Post-WWII American officials downplayed Japanese war crimes in germ warfare.
Evidence
THAT SAME DAY, December 27, 1949, a spokesman at MacArthur’s headquarters in Tokyo told reporters that there were no known cases in which Japanese germ-warfare scientists experimented on American prisoners of war, or indeed on prisoners of any nationality. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 633
Categorization
- corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 633
- XREF: connects to: Immunity promises allowed the US to gain vital knowledge about Japanese biological warfare. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 492; The American denial was a coordinated deception despite its truth. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 609; The American germ warfare program targeted various diseases including anthrax. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 139 (+1 more)
Related
- Immunity promises allowed the US to gain vital knowledge about Japanese biological warfare. (similarity 0.85)
- The American germ warfare program targeted various diseases including anthrax. (similarity 0.83)
- The American denial was a coordinated deception despite its truth. (similarity 0.80)
Broader Connections
- Suppressed knowledge allows the myth of American decency to endure.
#corroborates(0.80) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 1087 - The American germ warfare program targeted various diseases including anthrax.
#expands(0.60) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 139