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The prosecution ends its case and the defense team begins its rebuttal. The American lawyer Blakeney
tries to establish that key United States officials
already foresaw the Japanese attack just before Pearl Harbor. He calls an American army officer
to the stand who had been tasked
with decoding a telegram from the Japanese government
to its embassy in Washington before Pearl Harbor was bombed. The telegram was an ultimatum
to be conveyed to the US government. The witness states that the message was decoded and sent
to President Roosevelt. Defense lawyer Blakeney argues that while America did not know
that Pearl Harbor would be targeted, it did know that war was imminent. He insists that the attack on Pearl Harbor
was, therefore, not a surprise. I'm not convinced by Blakeney's argument
tries to establish that key United States officials
already foresaw the Japanese attack just before Pearl Harbor. He calls an American army officer
to the stand who had been tasked
with decoding a telegram from the Japanese government
to its embassy in Washington before Pearl Harbor was bombed. The telegram was an ultimatum
to be conveyed to the US government. The witness states that the message was decoded and sent
to President Roosevelt. Defense lawyer Blakeney argues that while America did not know
that Pearl Harbor would be targeted, it did know that war was imminent. He insists that the attack on Pearl Harbor
was, therefore, not a surprise. I'm not convinced by Blakeney's argument
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The prosecution ends its case
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and the defense team begins its rebuttal.
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The American lawyer Blakeney
tries to establish
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that key United States officials
already foresaw the Japanese attack
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just before Pearl Harbor.
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He calls an American army officer
to the stand
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who had been tasked
with decoding a telegram
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from the Japanese government
to its embassy in Washington
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before Pearl Harbor was bombed.
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The telegram was an ultimatum
to be conveyed to the US government.
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The witness states that the message
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was decoded and sent
to President Roosevelt.
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Defense lawyer Blakeney
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argues that while America did not know
that Pearl Harbor would be targeted,
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it did know that war was imminent.
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He insists that the attack on Pearl Harbor
was, therefore, not a surprise.
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I'm not convinced by Blakeney's argument.
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Movie Summary
A historical drama that focuses on a decade-long investigation into events in the Pacific during and after WWII.
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