And Jesus answered and said unto them, take heed that no man deceive you.
- Matthew 24:4
I have in my possession a book titled Day of Deceit by Robert B. Stinnett. I have not read all of the book. Indeed, I’ve only skimmed it. But its basic thesis is that Pearl Harbor, far from being a surprise to top American leadership, was an engineered event designed to bring America into the war. The author holds that FDR know in advance that the attack on 12/7/41 was coming and wanted it to take place.
Before dismissing his thesis as the ravings of some fringe wingnut and lunatic, it’s worth mentioning that the book was first published in 2000 by Simon & Schuster, a major New York publisher, and was widely and positively reviewed by many mainstream reviewers. Further, the book is still in print twenty years after its release.
In the book’s Preface, the author himself seems almost to approve of the deceit he charges FDR with as necessary for overcoming “isolationist America.”
As a veteran of the Pacific War, I felt a sense of outrage as I uncovered secrets that had been hidden from Americans for more than fifty years. But I understood the agonizing dilemma faced by President Roosevelt. He was forced to find circuitous means to persuade an isolationist America to join in a fight for freedom. He knew this would cost lives. How many, he could not have known (xiii).
So, FDR lied to the American people, but he did so for a good and noble cause. This pagan way of thinking, the idea of the Noble Lie, goes back at least to Plato’s Republic. But while situation ethics of this sort are popular with heathen past and present, it is alien to the Scriptures which command us, “Thou shalt not bear false witness.”
If what Stinnett wrote is true, FDR and others in the know, far from being heroic defenders of America, were liars and murderers.
Further, if the government lied to Americans about Pearl Harbor – and I believe they did – this raises the question, what else have they/are they lying to us about?
Lux Lucet 
“In truth, the US overthrew the democratically elected, pro-Russian government of Ukraine in 2014 and installed a US-friendly, anti-Russia regime in its place. Since then, it appears that the US has used Ukraine to wage a proxy war against Russia, both supplying millions of dollars in military equipment as well as training the Ukrainian military to attack ethnic Russians in eastern Ukraine, the much talked about Donbass region.”
A lot of your article is true about these false flags. But this one about Ukraine doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. The Yanukovich gov was a completely corrupt Russian proxy that was overthrown by Ukrainians. The Ukrainians hated him then and he has zero support today. Did they get outside help? Yes, but no one supports him today.
As for the correct narratives about false flags, you must realize that the “attacks on Russians” in Donbass is a RUSSIAN false flag.
I live in the former Soviet Union and these facts are undisputable as are your statements about Pearl Harbor, Tonkin, and 9/11.
Not trying to pick a fight here, brother. But this “Ukraine is a false flag” stuff isn’t true.
Thanks for your commentss. Yanukovich was overthrown with substantial help from the US. State Department official Victoria Nuland was caught on tape picking the new government. Yanukovich, whatever his shortcomings, was the elected leader of Ukraine, whose election was certified as fair by outside observers.
Regarding the cause of the current war in Ukraine, the position of the US government and Western press is that Putin attacked Ukraine for no good reason because he’s a madman, leaving out any reference to the 2014 coup or the eight years of war in Donbass.
The other thing the Western press doesn’t mention is the NATO expansion issue. Many top American foreign policy experts have said for years that NATO expansion into Ukraine was a red line for Russia. But, unfortunately, those who make US foreign policy pursued NATO membership for Ukraine anyway, refusing to take seriously Russia’s legitimate security concerns about NATO (American) military bases on Russia’s borders.