Japan PM: No More WWII Brothel Apologies (AP)

[Eugene]

Japan PM: No More WWII Brothel Apologies

By CHISAKI WATANABE
The Associated Press
Sunday, March 4, 2007; 10:46 PM

TOKYO -- Japan will not apologize again for its World War II military brothels,
even if the U.S. Congress passes a resolution demanding it, Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe told parliament Monday.

Abe, elaborating on his denial last week that women from across Asia were forced
into sexual slavery in the 1930s and 1940s, said none of the testimony in hearings
last month by the U.S. House of Representatives offered any solid proof of abuse.

"I must say we will not apologize even if there's a resolution," Abe told lawmakers
in a lengthy debate, during which he also said he stood by Japan's landmark 1993
apology on the brothels.

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The U.S. House is considering a nonbinding resolution that would demand a formal
acknowledgment and apology from the Japanese government for the brothels.
A House committee heard testimony last month from women who described being
taking captive by Japanese authorities and repeatedly raped as so-called
"comfort women."

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/04/AR2007030401112.html

[pitohui]

1. well i say get the log out of your own eye before worrying about the mote in your brother's eye

christ, can we agree that world war II ended in 1945? the usa doesn't need to keep investigating fucking japan, they need to investigate, impeach, and convict the architects of the current crimes

i am very sorry for what happened to the women in the brothels but the usa can't fix it, these women are very old if they are alive at all, meanwhile entire nations are being wiped out TODAY by current crap that we actually have control over

this fetish for apologies is a big fucking time waster if you ask me

yes, by all means, let's shit on one of our few remaining good friends and allies and wallow back in world war 2 days when we were bitter enemies, yeah, that's fucking productive!

[VADem11]

3. Actually

the U.S. can help fix it. Yes, it happened more than 60 years ago but Japan needs to acknowledge its atrocities.

[rockymountaindem]

2. These guys aren't worth the time of day

Sadly, however, they are who those seeking justice must contend with, and thus they cannot be ignored.