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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010
Thousand Cranes

Some have called World War II, America’s “just” war.  But because wars involve people as well as nations, there are always acts of injustice along the way. There’s the issue of what is euphemistically referred to as “Collateral Damage,” the inflicting of death and suffering inflicted upon the innocent.  “A Thousand Cranes” is the story of Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl from Hiroshima who survived the blast of the atomic bomb, only to die a decade later of Leukemia caused by radiation.  Today we speak with three BYU faculty members about the life and legacy of Sadako, what happened to the city where she lived, and what is now recognized as an American injustice immediately following Pearl Harbor.

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Some have called World War II, America’s “just” war.  But because wars involve people as well as nations, there are always acts of injustice along the way. There’s the issue of what is euphemistically referred to as “Collateral Damage,” the inflicting of death and suffering inflicted upon the innocent.  “A Thousand Cranes” is the story of Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl from Hiroshima who survived the blast of the atomic bomb, only to die a decade later of Leukemia caused by radiation.  Today we speak with three BYU faculty members about the life and legacy of Sadako, what happened to the city where she lived, and what is now recognized as an American injustice immediately following Pearl Harbor.—Original airdate: 2/8/2010 11:00 AM

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