Wednesday, January 29, 2003

- Adam Lebowitz: Japan and the War on Terror

A View of the War on Terror from the Far East

There were perhaps 10,000 gathered at various protest meetings nationwide January 18, with the majority 7,000 gathered in Hibiya Park in Tokyo. Our own small city of Mishima brought out about fifty, mainly from the Teacher’s Union which has had a long association with the political left, and the man next to me was reading the Aka Hata (Red Flag) published by the Communist Party. Most in attendance were middle-aged to elderly, with myself the only foreigner. From the local university campus there were two young women, one a third-year student and the other who was her friend a reporter for the school newspaper.

http://www.counterpunch.org/lebowitz01282003.html

PLEASE ADD YOUR COMMENTS BELOW

- IndyMedia and more from HOTWIRED Japan

More articles here:
http://www.hotwired.co.jp/matrix/0301/index.html

IndyMedia is coming to Japan soon.

Visit here:
http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcJapan

IMC?AƒCƒ“ƒfƒBƒyƒ“ƒfƒ“ƒg?Eƒ?ƒfƒBƒA?EƒZƒ“ƒ^?[ < http://www.indymedia.org/ > ‚Ì‚±‚Æ‚ð’m‚�?‚½‚Ì‚�??A‚P‚X‚X‚X�?N‚P‚PŒŽ––‚ɃVƒAƒgƒ‹‚ÅŠJ‚©‚ꂽWTO‚̉ï‹c‚ɑ΂µ‚Ä–Ò—ó‚È�?½‘΃fƒ‚‚ª‹N‚±‚�?‚½’¼Œã‚Ì‚±‚Æ‚¾‚�?‚½?B‚·‚Å‚É?AŒ»?ê‚©‚çƒXƒgƒŠ?[ƒ~ƒ“ƒO‚ÅŒxŠ¯‘à‚ªƒfƒ‚‚ÌŽQ‰�?ŽÒ‚ð‚È‚®‚è‚‚¯‚Ä‚¢‚é‚悤‚ȉf‘œ‚ª—¬‚³‚ꂽ‚±‚Æ‚�?•·‚¢‚Ä‚¢‚½‚ª?A‚±‚ÌŽž“_‚Å?AIMC‚Æ‚¢‚¤?uƒ�?ƒ@?[ƒ`ƒƒƒ‹?Eƒ?ƒfƒBƒA?v?i‚¿‚È‚�?‚ɉpŒê‚Ì?uƒ�?ƒ@?[ƒ`ƒƒƒ‹?v‚�??A?u‰¼‘z“I?v‚Æ‚¢‚¤‚æ‚è‚à?A‚¢‚Ü‚Å‚�??A?uƒlƒbƒg‚ðŽg‚�?‚½?v‚Æ‚¢‚¤‚悤‚ȈӖ¡?j‚ª?o—ˆ‚½‚Æ‚¢‚¤‚±‚Æ‚ð’m‚�?‚½‚Ì‚�??AƒfƒB?[ƒfƒB?[?EƒnƒŒƒbƒN‚ª“]‘—‚µ‚Ä‚­‚ꂽ?wƒNƒŠƒXƒ`ƒƒƒ“?EƒTƒCƒGƒ“ƒX?Eƒ‚ƒjƒ^?[?x‚Ì‚P‚QŒŽ‚R“ú‚̃EƒFƒuƒW?[ƒ“‚̃fƒB?[ƒ“?EƒyƒCƒgƒ“‚Ì‹LŽ–‚©‚炾‚�?‚½?B

?@IMC‚Ì‚½‚ß‚ÉŠX“ªƒfƒ‚‚₳‚Ü‚´‚Ü‚È?W‰ï‚Ì–�?—l‚ðŽæ?Þ‚µ?A•ñ“¹‚µ‚½‚Ì‚�??AƒfƒB?[ƒv?EƒfƒBƒbƒVƒ…?EƒeƒŒƒrƒWƒ‡ƒ“?AƒtƒŠ?[?EƒXƒs?[ƒ`?E‚s‚u?Aƒy?[ƒp?[?Eƒ^ƒCƒK?[?E‚s‚u‚È‚Ç‚Å‚ ‚é?BƒyƒCƒgƒ“‚É‚æ‚ê‚Î?A?u?iABC?ANBC?Aƒ?ƒCƒ^?[?AƒAƒƒVƒGƒCƒeƒBƒh?EƒvƒŒƒX‚̂悤‚È?jƒ?ƒCƒ“ƒXƒgƒŠ?[ƒ€‚̃?ƒfƒBƒA‚ª?ۂ̂悤‚¾‚Æ‚·‚é‚Æ?A‚±‚ê‚ç‚Ì“dŽq‚Ì“Æ—§ƒ?ƒfƒBƒA‚�??AƒSƒLƒuƒŠ‚̂悤‚È‘¶?�?‚Å?A CBS‚âƒjƒ…?[ƒˆ?[ƒN?Eƒ^ƒCƒ€ƒY‚É‚�?‚ ‚Ü‚è‚É?¬‚³‚­?A?d—v‚Å‚È‚¢ƒXƒLƒ}‚âƒ�?ƒ@?[ƒ`ƒƒƒ‹‚È—ô‚¯–Ú‚ð’Ê‚µ‚ÄŽ©•ª‚½‚¿‚̃?ƒbƒZ?[ƒW‚ð?º?‚‚É“`‚¦‚é‚Ì‚Å‚ ‚é?v?B

