August 07, 2005
Hiroshima Peace Site In keeping with today's "Japanese" theme, I thought it was appropriate to post some Hiroshima-related links, seeing that yesterday was 60 years since the US dropped the bomb.
Interesting photo gallery that features monuments, survivor portraits, and some objects...
Article: "Hiroshima: Was It Necessary?"
Short piece [via In These Times] about two recently published books that examined the history of atomic weapons: Hiroshima: The Falsehood Fallout"
Poems For Two Voices (part of a project created by Middle and High School students of Hiroshima International School)
.
too
sharp
bleak
wind
flames
fire
in
the
hearts
of
men
who
know
too
well
this
fury
may
erupt
again
against
this
fate
I
fold
I
fly
a
paper
crane
At least we didn't drop eggs on them. That action might have saved lives, but, would have wasted eggs.
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