Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Factoid of the day

Hit jobs targeting America's enemies didn't start with Obama...FDR ordered a hit on Admiral Yamamoto, the one who devised the Pearl Harbor attack.

more HERE


U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox to "Get Yamamoto." Knox instructed Admiral Chester W. Nimitz of Roosevelt's wishes. Admiral Nimitz consulted Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., Commander, South Pacific, then authorized a mission on 17 April to intercept Yamamoto's flight en route and shoot it down....

No comments: