Asahi Daily NewsTokyo, Japan — www.asahi.com/english
"But accepting such a radar system could overstep the boundaries of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty. The treaty states that Japan can house military-related facilities of the United States only for 'the defense of Japan and maintenance of peace and stability in the Far East.'/ The planned missile defense system is designed to protect Japan. But the radar system would in effect be solely for the defense of the United States." [more]
"Washington tried to have the Security Council adopt a statement putting pressure on Pyongyang in April. But the plan was shelved because Beijing and Moscow — permanent members of the council with veto power — disapproved." [more]
"This ... bad behavior by the North Koreans has resulted in negative public opinion in Japan, providing the agency with an opening to speed up acquisition of an 'off-the-shelf' missile defense system. Additionally, Washington has been pushing its East Asia allies hard to establish missile defense systems in concert with the United States." [more]
"By agreeing to [Turkish] conditions, the U.S. government essentially took control of the region around the oil fields. Even if Kurdish self-rule takes root and expands, in other words, the area would remain under strong U.S. influence. From the viewpoint of Middle Eastern nations, the United States appears to be positioning itself to seize oil rights and dominate the north under the guise of supporting the Kurds." [more]
"U.S. representatives said they were counting on Japan to send warships to the Arabian Sea to stand in for U.S. forces that would be moved closer to the action in the Persian Gulf if an attack were imminent. Japanese government sources said this would be both politically and legally difficult under the constraints of recently adopted legislation allowing Japanese cooperation in the U.S.-led fight against terrorism." [more]
"The dramatic rout of the Taliban in Kabul by the Northern Alliance is no reason to celebrate, say two Afghans who predict the misery in their war-weary homeland will worsen. They told a Tokyo news conference that retaliatory killings, looting and rape by the northern forces may well plunge the Afghan capital into more despair. [more]
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(IHT, Apr 30)
"In just five years, Bush has challenged more than 750 new laws, by far a record for any president, while becoming the first president since Thomas Jefferson to stay so long in office without issuing a veto." [more]
(Interactivist Info Exchange, Jul 26)
"Horizontalism is not an ideology, however, it is a relationship — a way of relating to one another in a directly democratic way while at the same time creating through the process of discovery. What has resulted is the creation of an amazing complex of movements, all linked." [more]
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