Re: Attitudes toward Korean War

[James Robert Dennis III <jrdennis@earthlink.net>]

>In a message dated 8/2/2001 4:51:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>jrdennis@earthlink.net writes:
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>> If the Koreans were really anti-Japanese, oppressed or what ever you want 
>> to say, then when and where was the armed revolt of 1944 or 1945?
>> 
>> 
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>James,
>
>That is another long story beyond the limit of our discussion.
>
>Suffice to say that Koreans rose up against Japanese aggression
>ever since Japan tried to take over Korea in 1905. Thousands of
>Korean patriots took up arms and fought Japanese troops inside
>Korea as well as from Manchuria. One of the armed groups
>that fought for a long time in the Manchurian area was led by
>Kim Il Sung. But, due to the Cold War politics in the post-WW II
>period, Rhee regime and the US tried to depict him as an
>imposter.
>
>John2
>
>John2
>

I am well aware of the Korean protests against the Japanese in 1905, are 
you?

I have made the point that the Korean People for the most part were 
Japanese Collaborators except for a few, who shut down all operations 
when the Soviets told them to.  Kim Il Sung was one of those.  It is also 
interesting that the Communist Koreans with Mao, did little to interfere 
with the Japanese during World War II.

I am also aware that the Koreans did nothing to help destroy the Japanese 
War Machine nor did they help the OSS in actions against the Japanese.