https://archive.is/vt6mi

the US struck a secret agreement with Ishii. In a memo to General Douglas MacArthur (1880 – 1964), commander of Allied forces in Japan, Washington recognized that although war crimes had been committed, the experiments led by Ishii and his colleagues were “almost incalculable and incredibly valuable to the United States.”

In exchange for the records of Unit 731’s experiments, the US granted Ishii and his assistants immunity. Ishii died, and his collaborators went on to have careers in prestigious universities and private laboratories.

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    8 days ago

    I’m not kidding anyone, I’m specifically saying the information was valuable enough to give them what they wanted. that’s all

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      8 days ago

      Was the information valuable enough to torture people in order to obtain it? Do you think value of this information justifies what the Japanese did to these people?