Tag Archives: WWII

WRECKS OF DUTCH WWII SHIPS MYSTERIOUSLY VANISH FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE JAVA SEA

The remains of these 3 Dutch ships are from the Battle of the Java Sea which was fought on February 27, 1942 between a hastily assembled battle group of Dutch, British, American and Australian ships led by the Dutch Admiral Karel Doorman and the overwhelming Japanese fleet steaming towards the Island of Java. It was […]

SPEECHES BY SHINZO ABE ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE AS REMORSEFUL AS VICTIM NATIONS WOULD LIKE

Maryknoll Fr William Grimm, publisher of ucanews.com, based in Tokyo, Japan, posted the following commentary on April 21, 2015 on the background of coming speeches by Shinzo Abe, and I am reposting it with permission. This is an insightful and balanced article covering a touchy subject that will remain in the news from now through […]

TOTOK, INDO: WHAT IS REALLY THE DIFFERENCE?

Three months ago, I exchanged e-mails with Priscilla K M regarding the fact that there is very little available in English that deals with the horrific circumstances of the Dutch-Indonesians on Java under the Japanese during WWII that I describe in “with nothing but our lives”. Priscilla is the founder of The Indo Project whose […]