Comments on: Hiroshima: The Lost Photographs

By: anonymous commenter

anonymous commenter — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:39:56 +0000

Whoever butchers civilians, if their flag is red and white or red and white a blue, is a monster. If I wasn't an atheist I would hope everyone responsible would burn in a special corner of hell.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:09:27 +0000

Aiiee! I never saw that. Thanks, Tiny Dancer. I'll fix it.

By: Tiny Dancer

Tiny Dancer — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:52:48 +0000

Wonderful and sobering link, thank you. Might want to edit the text a tad, though. I shouldn't have been laughing, but I couldn't help it: "... examine and record the damage caused by the atomic comb". Just picturing that massive comb kickin' ass made me giggle.

By: noahstrickland

noahstrickland — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:18:40 +0000

Got to kind of agree with Vagabond. the Japanese had little if no respect for the chinese, they refered to them as "garlic eaters" and looked upon them with contempt. all though we will never know if there was another way to end the fighting, i for one am glad it happened then so that it will never have to happen again......hopefully.

By: mountain

mountain — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:15:58 +0000

While I disagree that Hiroshima or Nagasaki "deserved" it, I do think it's true that many more lives would have been lost, on both sides, if the US had opted for a land invasion instead of the Atom bomb.

By: AO

AO — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:06:20 +0000

We have to stop Iran and North Korea from developing their own atomic combs! Those things are devastating.

By: Vagabond

Vagabond — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:41:26 +0000

Those bastards deserved every bit of it and more!
They butchered innocent millions upon millions of innocent people all over Asia. They committed atrocities you could not even dream possible. Japanese soldiers disemboweled pregnant Chinese women and made the women watch while the soldiers used the wriggling fetuses for bayonet practice. They dragged Women out of their homes, raped them in front of their families and their townsfolk and then shipped them off and used them as "comfort women for Japanese soldiers. They buried thousands of civilians ALIVE in mass graves. The Rape of Nanking was an inhuman contest between two Japanese officers to see who could kill more Chinese.
To this day, Japanese refuse to formally apologize or make restitution for all their atrocities. In fact, there are Japanese schoolbooks that deny their atrocities ever occurred. So DO NOT feel sorry for Hiroshima or Nagasaki. The bombs saved countless American soldiers' lives and countless Asian lives.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:15:21 +0000

The crate wasn't thrown out. It was given to Miller, who still has it.

By: red

red — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:09:48 +0000

Oh wow, I just re-read what I said. I'm like a kid - who cares about the photos, check out the box, mom!

By: red

red — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:09:03 +0000

holy crap, did you see the box it was in? How could anyone accidentally throw out a box like that. That thing alone is worth good scratch on EBAY.

By: boliyou

boliyou — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:31:48 +0000

Thanks for passing these along. They're haunting, and frightening. A real testament to the destruction in Hiroshima.

By: Scooter

Scooter — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:31:22 +0000

it would be interesting to see the whole series.
interesting as in saddening as to the effect of the bomb, and a warning to anyone who thinks they are the answer to anything.

By: Geekazoid

Geekazoid — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:08:23 +0000

Haunting pictures. Very thought provoking and sad (not judging anything about the war or hiroshima in general, just thought I'd point that out before the pro war rah rah crowd gets riled up over this as per usual).

By: Rocky Rook

Rocky Rook — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:02:35 +0000

I've seen the 'footprints' type of picture before. That blows my mind ... a blast so powerful it leaves shadows.

By: stormie24

stormie24 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:51:33 +0000

wow. I think the most disturbing is the picture of the jacket hung over the chair. There are so many sad stories from Hiroshima. I guess 'paradise comes at a cost' is somewhat true.

By: silentwatcher24

silentwatcher24 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:38:40 +0000

Those are amazing. It's so hard to think what that much have been like, for that to be your life...