?@‚±‚¤‚µ‚½?uƒSƒLƒuƒŠ?Eƒ?ƒfƒBƒA?v‚̃Wƒƒ?[ƒiƒŠƒXƒg‚âƒAƒNƒeƒBƒ�?ƒBƒXƒg‚�??A‚·‚Å‚É‚XŒŽ?‰‚߂̃ŒƒCƒo?[?EƒfƒC‚ÌŽžŠú‚ɃVƒAƒgƒ‹‚É?W‚Ü‚è‚�?‚¶‚ß‚Ä‚¢‚½?B‚»‚Ì‚½‚ß?AƒOƒŒƒ“?Eƒzƒeƒ‹‚ɃRƒ“ƒsƒ…?[ƒ^‚â“d˜b?A’†Œp‰ñ?ü‚È‚Ç‚ªˆø‚©‚ê?AŽ–ŽÀ?ã‚ÌIMC‚ªƒXƒ^?[ƒg‚µ‚½?BWTO‚ÌŠJ?·‚é’¼‘O‚É‚�??A‚±‚±‚ÉŠç‚ð?o‚·ƒŠƒ|?[ƒ^?[‚âƒvƒ?ƒfƒ…?[ƒT?[‚Ì?�?‚�?‚S‚O‚O?l‚ð‰z‚¦‚é‚悤‚É‚È‚é‚Ì‚¾‚ª?A‚·‚Å‚É‚±‚ÌŽžŠú‚É‚�??A�?Þ‚â�?Þ?—‚炪ŽB‚è?A˜^‰¹‚µ?A‚µ‚á‚ׂè?A?‘‚¢‚½?î•ñ‚�??AƒEƒFƒuƒTƒCƒg‚É‚�?‚Þ‚ë‚ñ‚Ì‚±‚Æ?A’Ê?M‰q?¯‚ð’Ê‚¶‚Ä‘S•ÄŠe’n‚̃pƒuƒŠƒbƒN?EƒAƒNƒZƒX?EƒeƒŒƒr‹Ç‚âƒRƒ~ƒ…ƒjƒeƒB‚Ì‚b‚`‚s‚u‚É—¬‚³‚ê?A‚Ü‚½?AƒXƒgƒŠ?[ƒ~ƒ“ƒO‚ŃCƒ“ƒ^?[ƒlƒbƒg‚É‚àƒ‰ƒCƒu‘—?M‚³‚ꂽ?BƒXƒgƒŠ?[ƒ~ƒ“ƒO‚ÉŠÖ‚µ‚Ä‚�??A’nŒ³‚ÌEncoding.com‚ª‘S–Ê‹¦—�?‚µ?A‚Ü‚½?AƒŠƒAƒ‹ƒlƒbƒgƒ??[ƒNŽ�?‚Ü‚Å‚à‚ª‹¦—�?‚µ‚½?Bƒ_ƒEƒ“ƒ^ƒEƒ“‚É‚©‚È‚è‘å‚«‚ȉƂð’ñ‹Ÿ‚µ‚Ä‚­‚ê‚é?l‚ª‚¢‚Ä?A‚»‚±‚ŃrƒfƒI‰f‘œ‚̃fƒWƒ^ƒ‹•Ò?W‚ª?i‚ß‚ç‚ꂽ?B‚±‚±‚Å•Ò?W‚³‚ê?A‰q?¯‚âƒCƒ“ƒ^?[ƒlƒbƒgŒo—R‚Å•ú‰f‚³‚ꂽ‰f‘œ‚̈ê•�?‚�??AIMC‚ª?»?삵‚½VHSƒrƒfƒI ?wSHOWDOWN IN SEATTLE FIVE DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WTO?x‚ÅŒ©‚邱‚Æ‚ª‚Å‚«‚é?B‚Þ‚ë‚ñ?A IMC‚̃EƒFƒuƒAƒ‹ƒJƒCƒu‚É‚à“ü‚�?‚Ä‚¢‚é?B

?@IMC‚�??A‚¢‚Ü?A‘S•Ä‚¾‚¯‚Å‚È‚­?A?¢ŠE’†‚É‚P‚O‚O‹ß‚¢?uƒm?[ƒh?v‚ð‚à‚�?‚Ä‚¢‚é?Bƒm?[ƒh‚ÆŒ¾‚¢•û‚ð‚킽‚µ‚ª‚·‚é‚Ì‚�??A‚±‚ê‚ç‚�??AŒˆ‚µ‚ÄIMC?i?uƒZƒ“ƒ^?[?v‚Æ–¼?æ‚�?‚Ä‚�?‚¢‚邪?j‚Æ‚¢‚¤’†‰›‹@ŠÖ‚É‚æ‚�?‚ăRƒ“ƒgƒ??[ƒ‹‚³‚ê‚Ä‚¢‚é‚킯‚Å‚�?‚È‚¢‚©‚ç‚Å‚ ‚é?B‚»‚ê‚ç‚�??AIMC-Seattle‚ÌŒoŒ±‚Æ•û–@‚ªŠî‘b‚É‚È‚è?A‚»‚ê‚ÉŽ^“¯‚·‚é‚�?‚Æ‚½‚¿‚É‚æ‚�?‚ÄŽ©�?­“I‚É‘n?�?‚³‚ꂽ‚Ì‚Å‚ ‚é?B‚»‚ÌŽ©—¥?«‚ƃJƒbƒvƒŠƒ“ƒO?«‚�??AƒCƒ^ƒŠƒA‚Ì‚P‚X‚V‚O�?N‘ãŒã�?¼‚É‹N‚±‚�?‚½?uƒAƒEƒgƒmƒ~ƒA?v‰^“®‚Ì?Ä?¶‚ÆŒp‘±‚ðŽv‚킹‚é?B

?@�?ç“÷‚È‚±‚Æ‚É?A‚±‚Ì‚±‚Æ‚ð?A?Å‚à•qŠ´‚É’¼Š�?‚µ‚½‚Ì‚�??AƒOƒ??[ƒoƒŠƒYƒ€‚Æ“¬‚�?‚Ä‚«‚½ƒAƒNƒeƒBƒ�?ƒBƒXƒg‚½‚¿‚æ‚è‚à?AƒCƒ^ƒŠƒA‚ÌŒ —�?‚Ì•û‚ª‘?‚©‚�?‚½?B‚Q‚O‚O‚P�?N‚VŒŽ‚ɃWƒFƒmƒ�?ƒ@‚ŃTƒ~ƒbƒg?i‚f‚W?j‚ªŠJ‚©‚ꂽ‚ª?A‚P‚X‚X‚X�?NƒVƒAƒgƒ‹‚̃Aƒ“ƒ`WTO‚̉^“®‚Å?‚—g‚µ‚½�?½ƒOƒ??[ƒoƒŠƒYƒ€‚Ì?¨‚¢‚É?æ‚�?‚Ä?A‘å‚«‚ȃfƒ‚‚ª‘g?D‚³‚ꂽ?BŒxŽ@‚�??A‚±‚ê‚ɉß?è‚É�?½‰ž‚µ?A‚VŒŽ‚Q‚Q“ú‚Ì–¢–¾?A IMC-Genova‚ÌŽ––±?Š‚É‚P‚O‚O–¼ˆÈ?ã‚ÌŒxŠ¯‚ª‹}?P‚µ?A‚»‚±‚É�?‘‚Ü‚�?‚Ä‚¢‚½‘½?�?‚Ì?l?X‚ª•‰??‚µ‚½?B‚Ì‚¿‚É?AŒxŽ@‚�??A‚±‚Ì?u‘{?¸?v‚ª?u?s‚«‰ß‚¬?v‚Å‚ ‚�?‚½‚±‚Æ‚ð�?F‚ß‚é‚Ì‚¾‚ª?A�?Þ‚ç‚É‚Æ‚�?‚Ä‚�??AƒWƒFƒmƒ�?ƒ@‚ÌŠX“ª‚Å‚­‚è‚�?‚ë‚°‚ꂽ�?½ƒOƒ??[ƒoƒŠƒYƒ€‚Ì“¬‚¢‚Ì?u?Õ“T?v‚ª?A‚P‚X‚V‚O�?N‘ã‚̃AƒEƒgƒmƒ~ƒA‰^“®‚Ì?uˆ«–²?v‚ðŽv‚¢?o‚³‚¹‚½‚±‚Æ‚�?‚Ü‚¿‚ª‚¢‚È‚¢?B

