by Malalai Joya In the United States, many looked to the ballot box and hoped for real change when Barack Obama was elected President in 2008. To be honest, I never expected that he would be any different for Afghanistan than President George W. Bush. The truth is that Obama's war policies have turned out to be even more of a nightmare than most people expected. Obama … [Read more...] about Afghanistani Politician Malalai Joya: Rejecting the NATO Coalition, Harper and the Excuses for War
Japan and Asia/日本とアジア
A Tale of 2 Gitmo Opinions: Ruling Altered to Hide Evidence of Dead, Tortured Witnesses
A Tale of 2 Gitmo Opinions: Ruling Altered to Hide Evidence of Dead, Tortured Witnesses The investigative news website ProPublica has revealed shocking details in the case of Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman, a Guantánamo prisoner ordered freed earlier this year. A day after the March 16 order was filed on the court’s electronic docket, the opinion vanished. Weeks later, … [Read more...] about A Tale of 2 Gitmo Opinions: Ruling Altered to Hide Evidence of Dead, Tortured Witnesses
Peace Education Meeting Announcements
IIPE (International Insitute on Peace Education partnership meetingFurther info: Kasa / Asakawa kasan@mac.comWe are hosting the following meetings. 1) Friday October 29th, 18:30 – 20:30“Dialogue among Multicultural Society”Speaker: Sasanka Perera, Colombo University Asia Leadership Fellow Program FellowVenue: JICA Global Plaza 4-2-24 Hiroo, … [Read more...] about Peace Education Meeting Announcements
Sweatshop Watch: Shoes made in dangerous workshops at low cost, sell for much much more
From AlterNet / By Anneli Rufus Why Are People Willing to Fork Out a Fortune for Shoes That Cost Little to Make? Shoes spur cravings, compulsions and crimes as no other clothing does, and the true cost of making them is just as surprising. October 1, 2010 | Shoes are fashion's version of drugs. More than any other article of clothing, shoes alter the … [Read more...] about Sweatshop Watch: Shoes made in dangerous workshops at low cost, sell for much much more
Japan treats refugee/asylum seekers like criminals, puts them in solitary confinement like mad dogs
THE ZEIT GIST (JAPAN TIMES) October 5, 2010See video herehttp://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20101005zg.html RELEATED: Please see this story from Japan Indymedia from last MarchDecade-long wait takes toll on asylum seeker Periods in detention, 10 years in legal limbo leave Iranian with mental, physical scars By SIMON SCOTT Most foreigners in Japan know the … [Read more...] about Japan treats refugee/asylum seekers like criminals, puts them in solitary confinement like mad dogs