Re: Double standard?

[Ed Evanhoe <gangster@oio.net>]

>Don,
>
> >>Let's not be confused by what a weapons delivery system is.  A merchant 
> LST
>whose nationality is disguised while it is engaged in a combat invasion is in
>"the same pot" as a disguised MIG pilot in a dogfight. The MIG's weapons
>consisted of machine-guns, etc.  The LST's weapons' system consisted of
>combat troops, tanks, artillery, and other weapons of war that disembarked
>from it. <,

This brings up a couple of interesting questions that I've never seen asked 
or answered:

"What flag, if any, did the Japanese-manned LST's and minesweepers fly?"

And:

"Who actually owned the Japanese-manned ships?  U.S.?  A Japanese 
company?  Or a company chartered is some other country?"

The answers to these will provide an answer to as to whether the LST's in 
question were "disguised" or simply following international maritime law.

Ed

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