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Location DB > Japan > Hiroshima > Toranomon > Prefectural Industrial Products Hall > History Lesson -- Lest We Forget Gallery Description Today is the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Even at this late date, new facts are still being revealed, in particular how United States military censors suppressed news of the lethal effects of radiation on the survivors, even those who had not been injured by the blast itself. Defying US occupation forces, George Weller was the first reporter into Nagasaki after the US dropped the atomic bomb. His 25,000 word report did not get past the US military censors. A carbon-copy of his original articles, which were spiked on the orders of MacArthur himself, have only recently been found by his son. (George Weller died in 2002). These will be published in a forthcoming book. William Laurence, the New York Times reporter who covered the bombings was also on the US government payroll. Mr. Laurence was one of those primarily responsible for the coverup of the atomic blast's aftereffects. He referred to Japanese doctor's descriptions of radiation sickess as "Japanese propaganda" fabricated with a goal to elicit sympathy, and thus negotiate better surrender terms. Journalists Amy Goodman and David Goodman call for the Pulitzer Board to strip Laurence and his paper, The New York Times, of the undeserved prize History Lesson -- Lest We Forget 7 comments then_and_now.jpg 4 comments 2(3).jpg 1 comments burned.jpg 0 comments atomic_bomb.jpg 1 comments dome_today.jpg 0 comments hiroshima_today.jpg 16 comments peace_memorial_park.jpg Controls Return to Main Location Page Edit this Gallery Subscribe this Gallery Background Colour Help The background colours of the boxes are as follows: a picture you've already seen / you're not logged in! a picture you haven't seen yet a picture with new comments you haven't read yet All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 500 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 739004303 pages have been generated.