As Fukushima Meltdown Proceeded, Internal State Memo Described "FUBAR" Situation In Japan's Gov.
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How did the State Department assess the way the Japanese government was responding to the nuclear crisis? An internal report on the issue secretly circulated among top State Department officials on that day contained one word that would answer that question--"FUBAR," or F----- Up Beyond All Recognition.
The internal report also voiced the suspicion that the Japanese government might be holding back some vital information and commented that Tokyo was not making any visible and effective response to the crisis.
Also on that day, Campbell attended a meeting of senior officials at the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He informed the attendants of the department’s decision to declare a “voluntary evacuation” from Japan.
Many of the senior officials attending the meeting were taken aback by the announcement, because Japan had been regarded as a safe evacuation site in East Asia. While evacuations of American citizens from Asian countries in political turmoil to Japan had been done from time to time, the State Department had never evacuated Americans from Japan to another country.
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http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201302060007
