Confirmed: Roosevelt knew we would be hit at Pearl Harbor
A Freedom of Information Act (”FOIA”) request has shown the United States had detailed knowledge of Japanese communications throughout WWII and before the attack on Pearl Harbor. According to Robert Stinnett, author “Day Of Deceit” the documents he obtained through his FOIA request show cable after cable of decrypted military messages that show Japanese ships were preparing for war and going to Hawaii. Stinnett, a WW II veteran, spent sixteen years at the National Archives examining over 200,000 documents. He found that from November 17 to 25, 1941, the U.S. Navy intercepted eighty-three messages that Japanese Admiral Yamamoto sent to his carriers. On November 25th Yamamoto’s message was in part: “the task force, keeping its movements strictly secret and maintaining close guard against submarines and aircraft, shall advance into Hawaiian waters, and upon the very opening of hostilities shall attack the main force of the United States fleet in Hawaii and deal it a mortal blow.”
Tags: Franklin Roosevelt, Pearl Harbor, World War II, Yamamoto