BY DAVID MCNEILLSPECIAL TO THE JAPAN TIMES Two elderly protesters have been hurt trying to block trucks from entering Camp Schwab in Okinawa Prefecture, near the construction site of a bitterly contested American base.Fumiko Shimabukuro, 85, was knocked to the ground during a scuffle with members of the Okinawan Prefectural Police who had been escorting the … [Read more...] about Elderly Henoko activists injured in base relocation protest (Japan Times)
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Chalmers Johnson/Tim Shorrock on the Korean Crisis
CHALMERS JOHNSON , author of "Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire" and Okinawa: Cold War Island," is a specialist on the politics and economics of East Asia and a veteran of the Korean War. He said today: "Bush came into office saying that he did not want to negotiate with North Korea. Even under Clinton, the U.S. was failing to fulfill its agreements with … [Read more...] about Chalmers Johnson/Tim Shorrock on the Korean Crisis