‚¿‚È‚�?‚É?AƒCƒ^ƒŠƒA‚̃AƒEƒgƒmƒ~ƒA‰^“®‚�??AƒCƒ^ƒŠƒA?‘“à‚Å‚�??AŽ©—Rƒ‰ƒWƒI?A‹ó‰®?è‹’?AƒOƒ‰ƒtƒBƒeƒB?A‰¹Šy?iƒ|ƒŠƒeƒBƒJƒ‹?Eƒpƒ“ƒN?j?A‚»‚µ‚ăhƒDƒ‹?[ƒY‚ƃKƒ^ƒŠ‚ª—?˜_“I‚É‘?Š‡‚µ‚½?u•ªŽqŠv–½?v‚â?uƒŠƒ]?[ƒ€?v?^?uƒ~ƒ‹ƒvƒ‰ƒg?[?v?i—v‚·‚é‚ÉŽb’è“I?EˆêŽž“I‚È?u‹’“_?v??ƒnƒLƒ€?EƒxƒC‚ª‚Ì‚¿‚É‚à‚�?‚Æ‚µ‚È‚â‚©‚É?uTAZ?v[Temporary Autonomus Zone]‚Æ–¼‚¯‚½?u?ê?v??‚ª–³?�?‚É‚ ‚é‚Æ‚¢‚¤‚±‚Æ?j‚ð?¶‚�?‚�?‚µ‚½‚à‚Ì‚Ì?A‰^“®‚Ì“à•�?‚Å‚�?“àƒQƒo‚ƃeƒ?ŽuŒü‚ª?¶‚Ü‚ê?AŒ‹‹Ç?A?¢ŠÔ“I‚È–Ú‚Å‚�??A?u?Ô‚¢—·’c?v‚Æ‚Ì?u–ü’…?v‚ðˆó?ۂ¯?AŒxŽ@‚ÆŒR‘à‚É‚æ‚�?‚ĉð‘Ì‚³‚ꂽ?B‚µ‚©‚µ?A‚±‚̉^“®‚�??Aƒxƒ‹ƒŠƒ“‚Ì•Ç•ö‰ó‚©‚烘A‚ð‚�?‚¶‚ß‚Æ‚·‚錠ˆ�?Žå‹`“I?uŽ�?‰ïŽå‹`‘Ì?§?v‚̉ð‘Ì‚Ì‚È‚©‚É‚ ‚é?Å‚à?�?‹É“I‚È‚à‚Ì?iŽc�?O‚È‚ª‚ç??‚ ‚é‚¢‚�?—ðŽj‚Ì?í‚Æ‚µ‚Ä?H??‚¢‚Ü‚¾“WŠJ‚³‚ꂸ‚Ƀuƒ?ƒbƒN‚³‚ê‚Ä‚¢‚é?j‚ð?æ‹ì“I‚ɗᎦ‚µ‚Ä‚¢‚½?B

?@?V‚µ‚¢‰^“®‚�??A‚½‚¿‚Ü‚¿‚Ì‚ ‚¢‚¾‚Ɍ­‚È‚é?B‚»‚ê‚ð?§“x‰»‚µ?A‹K‘¥‚ð?ì‚�?‚ÄŽ?‘±‚³‚¹‚悤‚Æ‚·‚ê‚Î?A‚»‚ê‚�??A?u‘Ì?§?v‚Æ“¯‚¶ƒ?ƒWƒbƒN‚ð“®‚­‚±‚Æ‚É‚È‚è?A‘Ì?§‚É‚æ‚�?‚ĉŸ‚µ‚‚Ԃ³‚ê‚é‚©?A‚ ‚é‚¢‚�??A‚»‚ꎩ?g‚ª•Ê‚Ì‘Ì?§‚É‚È‚�?‚Ä‚µ‚Ü‚¤‚©‚Å‚ ‚é?B‚¾‚©‚ç?AŒ —�?‚ð?u‘Å�?j?v‚·‚é??‚Æ‚¢‚¤‚æ‚è‚à?A‚»‚Ì‹ó‹C‚ð�?²‚¢‚Ä“ü‚ꊷ‚¦‚悤‚Æ‚·‚é??‰^“®‚�??A‚½‚¦‚¸?X?V‚³‚ê‚È‚¯‚ê‚΂Ȃç‚È‚¢?B

?@‚P‚X‚X‚X�?N––‚̃VƒAƒgƒ‹‚̃Aƒ“ƒ`WTO‰^“®‚ª?A‘½‚­‚Ì?l?X‚É?A‘Ì?§‚Æ‚¢‚¤‚à‚Ì‚ª‚Ù‚±‚ë‚Ñ‚ðŒ©‚¹‚é?uŠÔ‚ð‚‚©‚ÌŠÔ‚Å‚ ‚ꌩ‚¹?A‚Ü‚½‚»‚¤‚³‚¹‚邱‚Ƃ̉ð•úŠ´‚ð‘ÌŒ±‚³‚¹‚½‚Æ‚·‚ê‚Î?A‚»‚ê‚�??A‚»‚̉^“®‚ª?V‚µ‚©‚�?‚½‚©‚ç‚Å‚ ‚é?B‚»‚ê‚ð‚­‚è•Ô‚µ‚Ä‚à–³‘Ê‚È‚Ì‚¾‚ª?A‚µ‚©‚µ?A‚»‚±‚É‚�??A‚Q‚P?¢‹I‚̉^“®‚Ì?V‚µ‚¢•ûŒü‚ªƒXƒPƒbƒ`‚³‚ê‚Ä‚¢‚½‚±‚Æ‚�?‚½‚µ‚©‚È‚Ì‚¾?B‚»‚ê‚�??A‰½‚©?H?@ƒ?ƒfƒBƒA‚Ì?æ?i“I‚ÈŽg‚¢•û‚ª‚ ‚é?B•Ê‚É?V‚µ‚¢ƒ?ƒfƒBƒA‚ðŠJ�?­‚·‚é•K—v‚�?‚È‚¢?BŠù‘¶‚̃?ƒfƒBƒA‚ð‚Ç‚¤?V‚µ‚­Žg‚¦‚é‚©‚Å‚ ‚é?BIMC-Seattle‚�??A‚½‚µ‚©‚É‚»‚ê‚ð‚â‚�?‚½?B?󋵂Ì?u“VŒó?v‚̂悳‚Æ‚¢‚¤‚±‚Æ‚à‚ ‚邾‚낤?B‚æ‚¢?󋵂̂Ƃ«‚É‚�??A‚³‚à‚È‚¯‚ê‚Î?u‘Ì?§?v‚Æ‚µ‚ĉ^“®‘¤‚à?Å?‰‚©‚ç‹‘?₵‚Ä‚µ‚Ü‚¤‚悤‚È‘¤‚Æ‚ÌŠï–­‚È?u‹¦—�??v‚â?u˜A‘Ñ?v‚ª?¬—§‚·‚é‚à‚Ì‚¾?BEncoding.com‚⃊ƒAƒ‹ƒlƒbƒgƒ??[ƒNƒX‚Ì?u‹¦—�??v‚ªˆê‚‚̗á‚Å‚ ‚é?B

