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James Traficant: “it is bad enough that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Reports now confirm that Japanese companies like Mitsubishi and…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2001
it is bad enough that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Reports now confirm that Japanese companies like Mitsubishi and Matsui forced American soldiers into slave labor camps, many even murdered. If that is not enough to eat your Toyota, our VA Secretary said and I quote, ``America demands an apology.'' Beam me up. American prisoners of war from World War II do not deserve an apology. They deserve compensation for Japanese war crimes, period. I yield back all those Japanese cars on American streets, painted and tainted with the blood of prisoners of war, American prisoners of war from World War II.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Addressing the need for compensation for American POWs from World War II during a speech.

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