very much alive. Robert Stinnett, author of the highly acclaimed Day Of Deceit, offers tremendous insight on the sensitive topic of Pearl Harbor. Stinnett presents facts and documents galore, of which are very hard for mainstream historians to ignore.

Some fringe writers have openly suggested that various high ranking members (at least 30 including President Franklin D. Roosevelt) knew about the attack in advance, and in fact, they have argued that an attack was encouraged by FDR in order to force America into the Pacific theater.

At that point in history America was isolationist, because citizens were reluctant to intervene in Europe’s affairs, especially after the first bloody war. Roosevelt’s political promise was to avoid sending the young men off to another war, a promise which he failed to keep.

The author of Day Of Deceit makes a valid case and offers ample data to back it up. He can not be deemed a novice, because he was a naval photographer in WWII, from 1942 to 1946, serving alongside George H.W. Bush. Also, Stinnett worked as a journalist for the Oakland Tribune.

After many years of meticulous research, Stinnett tackles the great question of Pearl Harbor. What did officials know and more importantly, how early did they know about an overt attack on Pearl Harbor? Was it a setup from the beginning?

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It’s the McCollum memo that appears to be the ‘smoking gun’. The memo predates back to October 7, 1940, and is so significant because it was written more than a year before the Pearl Harbor attack.

“It is not believed that in the present state of political opinion the United States government is capable of declaring war against Japan without more ado,” writes Lieutenant Commander Arthur H. McCollum.

McCollum’s solution to the stalemate was to provoke Japan into committing an overt act of war. Mission accomplished.

Just as intriguing perhaps are the many other clues the author provides for the reader. We now know what frequencies the Japanese were transmitting on, including exact kilocycles!

Extraordinary secrecy is prevalent during this time. No paper trail of messages to Admiral Husband E. Kimmel can be found. Isn’t that interesting? Was Kimmel the victim of a bigger conspiracy?

War was imminent and Japanese military officials weren’t hiding anything, in fact, they ignored instructions to be silent on the radio. When you are going to war protocol is sometimes broken.

Accordingly, American intelligence was extremely professional and sophisticated, much more so than the public was ever made aware of. One can only imagine the level of technology possessed by intelligence today.

There are other writers out there that want you to think that American intelligence was asleep and failed miserably, but this is nothing short of disinformation. Robert Stinnett stands tall, putting himself out there as an author and sticking to his compendium.

Intelligence was consistently breaking the code without Japan knowing it.

One example, a crucial message was intercepted by Radioman Second Class Gramblin, taken from Vice Admiral Mitsumi Shimizu, who was aboard a ship in the Marshall Islands. Once again, no paper trail left at Station H in Hawaii, and absolutely no message delivered to Admiral Kimmel. You see the distinct pattern here. No trace of evidence was to be left behind. Just follow orders and do what you’re told to do.

Similar material was shared in various universities and Stinnett wasn’t the first to write about it. He brings to light the book that opened his eyes up, At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor, an exhaustive account of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Drawing on twenty years of research and access to scores of previously classified documents, Stinnett proves that Pearl Harbor was not an accident. I challenge anyone to read this book and not be altered by the content. Well researched, well documented, and well written, Stinnett’s book packs a heavy punch and is quite compelling. I am impressed.

If you want the real truth about Pearl Harbor, I suggest you get a copy and read it. There are Pearl Harbor documents so sensitive that government will not declassify today, many years later. Just what are they hiding?