tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post4672588613395905545..comments2024-03-24T06:37:31.047-07:00Comments on Rome the Second Time: Underground Rome - the Royal bunker from World War IIDianne Bennett and William Graebnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020113718051468497noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-82844849174063938812018-04-19T14:12:10.666-07:002018-04-19T14:12:10.666-07:00Just to be clear, the allies did not use chemical ...Just to be clear, the allies did not use chemical weapons in WWII, but the Italians in the 1920's and 30's did against not only Ethiopia but Libya to widespread international condemnation. Both the Italians and Germans had significant stockpiles of chemical weapons in WWII which the allies were afraid might be used against them. To prevent this, they threatened retaliation against any use of chemical weapons against allied troops and this threat largely succeeded in preventing German use of chemical weapons against allied troops (though not, of course, against the millions of concentration camp victims). The allied ship that was carrying a secret cargo of chemical weapons, the SS John Harvey, was doing so in the event the allies needed to retaliate against German use of chemical weapons in Italy. Fortunately, that didn't happen. Unfortunately, the Germans bombed allied ships in Bari causing many deaths, including those killed when the ship carrying the chemical weapons exploded. A terrible tragedy, yes. But moral equivalence, no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-32237037628230917132017-06-03T05:45:20.852-07:002017-06-03T05:45:20.852-07:00Just a few lines to remind you that:
1. Italians u...Just a few lines to remind you that:<br />1. Italians used gas in Abyssinia war after Ethiopians used expanding ("dum dum") bullets and emasculated prisoners before killing them;<br />2. In 1943 an Allied (not Italian) ship in the harbour of Bari exploded with her freight of mustard gas, which was secretly carried in order to be used if necessary. By Allies, not by Italians.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03165421526088917157noreply@blogger.com