"Eric Takabayashi" <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote in message
news:41727888.E5AB9CBC@yahoo.co.jp...
> Okinawans do not seem to believe that either army was gentle with them,
despite
> the fact the damage could have been far worse. After all, two thirds of
the
> population of the main island remained alive, and 80 percent of the island
is
> still available for civilian use. But pouring flaming gasoline or throwing
> grenades into civilian cave shelters or rape in Okinawa are not recognized
as war
> crimes, and many kids in the US go without hearing of it.

I wasn't aware of widespread rape of Okinawans during the war. Do you have
sources?

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Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom
ryang@gol.com