?@‚ª?A‚à‚�?‚Æ?d—v‚È‚Ì‚�??A?u–³?ž?v‚Æ‚¢‚¤‚±‚Ƃւ̈ӎ¯‚¾‚낤?B‰^“®‚ð‚·‚é‚̂ƉïŽ�?‚ð‰^‰c‚·‚é‚Ì‚Æ‚�?‚¿‚ª‚¤??‚µ‚©‚µ?AƒI?[ƒvƒ“?Eƒ?[ƒX?EƒR?[ƒh‚âƒ{ƒ‰ƒ“ƒeƒBƒA‚ªƒVƒXƒeƒ€‚Ì‚©‚È‚ß‚Ì?d—v‚È•�?•ª‚É“ü‚è?ž‚�?‚�?‚¶‚ß‚Ä‚¢‚é?¡“ú‚̃VƒXƒeƒ€‚Ì‚È‚©‚Å‚�??A?u–³?ž?v‚�??A‚ ‚ç‚ä‚銈“®‚ÌŒ»ŽÀ“I‚È—?�?O‚Å‚ ‚é?B‚à‚Æ‚à‚Ɖ^“®‚È‚Ç‚Æ‚¢‚¤‚à‚Ì‚�??A‘Ì?§‚̘_—?‚©‚ç‚·‚ê‚Î?u–³—??v‚È‚Ì‚Å‚ ‚é?B‚»‚ê‚ð?A‘Ì?§‚à‚·‚Å‚É•úŠü‚µ‚�?‚¶‚ß‚Ä‚¢‚é—˜??‚̃?ƒWƒbƒN?i‰½‚ð‚â‚ê‚΂¢‚­‚ç‚©‚©‚é?E?E?E‚±‚ꂱ‚ê‚ð‚â‚�?‚½‚©‚ç‹à‚ð‚悱‚¹?E?E?E?j‚É?]‚�?‚Ä‚¢‚Ä‚�?‚Ç‚¤‚É‚à‚È‚ç‚È‚¢?B

?@?æ“ú?Aƒjƒ…?[ƒˆ?[ƒN‚ÌIMC-NY‚щƒWƒI‚̃??[ƒNƒVƒ‡ƒbƒv‚ð‚â‚�?‚½‚Æ‚«?A‚킽‚µ‚�??A‚»‚±‚ŃEƒFƒuƒy?[ƒW‚â‰f‘œ‚ð‚‚­‚�?‚Ä‚¢‚é?l?X‚ÌŠˆ“®‚ð‚‚Ԃ³‚ÉŒ©‚é‹@‰ï‚ª‚ ‚�?‚½?B‚»‚ê‚Ü‚Å’m‚ç‚È‚©‚�?‚½‚ª?AŽ––±?Š‚ÉŽg‚�?‚Ä‚¢‚é‚»‚̃Xƒy?[ƒX (34 East 29th Street)‚�??A‚ ‚Ì?w2600 Magazine The hacker Quarterly?x‚Ì‘n?�?ŽÒƒGƒ}ƒjƒ…ƒGƒ‹?EƒS?[ƒ‹ƒhƒXƒeƒCƒ“‚Ì?uŠñ•??v‚¾‚Æ‚¢‚¤?B‚»‚±‚Å“­‚¢‚Ä‚¢‚é‘Sˆõ‚ªƒ{ƒ‰ƒ“ƒeƒBƒA‚Å‚ ‚è?A’N‚à‹‹—¿‚ð‚à‚ç‚�?‚Ä‚�?‚¢‚È‚¢?B–ˆŒŽ‚T‚O‚O‚O•�?‚©‚ç‚P–œ•�??ü‚éƒ^ƒuƒ?ƒCƒh�?Å‚Ì?V•·?wTHE INDYPENDENT?x?A‚Ü‚·‚Ü‚·?[ŽÀ‚µ‚Ä‚«‚½ƒEƒFƒuƒTƒCƒg‚ƃf?[ƒ^ƒx?[ƒX?A?¡�?N‚©‚ç‚�?‚¶‚Ü‚�?‚½ƒXƒgƒŠ?[ƒ~ƒ“ƒO‚̃‰ƒCƒu?uƒ‰ƒWƒI?v‚ª?A‚�?‚È?Aƒvƒ?‚Æ‚µ‚Ä‘¼‚̃?ƒfƒBƒA‚ÅŽdŽ–‚ð‚µ‚Ä‚¢‚éŽÒ‚àŠÜ‚ß‚½?l?X‚Ì?u–³?ž?v‚ÌŽdŽ–‚Å?¬‚è—§‚�?‚Ä‚¢‚é?B‚Þ‚ë‚ñ?A‚»‚ê‚Å‚È‚É‚²‚Æ‚à‚È‚­?i‚ނ킯‚Å‚�?‚È‚¢?BƒXƒ^ƒbƒt‚ÌŒð‘Ö‚à‚ ‚é?B“à•�?‚©‚ç?¶‚Ü‚ê‚錠ˆ�?Žå‹`‚âŠK‹‰?§‚Æ‚Ì“¬‚¢‚à‚È‚¢‚킯‚Å‚�?‚È‚¢?B—ˆ‚éŽÒ‚ð‹‘‚Ü‚¸‚Æ‚¢‚�?‚½“–?‰‚̃AƒiƒLƒbƒN‚ÈŽQ‰�?Œ`Ž®‚�??I‚í‚è?A‚ ‚éŽí‚ÌŽQ‰�?Žè‘±‚«‚Ì•ûŽ®‚ª?o—ˆ‚½‚炵‚¢?B‚¾‚ª?A‚±‚±‚É—ˆ‚ê‚Î?A?¢ŠE‚ªƒ?ƒCƒ“ƒXƒgƒŠ?[ƒ€‚̃?ƒfƒBƒA‚ª•ñ‚¶‚é‚Ì‚Æ‚�?•Ê‚Ì“®‚«‚©‚½‚ð‚µ‚Ä‚¢‚邱‚Æ‚ª‚í‚©‚邾‚낤‚µ?A‚»‚Ì‚±‚Æ‚�??AIMC‚̃EƒFƒuƒTƒCƒg‚©‚ç‚à?„Ž@‚Å‚«‚é‚Ì‚Å‚ ‚é?B‚¢‚܃Aƒ?ƒŠƒJ‚̃?ƒCƒ“ƒXƒgƒŠ?[ƒ€?Eƒ?ƒfƒBƒA‚ª?A‚Ü‚·‚Ü‚·ˆêŒ³‰»‚µ?A�?ñ?í‚Ɋ댯‚È•ûŒü‚ð?i‚�?Žn‚ß‚Ä‚¢‚éƒuƒbƒVƒ…?­Œ ‚ðˆÙ‰»‚·‚é‹@�?‚ðŽ¸‚�?‚Ä‚¢‚é‚©‚¬‚è‚Å‚à?AIMC‚Ì–ðŠ„‚�??d—v‚Å‚ ‚é?B

