{"id":32658,"date":"2024-01-18T12:41:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=256711"},"modified":"2024-01-18T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T14:11:36","slug":"conspiracy-was-pearl-harbor-an-inside-job","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/conspiracy-was-pearl-harbor-an-inside-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Conspiracy: was Pearl Harbor an inside job?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Journalist Steve Twomey explores the conspiracy theory that suggests President Roosevelt had advance knowledge of the surprise Japanese attack <\/p>

By Rob Attar\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 18 January 2024 at 11:41 AM<\/p>

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On 7 December 1941, Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor. It\u2019s one of the most notorious surprise attacks in history, but how much of a surprise was it? Did US President Franklin Roosevelt in fact know that the attack was coming and even encourage it as a means of propelling the US into World War Two? In this new episode of Conspiracy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Twomey joins Rob Attar to tackle the \u201cback door to war\u201d conspiracy theory, explaining why many Americans have been willing to believe in a president\u2019s treachery.<\/p>\n

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