"B2431" wrote in message
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From: "Kevin Brooks"

"George Z. Bush" wrote in message
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Tank Fixer wrote:
In article ,
on Mon, 31 May 2004 18:59:55 -0800,
Abrigon Gusiq attempted to say .....

General in Japan, I forget his name, proved that even if you are not
in
command of troops, they are in your area, you are responsible for
them..

Something to do with command intent or ..


Gen Yamashima sp
Manila, Philippines 1945
Special Naval Landing Troops ran amoke killing civilians.
He was tried and hung post war.

That'd have been Gen. Yama****a and Gen. Homma as well. Along with
acknowledging their responsibility for the action of the troops under
their
command even if those actions had not been reported to them,
Yama****a's
major
crime seems to have been that he'd whipped McArthur's ass in the
Phillippines
at the outset of the war with far less troops than McArthur had at his
disposal.

George/Hal, your grasp of military history is about as keen as your grasp
of
what constitutes a violation of UN Res 687-- Yama****a was nowhere *near*
the PI "at the outset of the war".

Brooks

Wasn't he on his way towards booting the Brits out of Singapore at the
time?

Yep.

Brooks


Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired