A committee on historians has called on the media to stop citing author Michelle Malkin and her conclusions on the Japanese-American relocation in World War II as anything other than hogwash. The nub of their position:
This work presents a version of history that is contradicted by several decades of scholarly research, including works by the official historian of the United States Army and an official U.S. government commission. In fact, the author's presentation of events is so distorted and historically inaccurate that, when challenged by reputable historians, she has herself conceded that her main thesis in incorrect...
The historians' letter is discussed at the Volokh Conspiracy. Malkin is the former L.A. Daily News writer who has gone on to a career as a polemicist for the right and, more recently, blogger.
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