Cable chided over WWII internment of Japanese-Americans
 US Representative Howard Cable (picture) has created quite a bit of controversy by his public statement that he agreed with the decision to put Japanese-Americans behind barbed wire during WWII. According to Cable, it was "not safe for them to be on the street." By drawing the similarity between Japanese-Americans during WWII and Arab-Americans now, Cable managed to offend both groups, and quite a few others.
Cable (R, NC) heads a homeland security subcommittee, which is particularly disturbing to some minority organisations, who calls on Cable to apologise for the remark.
Filchyboy directed me to a law professor with a blog who debunks Cable's claim with some historical evidence.
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