It is time to stop pretending that Japan is on the sidelines in the coming war. Japan's opportunistic Liberal Democratic Party (Ž©—R–¯“}?j leaders, fondly remembering the days of colonialism and the Pacific War that they still pretend was fought to liberate Asia from the Western Imperialists, are now JOINING the Americans in a new imperial war on Iraq. Under the pretense of … [Read more...] about Japan Supporting U.S. Invasion of Iraq
Archives for December 2002
– Japanese Americans Express Solidarity with American Muslims
Sixty years ago, the Japanese American community was typecast as the enemy through the media and by the policies of the U.S. government. Our community experienced evacuation, detentions, FBI harassment, attacks on our families, and culture, loss of homes and livelihood. We felt isolated, humiliated and some felt ashamed. We see a parallel between the Japanese American … [Read more...] about – Japanese Americans Express Solidarity with American Muslims
– An open letter to BBC News Online by Harel Barzilai
How is it that the statements of one single country, the U.S. are more important and newsworthy than what Blix and Baradei themselves have to say -- as the officials in charge of the inspections -- about the matter?As BBC reported earlier, recently the US illegally violated the Security Council's resolution by blocking the non permanent members of the Council from having … [Read more...] about – An open letter to BBC News Online by Harel Barzilai
Israel/Occupied Territories: Conscientious objectors jailed while soldiers who commit grave violations
Some 180 conscientious objectors and refuseniks have been jailed in the past 26 months."Members of the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) who commit grave human rights violations and war crimes, such as killing children and other unarmed civilians, recklessly shooting and shelling densely populated residential areas or blowing up houses on top of people and leaving them to die … [Read more...] about Israel/Occupied Territories: Conscientious objectors jailed while soldiers who commit grave violations
Venezuelan Elite Attack President Chavez
2) Media's Timid Role in 1991 Gulf War Likely to Repeat in Any New Conflict with IraqInterview by Scott HarrisJohn MacArthur, publisher of Harper's Magazine, discusses his fear that Pentagon censorship combined with a timid brand of corporate journalism will deprive the American people of the truth in any future war with Iraq.3) Trent Lott's Future As Senate … [Read more...] about Venezuelan Elite Attack President Chavez