Generic terms like "the code" and "the war" should be an alert for anyone that there's bollix about. What "the code" would they mean, exactly? Probably someone confused about Enigma.
As for "the war," there was no guarantee that the isolationist-beholden FDR would have declared war on Germany in the event the Japanese attacked the United States. This we do know because we have documentation of Churchill trying to get a straight answer if not a commitment out of FDR to declare war on Germany if Japan attacked X, Y, or Z. Furthermore, the attack on Pearl did bring the U.S. into "the war" but in the Pacific. Hitler declared war on the United States first, forcing FDR's hand. Then it became "the war." Churchill had his hands quite full with the Germans and wouldn't have wasted his time trying to eavesdrop on the Japanese in any case. Besides, they kept it so close to the vest they didn't even tell the Germans. Speculation in historical matters doesn't make fact; it enters into the realm of alternate history -- and yes, the WinstonChurchill.org is always the first and only place to go to debunk these myths. On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 12:30 PM, <[email protected]<churchillchat%[email protected]> > wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/topics > > - Pearl Harbor. Recently reported: is it > correct?<#12ad86f35d06475c_group_thread_0>[6 Updates] > - Churchill ordered assasination of Mussolini as part of a > cover-up?<#12ad86f35d06475c_group_thread_1>[2 Updates] > - Res: [ChurchillChat] How Churchill organized > himself?<#12ad86f35d06475c_group_thread_2>[1 Update] > > Topic: Pearl Harbor. Recently reported: is it > correct?<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/t/b9ef6d022f054c99> > > John Mather <[email protected]> Sep 03 12:42AM -0400 > ^<#12ad86f35d06475c_digest_top> > > Recently reported: > > "President Roosevelt did not know beforehand about Pearl Harbor because > Winston Churchill, who did know because the British broke the code, did not > tell President Roosevelt > more...<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/msg/4a31ad1a0b471ed7> > > > Anthony Calabrese <[email protected]> Sep 03 03:53AM -0400 > ^<#12ad86f35d06475c_digest_top> > > Of course there is no shred of evidence. In any event, the US had > broken some of the Japanese codes, FDR was getting real time decrypts of > the > messages sent to the Japanese embassy the night before > more...<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/msg/310f79f4874b0f72> > > > "Chris Sterling" <[email protected]> Sep 03 05:55AM -0400 > ^<#12ad86f35d06475c_digest_top> > > NO...not a snip. This is more of the conspiracy folks running amok. > Bletchley Park had made little progress against the Japanese codes--and > their understandable focus was on Germany in any case. > more...<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/msg/49e98a426601286f> > > > "Quinn Bastian " <[email protected]> Sep 03 07:42AM > ^<#12ad86f35d06475c_digest_top> > > This rumour has been around a long time and is totally unfounded. To > begin with, even if WSC did have foreknowledge of the planned attack, he > would have had no reason to keep the information from > more...<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/msg/391567a0f399195b> > > > Anthony Calabrese <[email protected]> Sep 03 09:56AM -0400 > ^<#12ad86f35d06475c_digest_top> > > One other thing to keep in mind. Had Churchill known, he would have > warned the US. Why do I so strongly believe this? Because when Churchill > did > have warning of an impending attack (the USSR), > more...<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/msg/57e7bf274dcb61c6> > > > Todd Ronnei <[email protected]> Sep 03 07:51AM -0700 > ^<#12ad86f35d06475c_digest_top> > > Of course, our website debunks this nonsense: > > > > http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/myths/myths/he-knew-of-pearl-harbour-attack > more...<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/msg/656c5a2112f7cbe4> > > Topic: Churchill ordered assasination of Mussolini as part of a > cover-up?<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/t/1e2f030a58364ec5> > > David Freeman <[email protected]> Sep 02 05:27PM -0700 > ^<#12ad86f35d06475c_digest_top> > > From today's Daily Telegraph: > > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/world-war-2/7978285/Winston-Churchill-ordered-assassination-of-Mussolini-to-protect-compromising-letters.html > more...<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/msg/b03f66a7de542274> > > > Johan Arve <[email protected]> Sep 03 09:24AM +0200 > ^<#12ad86f35d06475c_digest_top> > > WSC pulling the strings of the Italian communists to protect himself. > Puuhleeaze. > > more...<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/msg/4020eb53a17991c6> > > Topic: Res: [ChurchillChat] How Churchill organized > himself?<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/t/29458d7500bac2cb> > > [email protected] Sep 02 10:49PM ^ <#12ad86f35d06475c_digest_top> > > Hi All, > > Everytime I think I know WSC's secretaries and dectives more come out > of the 'woodwork": Does anybody know of a complete list of these folk > and > with the dates they served the 'Old > more...<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat/msg/1d19ee575119a93> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<churchillchat%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. 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