PLEASE COMMENT HERE

- Arundhati Roy | Confronting Empire (Port Alegre)

.....While bombs rain down on us, and cruise missiles skid across the skies, we know that contracts are being signed, patents are being registered, oil pipelines are being laid, natural resources are being plundered, water is being privatized, and George Bush is planning to go to war against Iraq......

....Our strategy should be not only to confront empire, but to lay siege to it. To deprive it of oxygen. To shame it. To mock it. With our art, our music, our literature, our stubbornness, our joy, our brilliance, our sheer relentlessness — and our ability to tell our own stories. Stories that are different from the ones we’re being brainwashed to believe.....

http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=51&ItemID=2919

Tuesday, January 28, 2003

- Zƒlƒbƒg?V’…?î•ñ [17.Jan.2003]

Zƒlƒbƒg?V’…?î•ñ [17.Jan.2003]

-----------------------------
‚²‚ ‚¢‚³‚Â?F

–¾“ú18“ú(“y)‚É‚�??A?¢ŠEŠe?‘‚ŃCƒ‰ƒN?UŒ‚‚É�?½‘΂·‚é�?½?íƒfƒ‚‚ªŒv‰æ
‚³‚ê‚Ä‚¢‚Ü‚·?B‚©‚È‚è‘å‹K–�?‚É‚È‚è‚»‚¤‚Å‚·?B“ú–{‚Å‚à?A‘S?‘Še’n‚Å
—’肳‚ê‚Ä‚¢‚Ü‚·?B“Œ‹ž‚�?“ú�?ä’JŒö‰€?A‘å?ã‚�??î’¬Œö‰€‚È‚Ç?B?Ú?ׂ�?
http://www.worldpeacenow.jp/
http://give-peace-a-chance.jp/118/alljapan.html

“y—j‚̌ߌã‚Ì?AŽU•à‚ª‚Ä‚ç‚É‚Å‚à‚Ó‚ç‚�?‚Æ‚¢‚©‚ª?H

•Ä?­Œ ‚�?‚»‚ë‚»‚ëƒCƒ‰ƒN?í‚Ì‹à‚ð‚悱‚¹‚ÆŒ¾‚¢?o‚µ‚Ä‚«‚Ü‚µ‚½?Bˆê•û
‚ŃCƒ‰ƒN‚Ì?u?lŠÔ‚Ì?‚?v?ì?í‚É?¢‚�?‚Ä•¶‹å‚ðŒ¾‚�?‚Ä‚¢‚Ü‚·?B‚Æ‚±‚낪?A
‚·‚·‚ñ‚Å?lŠÔ‚Ì?‚‚ɂȂ邱‚Æ‚ðŒÄ‚Ñ‚©‚¯‚Ä‚¢‚é?AKen Nichols ‚Æ‚¢‚¤•û?A
˜pŠ�??푈‚Ì‚Æ‚«‚ÉŠC•º‘à‚ÅŽQ?킵‚½•Ä?‘?l‚¾‚»‚¤‚È?B

?‚‚É‚È‚�?‚ÄŽ€‚ñ‚¾•û‚ª‚Ü‚µ‚¾‚�?‚Ä•Ä?‘?l‚ð‚â‚ß‚½‚炵‚¢?B?‚ŽuŠèŽÒ‚�?
?‡’²‚É‘?‚¦‚Ä‚¢‚é‚»‚¤‚Å‚·‚ª?AŽ‘‹à‚ª‘«‚è‚È‚¢‚Æ‚Ì‚±‚Æ?BŠñ•t‹?ƒ€?I
http://www.ccmep.org/2002_articles/Iraq/122102_human_shield_mission_to_iraq.htm

‚à‚�?‚Æ?¢‚点‚Ü‚µ‚傤?B

-----------------------------
?V’…?E?X?V?î•ñ?F

Zƒlƒbƒg?•ƒ`ƒ‡ƒ€ƒXƒL?[?EƒA?[ƒJƒCƒ�?“ú–{Œê�?Å‚Ì?V’…?î•ñ

----
ƒGƒhƒ??[ƒh?EƒTƒC?[ƒh
http://www.hct.zaq.ne.jp/akubi/ZNetJ.html#said

‹Ù‹}‰Û‘è, RUR-55, 25.Dec.2002
“Immediate imperative”, 19.Dec.2002

ƒCƒ‰ƒN‚ɂ‚¢‚Ä‚ÌŒë?î•ñ, RUR-55, 04.Dec.2002
“Misinformation on Iraq”, 28.Nov.2002

ƒˆ?[ƒ?ƒbƒp?@VS?@ƒAƒ?ƒŠƒJ, RUR-55, 26.Nov.2002
“Europe versus America”, 16.Nov.2002

ƒCƒXƒ‰ƒGƒ‹?AƒCƒ‰ƒN?AƒAƒ?ƒŠƒJ, RUR-55, 19.Oct.2002
“Europe versus America”, 16.Nov.2002

–³—�?‚Ì‚Ç‚ñ’ê, RUR-55, 04.Oct.2002
“Low point of powerlessness”, 30.Sep.2002

----
ƒ`ƒ‡ƒ€ƒXƒL?[ [?‘?Û?î?¨ŠÖ˜A]
http://www.hct.zaq.ne.jp/akubi/chomsky/#foreign

2002�?N ?lŒ ?TŠÔ, ‰v‰ªŒ«, 31.Dec.2002
“Human Rights Week 2002”, ZNet, 28.Dec.2002

ƒCƒ“ƒ^ƒrƒ…?[?u•Ä?‘ŠOŒð?EŒRŽ–ŽY‹Æ?E�?½?í‰^“®?v, ‰v‰ªŒ«, 31.Dec.2002
“Interview With Chomsky”, ZNet, 28.Dec.2002

