An intense confrontation broke out between the Okinawa prefectural police force and protesters who tried to block construction vehicles from entering U.S. Marine Base Camp Schwab in Henoko, Okinawa during the late night of January 10 and the early morning of January 11 (see The Ryukyu Shimpo). Camp Schwab and its adjoining water area is the proposed site for the … [Read more...] about Midnight Confrontation Points to Turbulent Time Ahead in Okinawa (January 15)
Archives for January 2015
U.S. stored chemical arms in Okinawa to deter N. Korea: documents
See also: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/01/15/national/politics-diplomacy/u-s-stored-chemical-arms-okinawa-deter-n-korea-documents/#.VLt5qovlPBp The U.S. government told Japan in 1970 it was storing chemical arms in Okinawa out of the belief that North Korea possessed similar weapons, according to declassified Japanese diplomatic documents released Thursday.A … [Read more...] about U.S. stored chemical arms in Okinawa to deter N. Korea: documents
The Global African (Top Stories 2014: Bill Fletcher, Danny Glover, James Early)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOnhk3btrHc See also: https://multimedia.telesurtv.net/web/telesur/#!en/lista/programa/the-global-african2014 was a year filled with pain and promise in the African world, from the continual brutality of Boka Haram, to the inspiring movement for racial justice in the United States. The Global African host Bill Fletcher explores the … [Read more...] about The Global African (Top Stories 2014: Bill Fletcher, Danny Glover, James Early)
We Are Many: Laura Flanders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtsQ25H_qAAfrom https://www.youtube.com/user/lauraflandersAlso see https://grittv.orgOn February 15, 2003, millions of people in over 800 cities on seven continents marched against the impending invasion of Iraq. It was the largest mobilization of people in human history and yet it remains a little-known story. As we approach Martin … [Read more...] about We Are Many: Laura Flanders
Waving in the Front Row by Uri Avnery
from https://zope.gush-shalom.org/home/en/channels/avnery/1421437291/THE THREE Islamic terrorists could have been very proud of themselves, if they had lived to see it.By committing two attacks (quite ordinary ones by Israeli standards) they spread panic throughout France, brought millions of people onto the streets, gathered more than 40 heads of states in Paris. They changed … [Read more...] about Waving in the Front Row by Uri Avnery