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Tokyo Rose - Iva Ikuko Toguri d'Aquino

American stranded in Japan at the outbreak of World War II, broadcast propaganda for Japan. She was convicted and imprisoned for her broadcasts, though eventually pardoned by President Gerald Ford. American POWs tell a different story, of how Toguri subtly resisted the Japanese. (Tokyo Rose was actually a name used by other women broadcasting propaganda for Japan.)
  1. Women and Radio in World War II

About Iva Toguri D'Aquino - Orphan Ann - Tokyo Rose
A biography of the woman convicted of treason and later pardoned by President Ford when evidence for her continued loyalty persuaded many Americans that she'd been convicted unjustly.

How did WWII propaganda broadcaster Tokyo Rose get info ...
... on Allied ship movements?" Cecil's "Straight Dope" column calls the trial a "sham" and the information that she "revealed" was easily available back home.

Letter from Robert W. White, 65th Sq.
Memories of the "Zero Hour" broadcasts -- including how the news broadcast by the woman known to the U.S. troops as Tokyo Rose included tips on upcoming attacks.

"Orphan Ann" ("Tokyo Rose")
Many sound clips and pictures to help back up the story that Iva Toguri ("Orphan Ann" convicted as "Tokyo Rose") was unfairly convicted of broadcasting propaganda and undermining the U.S. war effort.

Painful Ordeal of Tokyo Rose
A story from the Los Angeles Times, from 1997 or 1998, on the broadcasts, her trial for treason, and the evidence presented in the 1970s that her conviction was unfair and that witnesses against her had been pressured by the prosecution.

Tokyo Rose by H.K. Anderson, 64th Sq.
A perspective on Iva Ikuko Toguri d'Aquino and her broadcasts and conviction, based on the book by Masayo Duus, Tokyo Rose, Orphan of the Pacific. Article includes an explanation of the origin of her on-air name, Orphan Ann, and supports the idea that her conviction was tainted and unjust.

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