----------------------------
ƒEƒFƒuƒTƒCƒg?î•ñ?F

?¡‰ñ‚�??®—?‚µ‚Ä‚¢‚鎞ŠÔ‚ª‚È‚©‚�?‚½‚Ì‚Å?AŠÇ—??l“úŽ?‚É?‘‚¢‚½
?Å‹ß‚Ì‹LŽ–‚ðƒŠƒXƒgƒAƒbƒv‚µ‚Ü‚·?BŠ´‘z‚à‚¨‘Ò‚¿‚µ‚Ä‚¨‚è‚Ü‚·?B

--
’†‘º“NˆãŽt‚Ö‚Ì?ð�?N‚̃Cƒ“ƒ^ƒrƒ…?[‚ðŒ©‚Ä
http://akubi.tdiary.net/20030109.html#p01

ƒyƒVƒƒƒ??[ƒ‹‰ï?uŒ»’n‚Ì•ñ“¹‚©‚ç?v13.Jan.2002 ‚à‚Ç‚¤‚¼
http://www1m.mesh.ne.jp/~peshawar/13jan.html

ˆø—p?u?‘‰Æ?E–¯‘°‚Ì?«—ˆ‚ª–Ú?æ‚Ì?î?î“I‚È•ñ“¹‚É?¶‰E‚³‚ê‚éŠëŒ¯?«‚�??A
“ú–{‚Å‚�??A?í‘O‚©‚ç‚Ù‚Æ‚ñ‚Ç•�?‚í‚ç‚È‚¢‚±‚Æ?A‰ß‹Ž‘¼?l‚É—^‚¦‚½�?íŠQ‚â
–À˜f‚ð–Y‚ê?A‹­‚¢‚à‚Ì‚É‚�?�?Ú‹ü‚É?AŽã‚¢‚à‚Ì‚É‚�?‹??ä?‚‚É‚È‚è‚â‚·‚¢
‚±‚Æ“™?X?A—]‚èŠð‚µ‚­‚È‚¢Ž–ŽÀ‚ªŽÀ?Ø‚³‚ꂽ?B?v

--
ƒ‰ƒIƒX‚Ì•Ä?‘?l?^“ú–{‚̘V?l
http://akubi.tdiary.net/20030117.html

--
“Æ—§ŒnƒIƒ“ƒ‰ƒCƒ“?Eƒ?ƒfƒBƒA‚̑䓪
http://akubi.tdiary.net/20030116.html#p01

--
ŠÖ“Œ‘å?k?�?(‘å‹tŽ–Œ?‚ÆŠÃ�?�?Ž–Œ?)
http://akubi.tdiary.net/20030115.html#p01

--
ƒ`ƒ‡ƒ€ƒXƒL?[’@‚«
http://akubi.tdiary.net/20030113.html#p02

-----------------------------
?‘?�?ˆÄ“à?F

--
ƒGƒhƒ??[ƒh?EƒTƒC?[ƒh’˜ ’†–ì ?^‹IŽq–ó (‚�?‚·‚¸?‘–[)
?w?푈‚ƃvƒ?ƒpƒKƒ“ƒ_ 3 ƒCƒXƒ‰ƒGƒ‹?AƒCƒ‰ƒN?AƒAƒ?ƒŠƒJ?x
http://www.bk1.co.jp/cgi-bin/srch/srch_detail.cgi/?aid=p-akubi0034&bibid=02267678&volno=0000

ƒTƒC?[ƒh‚Ì?VŠ§‚Å‚·?B

--
ŒÃ“¡?W ’˜?w?¢ŠE‚Ì?u•´‘ˆ?vƒnƒ“ƒhƒuƒbƒN?x(Œ¤‹†Ž�?)
http://www.bk1.co.jp/cgi-bin/srch/srch_detail.cgi/?aid=p-akubi0034&bibid=02165957&volno=0000

•·‚«Šµ‚ê‚È‚¢ŒÅ—L–¼ŽŒ‚ª‘½�?­‚·‚镶?�?‚ð“Ç‚Þ‚Æ‚«‚É?AŽèŒy‚ÈŽ‘—¿?W‚ª
ŽèŒ³‚É‚ ‚é‚Æ?d•ó‚µ‚Ü‚·?B‚»‚±‚Å‚¨‚·‚·‚ß‚È‚Ì‚ª–{?‘?B’nˆæ•ÊŠe?‘•Ê‚É
’n—??î•ñ‚Æ‚±‚±•S�?N‚­‚ç‚¢‚Ì—ðŽj?A•´‘ˆ‚ÌŒo‰ß?A•´‘ˆ‚ÌŒ´ˆö?E�?wŒi?A
ƒL?[ƒ??[ƒh?AƒL?[ƒp?[ƒƒ“‚È‚Ç‚ªŠÈŒ‰‚É‚Ü‚Æ‚Ü‚�?‚Ä‚¢‚Ü‚·?BŠe?‘ 4p‚¸‚Â
‚­‚ç‚¢?BŠª––‚É‚�?ƒuƒbƒNƒKƒCƒh?AŒÅ—L–¼ŽŒ“ú‰p‘Î?Æ•?A—ªŒê‘Î?Æ•?A
?õˆø‚à?[ŽÀ‚µ‚Ä‚¢‚Ä•Ö—˜?B’†•Ä‚ªŽáŠ±Žè�?–‚ŃjƒJƒ‰ƒOƒA‚âƒOƒ@ƒeƒ}ƒ‰‚ª
�?²‚¯—Ž‚¿‚Ä‚¢‚½‚è?Aƒxƒgƒiƒ€‚⃉ƒIƒX‚È‚ÇŒ»?�?‚ß‚¾‚�?‚½•´‘ˆ‚Ì–³‚¢’nˆæ‚à
�?²‚¯‚Ä‚½‚è‚·‚é‚Ì‚�?Žc�?O‚Å‚·‚ª?A—Ç‚­’²‚ׂĂ ‚é‚Ì‚Å‚¨‚·‚·‚ß‚µ‚Ü‚·?B
‚à‚¿‚ ‚é‚­‚É‚à‹CŒy‚ȃRƒ“ƒpƒNƒgƒTƒCƒY‚Å‚·?B

-----------------------------
‚ ‚Æ‚ª‚«?F

‚¢‚»‚ª‚µ‚­‚Ä?‡–°•s‘«?B

----
ŠÇ—??l ‚ ‚­‚Ñ

- Student Strike on March 5th

National One-Day Student Strike - March 5th

The Bush administration is intent on plunging America into an illegitimate and pre-emptive war in Iraq that will only increase danger for Americans and the world.  At the same time education, healthcare, and the economy are being neglected.  Its time for youth and students to take a stand for America’s future!

http://www.nyspc.net/home.html

- US Librarians See ‘Big Brother’ in Monitoring of Library Patrons Under ‘USA Patriot Act’

PHILADELPHIA—A federal law aimed at catching terrorists has raised the hackles of many of the nation’s librarians, who say it goes too far by allowing law enforcement agencies to watch what some people are reading.

