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Re:The Japanese Soldier Who Fought WWII for 30 Years by hernan7 on Tuesday July 06, 2010 @04:16PM (#1492215)
Actually, if his orders included killing civilians, then those were unlawful orders. And if he was obeying them that would make him a war criminal, no?
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Re:The Japanese Soldier Who Fought WWII for 30 Years by sliverstorm on Tuesday July 06, 2010 @05:10PM (#1492393)
I don't think he was ever ordered to kill civilians. He figured the proliferation of 'civilians' on the island was a ruse, and they were actually soldiers in disguise.
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