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Congressman Howard Coble Endorses Racist Internment, Also Opposed 1988 Civil Liberties Act
 On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, Congressman Howard Coble (R-North Carolina) expressly justified on public radio our country's exclusion, removal, and detention of 120,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II in light of concerns for national security.
In 1983, the Congressional Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians concluded that there was no probative evidence that any Japanese-American posed as a threat to our nation's security. Despite this, Congressman Coble insisted that "some [Japanese-Americans] probably were intent on doing harm to us, just as some of these Arab-Americans are probably intent on doing harm to us."
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History Lessons
by A.R. Sakaeda (Yellowworld.org)
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat
it.”—George Santayana
After September 11, 2001, whenever I hear people say, “This is
like Pearl Harbor all over again,” I get a sick feeling in my stomach.
To some, “Remember Pearl Harbor!” is a call to defend our
country from foreign invaders. But I do not hear it as a cry for patriotism.
When I remember Pearl Harbor, I am reminded that I have been cast as the
enemy in the country of my birth....
continued | Feb. 11, 2003
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