Written before the decision: 'The attempt by many in the US to justify the bombings. 'A History Lesson,' by Yoshihide Soeya, Look Japan, February 1995, 17. 'This is the new mood in revolutionized Washington: When in doubt, bail out. But the museum brought this danger on itself by the fecklessness with which it left itself open to legitimate attack on a fiercely contested topic whose delicacy and complexity it ought to have appreciated without all the fuss.' 'Exhibit A: The Pablum Museum,' Washington Post, 02/01/95, D1. 'Over the longer term, this confidence-undermining episode constitutes a threat to the Smithsonian's stature and independence. “The nation has flunked a history test.” With editorial cartoon: 'It's all they can handle.' 'The Smithsonian Changes Course,' Washington Post, 02/01/95, A18. 'Bombing History,' Philadelphia Inquirer, 02/01/95. 'FullText' links provide a connection to electronic or print copies provided by the Lehigh Libraries and other services, such as electronic abstracts and interlibrary loan requesting.