The USA Patriot Act, passed after the Sept. 11 attacks, gave the FBI new powers to investigate terrorism, including the ability to look at library records and computer hard drives to see what books patrons have checked out, what Web pages they’ve visited, and where they’ve sent e-mails.

The Department of Justice says the new powers are needed to identify terrorist cells.

But some librarians, who were meeting in Philadelphia for an American Library Association convention, worry that the FBI has returned to routinely checking on the reading habits of intellectuals, civil rights leaders and other Americans.

Those tactics, common in the 1950s and 1960s, were occasionally used to brand people as Communists......

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0126-05.htm

- Poets Against Bush call for poems to counter war

January 19, 2003

Dear Friends and Fellow Poets:

When I picked up my mail and saw the letter marked “The White House,” I felt no joy. Rather I was overcome by a kind nausea as I read the card enclosed:

“Laura Bush requests the pleasure of your company at a reception and White House Symposium on “Poetry and the American Voice” on Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at one o’clock”

Only the day before I had read a lengthy report on the President’s proposed “Shock and Awe” attack on Iraq, calling for saturation bombing that would be like the firebombing of Dresden or Tokyo, killing countless innocent civilians.

I believe the only legitimate response to such a morally bankrupt and unconscionable idea is to reconstitute a Poets Against the War movement like the one organized to speak out against the war in Vietnam.

I am asking every poet to speak up for the conscience of our country and lend his or her name to our petition against this war, and to make February 12 a day of Poetry Against the War. We will compile an anthology of protest to be presented to the White House on that afternoon.

Please submit your name and a poem or statement of conscience to:
There is little time to organize and compile. I urge you to pass alon this letter to any poets you know. Please join me in making February 12 a day when the White House can truly hear the voices of American poets.

Sam Hamill

Ref
http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=750

- A Call For Conscientious Objection to War and War Preparations

When War Resisters’ International issued its call for conscientious objection to war and preparations for war in September 2001, the attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington were only three weeks old, and the Western states, led by the USA, was mobilising for the ‘war on terrorism’. The first stage for this war was Afghanistan. Now, more than one year later, we are at the edge of a war on Iraq, justified as the second stage of the ‘war on terrorism’. Maybe, when you read this letter, this war has already begun.

While the peace movement all over the world was too slow to mobilise strong nonviolent resistance to the war on Afghanistan, this new war on Iraq already meets with strong public opposition, and an increasing number of people all over the world agree with our call for conscientious objection:

In the United States of America, more than 50,000 people signed the Pledge to Resist , and in January not only 500,000 people took to the streets in Washington, but also a wide range of civil disobedience actions were organised.
In Britain nonviolent direct actions took place at several military bases connected to a war on Iraq: Fairford, Lakenheath, and Northwood are only a few examples. The British Pledge of Resistance was signed by more than 3,500 persons.
In Germany, the Resist! campaign mobilises for nonviolent direct action against the war, and collected more than 4,000 signatures under their pledge.
These are only a few examples. Many other nonviolent actions are organised spontaneously, or without being part of a specific campaign that focuses on civil disobedience or direct action.

As part of WRI’s commitment to support resistance to war - renewed in our ‘Say No!’ statement - WRI provides information on these activities, and tries to link the different groups involved in nonviolent action. In addition, WRI makes information on conscientious objection - and where to get advice and support - available on its website, especially to members of those forces which will be part of the war on Iraq, notably US and UK forces. We also distributed a special report on conscientious objection and desertion in Iraq - an important issue, as it shows that the Iraqi people do not necessarily support the regime of Saddam Hussein, and that especially those who oppose the regime will suffer the most.

At this crucial time, we all need to work together to prevent this war. If you live in one of the countries mentioned above, you can get involved in one of these campaigns if you don’t do so already. In other countries, you can get information on activities against the war from your local WRI affiliate (we enclose an affiliation list in this mailing) or from other peace organisations.

On 15 February, mass demonstrations against the war on Iraq will be held in many European countries and in North America, called for by the European Social Forum. Please take our ‘Say No!’ statement and other WRI material to these demonstrations, maybe in a translation in your local language, and help us spread the message. Check our website for available language versions, and if you do a new translation, please send it to us by email to We will make new languages available as soon as we receive them.

War Resisters’ International also needs your support. Please make a donation to enable us to continue our work against war. Together we might be able to stop the war!

Andreas Speck
WRI Office Coordinator

http://www.wri-irg.org/news/2003/sayno-03.htm

- Denis J. Halliday/Normon Solomon on Bush War Plans: Obscene

GUEST MEDIA ALERT:
STATEMENTS BY DENIS HALLIDAY AND NORMAN SOLOMON

January 26, 2003

Halliday is Former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and Former head of U.N. oil-for-food program

The obscene haste of Bush to go to war, beside his friend Tony Blair, is very hard to understand. In the absence of any immediate threat to the Middle East, or to the United States, from Iraq, one has to seek another rationale. Is it the messianic fervor driving the kind of simplistic thinking that gave us the Bush concept of the ‘axis of evil’? Or is it a determination to enhance Israel with total disregard for the well-being and human rights of the people of Palestine? Or is it about oil? I believe it is primarily the latter.

Since 9/11 the relationship between Washington and Saudi Arabia has become fragile.... And this comes when Venezuelan oil is all but stopped and the future of large Mexican supplies is in doubt.... The Bush administration perception is that Iraq constitutes one very large reserve tank—a ‘tank’ of some 120 billion barrels. And control of that tank has become paramount for American economic superiority. Control also would represent leverage over Europe and Japan --an important part of U.S. ambitions for empire in the coming years.

Resolution 1441, for all its drama and careful wording, amounts to little more than theatre when we know that U.S. intelligence undoubtedly is aware of what, if any, remnant of weapons of mass destruction Iraq possesses. After all, America is the leading arms dealer of the UN permanent five of the Security Council, and together they formed the weapons source leading up to and during the Iran-Iraq war. U.S. impatience with the UN inspections—despite cooperation by the Iraqi authorities—would seem to underline the charade.

Resolution 1441 was designed to provide UN cover and respectability for a war that Bush wants so badly. This cover now seems more and more remote as most other permanent members of the Council remain unconvinced that war is justified.

