Pulling Back the Curtain on FDR’s Pearl Harbor Treachery

“FDR’s Day of Infamy speech on Dec. 8, 1941, asking Congress to declare war omits all reference to his war provoking ultimatum (given to the Japanese), ten days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. It deliberately deceived all members of Congress, Democrats, and Republicans alike, when he said the united States was still in conversation with its government and its emperor, looking forward to the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. No member of Congress knew about FDR’s war ultimatum, or of his receipt of the decoded Japanese answer, the evening of December 6th, when he turned to Harry Hopkins and said that meant war. This is exactly what he wanted and expected, but strangely, although he was commander and chief of our armed forces, he did little or nothing about it. It was his duty to immediately call the Secretary of War and the Secretary of Navy and General Marshall and Admiral Stark. The only thing that that is known is that he did call Admiral Stark who was at the theatre and so did not reach him. There is no record that he ever communicated that night with any of the prominent navy or army officers. The record shows that FDR knew from the decoded answer that it meant war more than fourteen hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and did nothing about it, except in his ‘Day of Infamy’ speech to start the spread of the greatest cover-up in history which continued for many years. Quoting FDR,

‘Indeed one hour after the Japanese air squadron had commenced bombing Oahu, the Japanese Ambassador to the united States and his colleague delivered to the Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent message’ (FDR’s war ultimatum). As pointed out the Japanese decoded answer was known to FDR fourteen hours before, and presumably, to Hull, Stimson, Knox, Marshall, and Stark. If they were not notified, FDR is responsible. The big cover-up got a good start wrapped up in a well-publicized and universally acclaimed Day of Infamy speech to Congress because not one member knew of the existence of FDR’s war-making ultimatum.”

Hamilton Fish
US Congressman — November 2, 1920 – January 3, 1945
FDR, The Other Side of the Coin; How We were Tricked into WW II – p. 146f

Author: jetbrane

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