claim: " ... following world war ii war crime trials were convened. the japanese were tried and convicted and hung for war crimes committed against american pows. among those charges for which they were convicted was waterboarding."
author: john mccain
evidence_1: may 25, 2009 ... mccain, while campaigning in st. petersburg, florida, said, “following world war ii war crime trials were convened. the japanese were tried and convicted and hung for war crimes committed against american pows. among those charges for which they were convicted was waterboarding.” sen. mccain ...
evidence_2: apr 27, 2009 ... “i forgot to mention last night that following world war ii war crime trials were convened. the japanese were tried and convicted and hung for war crimes committed against american pows. among those charges for which they were convicted was waterboarding,” [mccain] told reporters at a campaign ...
evidence_3: jan 12, 2015 ... "after world war ii, we tried, convicted, and, in some cases, executed japanese soldiers for war crimes that included charges of waterboarding." ... he added, however, that those generals were also convicted of many other war crimes -- including conspiracy, aggression and crimes against the peace.
evidence_4: the atrocities committed by japanese troops were so widespread that yamashita must have known of them; if he did not, they argued less convincingly, 'it was ... yamashita was only one of thousands facing trial for their actions during world war ii–and before the war for those who had participated in the rape of china.
evidence_5: may 28, 2012 ... ... november 29, 2007, senator and former pow john mccain noted that " ... following world war ii war crime trials were convened. the japanese were tried and convicted and hung for war crimes committed against american pows. among those charges for which they were convicted was waterboarding.