And now Bush is facing an appreciable turning of the tide with respect to American public opinion against unilateral aggression by Washington. Despite the jingoism of the last 18 months, Americans are questioning the priorities of Bush vis a vis both domestic and foreign
affairs—and also questioning the contrast of his diplomatic-dialogue approach to North Korea, with nuclear capacity, and to his aggressive stance towards Iraq without. Angry over the loss
of major allies, concerned by the change in public opinion, rejected by UN Security Council friends—Bush has become even more dangerous and anxious to take his country to war. It is patriotism? Or irresponsibility? That is for Americans to determine, just as it should be for Iraqis to determine what is right for their country.

If UN sanctions were terminated—and if the lives of the people were to be restored and the economy rebuilt and society and culture restored—the capacity to go forward with change via a multiparty democracy, as foreseen in the constitutional change under consideration, could become viable. The United Nations has cruelly damaged the social, economic and cultural rights of the Iraqi people under sanctions for over 12 years. We have allowed massive loss of life. We have allowed a state of war to stand ever since 1991. Rather than initiate massive new aggression, we should reach out to the people of Iraq and offer our assistance. We should fully recognize the sovereignty of the country and the unique qualities of its ancient people. We should focus on stopping the war of Bush now, and starting the process of restoring the well-being of the children, the families, the people of Iraq. Iraq is for the Iraqis—they and only they can determine what and when is best. And they can only begin when the U.S. withdraws its forces and ends its interference; when the UN terminates its deadly embargo; and we as individuals take responsibility for demanding that our respective governments act within international law.

Statement by Norman Solomon—January 26, 2003

Executive Director, Institute for Public Accuracy
Co-author, Target Iraq (Context Books, New York: January 2003)

Like millions of other American citizens, I am horrified by the imminent threat of an all-out U.S. attack on Iraq. In our names, with our tax dollars, the Bush administration appears ready and willing—even eager—to devastate Iraqi society while killing large numbers of civilians in the process. No amount of oil or geopolitical leverage for the U.S. government could possibly serve as a valid justification for such slaughter.

The people I’ve seen and met in the streets and shops of Baghdad in recent days have done nothing to deserve the horrors that President Bush appears to have in store for them.

Top officials in Washington have repeatedly pledged to lead a “coalition of the willing”; in other words, a coalition for the killing—of vast numbers of Iraqi people.

Thirty-five years ago, on February 27, 1968, I sat in a small room on Capitol Hill and watched a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Oregon’s Senator Wayne Morse spoke about the war in Vietnam. Moments before the hearing adjourned, Morse said he did not “intend to put the blood of this war on my hands.” Years earlier, in 1964, Senator Morse told a national TV audience: “I don’t know why we think, just because we’re mighty, that we have the right to try to substitute might for right.”

Today, I join with increasing numbers of Americans who do not intend to put the blood of this war on our hands. We refuse to accept the pernicious and murderous notion that the United States has the right to substitute might for right. We will continue to denounce the administration’s war plans—no matter how much President Bush cloaks his war cries in lofty rhetoric. No one can dispute the Pentagon’s capacity to inflict massive and overpowering violence. But might does not make right.

Feel free to respond to Media Lens alerts:

Visit the Media Lens website: http://www.medialens.org

Thursday, January 23, 2003

- Iraq: legal challenge to Norwegian Government

PRESS RELEASE

From the Norwegian Peace Alliance, Oslo -
FOR REPLY, use address:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: [url=http://www.nowar.no]http://www.nowar.no[/url]
(You are welcome to forward to movement or media contacts)

Oslo, Jan. 16, 2003


Most nations seem to hold that a new resolution by the Security Council, which in express words authorizes an armed attack against Iraq will make such a war legitimate. However, under the UN Charter there is no basis for such a resolution, since the legal conditions in Art. 42 are not presently fulfilled in the Iraq situation. This was the essence of a stern warning to the Norwegian Government Thursday. The challenge, which threatened the extremely US-loyal Norway with legal action if the Government should support or participate in a war in violation of international law, came in a letter from attorney-at-law, Haakon Helle, acting for the Norwegian Peace Alliance, the Norwegian umbrella of peace organizations.

- To keep the peace is the key objective of the UN and its Security Council is the only body in the world which can legally decide to use military force. The sole exception is the right of countries to self defense “if an armed attack occurs”, but there is no present reason to fear an attack by Iraq against the US or any other country, says Fredrik S. Heffermehl, president of the Norwegian Peace Alliance.

- A right to preventive action or “preemptive attack” would destroy the existing prohibition against force that it has taken centuries to establish. If a country is found to have illegal weapons there is a case for eliminating them, but not for war, Mr. Heffermehl added.

Since ministers in the Cabinet of Norway have created considerable doubt about their familiarity with international law and their intention to abide in good faith, the Norwegian Peace Alliance warned the Government that they will scrutinize all its actions and decisions and - if they violate international law - demand an injunction from the Norwegian courts.

Below: the Norwegian Peace Alliance letter 16. Jan. 2003 to the Governement. Groups in other countries are encouraged to address their own governments with a similar warning and establish a preparedness to go to court if their national law and court system should so warrant.

Norges Fredsråd / The Norwegian Peace Alliance
Storgata 11, N-0155 Oslo, Norway
Ph: 23010339, Fax: 23010303

Read more...

- Will Nuclear Ship be located in Japan?

U.S. Navy and Japanese officials are denying a Yomuiri Shimbun newspaper report that an agreement has been reached for the first time to allow a U.S.  Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be based at Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture. It would be the first time for such a vessel to be permitted to be based in Japan. The USS Kitty Hawk, currently stationed at Yokosuka, will be decommissioned in 2008. The U.S. Navy had asked Tokyo to allow it to dispatch a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace the Kitty Hawk to strengthen the U.S. 7th Fleet, which covers the western Pacific and Indian oceans.

To date, three U.S. Navy aircraft carriers—Midway, Independence and Kitty Hawk—have used Yokosuka as their home port. All are powered by conventional steam turbines. Japanese government sources said a newly built aircraft carrier scheduled to go into service in 2008 is a likely candidate.

Original location of this report
http://starbulletin.com/2003/01/19/news/

Thursday, January 16, 2003

- Oakland and San Francisco Teachers Organize Teach-Ins on the War

School board members...declared themselves firmly against another Iraq war. But all agreed the events would be non-biased and present all sides of the issue.....The problem, organizers said, was they couldn’t find anyone to represent a “pro-war” side.

From one of the teachers:  “I think many of us remembered why we became teachers, to change the world, to build a better future, to awaken a sleeping country of materialists and individualists, and help people see the beauty and power of community and working to make a better world.”

Note how some of the articles editorialize and trivialize while pretending to be neutral, particularly “Teaching In Friday”, December 20, 2002 By Joanne Jacobs, Associated Press (Last article)

More
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/portside/message/3610