No More Hiroshima, No More Nagasaki
60 years ago today (August 9th Tokyo Time, 8th in the U.S.), the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. 3 days earlier (August 6th Tokyo Time, 5th in the U.S.), America dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Combined, over 140,000 people were killed immediately, and twice as many over time. This year thousands of people (including A-bomb survivors) gathered in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the anniversary dates to advocate for peace.
posted by cc @ 5:08 AM
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Right on.
we met with alison's friend laura last night - she's in japan for just that purpose. thanks for posting this.
If only more Americans and people worldwide could see what we are really doing in Iraq. That is no different than this.
hi k, it's good to see you.
yes, some people are incredibly short sighted when it comes to the real effects our actions are having. i wish everyone had to travel and take history classes and read zinn and much more. myself included.
hey kevin! so you are coming on the 11th! Awesome! Bringing anyone?
by the way, my grades are in! Now that I know I didn't fail any classes, I can say- I'M GRADUATING!!! i should get my diploma in the mail near the end of the month.
Again, CONGRATS! haha. Yeah, Jessica is going to come to Japan with me. I thought you guys knew that? Oh wells. She's also hooking me up with the plane ticket. I'm flying first class, (yes, on 9-11) for like under 700 dollars :D (total trip) only the japan legs are first class though, from portland to san jose we get the ol' shitseats. but it's only 2 hours so not so bad. haha i should have started a new post for this
WOW. that's going to be super nice. aw yeah. i've only flown first class once or twice, and it was radical.
Awesome! way to go! It'll be super comfortable with all that leg room and nice service. Looking forward to seeing you guys.
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