The American denial was a coordinated deception despite its truth.
Evidence
Since Conant wasn’t briefed about the tunnel, he could claim that the charge was a baseless provocation. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 609
Categorization
- corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 609
- XREF: connects to: East Germans protested about American potato beetle attacks, but were dismissed as ridiculous. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 480; Post-WWII American officials downplayed Japanese war crimes in germ warfare. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 633; Suppressed knowledge allows the myth of American decency to endure. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 1087
Related
- Suppressed knowledge allows the myth of American decency to endure. (similarity 0.82)
- Post-WWII American officials downplayed Japanese war crimes in germ warfare. (similarity 0.80)
Library Connections
- Suppressed knowledge allows the myth of American decency to endure.
#expands(0.85) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 1087
Broader Connections
- Post-WWII American officials downplayed Japanese war crimes in germ warfare.
#exemplifies(0.80) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 633