投稿者: Tokyo SpringThis has been submitted by a reader. All reader articles represent the views of the writer, and not necessarily tokyoprogressive.Submitted by Tokyo Springhttp://tokyospring.orgWhen Marcus Garvey wrote the words above about weaklings being the slaves of a nobler class performing the will of their masters without question he wasn't thinking of Barack … [Read more...] about No Gods No Masters
Beware The Obama Hype. What ‘Change’ In America Really Means
Nov 12, 2008 By John Pilger John Pilger's ZSpace Page / ZSpace My first visit to Texas was in 1968, on the fifth anniversary of the assassination of president John F Kennedy in Dallas. I drove south, following the line of telegraph poles to the small town of Midlothian, where I met Penn Jones Jr, editor of the Midlothian Mirror. Except for his drawl and fine … [Read more...] about Beware The Obama Hype. What ‘Change’ In America Really Means
Kenzaburo Oe: Misreading, Espionage and “Beautiful Martyrdom”: On Hearing the Okinawa ‘Mass Suicides’ Suit Court Verdict
Immediately following the ruling by the Osaka District Court on the Okinawa Mass Suicides Suit (March 28, 2008), I was being interviewed by a correspondent from a foreign newspaper, while the plaintiffs were already engaged in the appeals process. Almost by way of greeting, I was asked by the correspondent, “What has this trial meant to your life?” I replied by saying, … [Read more...] about Kenzaburo Oe: Misreading, Espionage and “Beautiful Martyrdom”: On Hearing the Okinawa ‘Mass Suicides’ Suit Court Verdict
The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and Okinawan Anger
FROM JAPAN FOCUSThis article, and the subsequent exchange with Major Nathan C. Hurst, originated in a symposium on the US global military posture that appeared at Mother Jones. As the article was being posted, we learned that on the night of October 24 another US plane, this time a small Cessna 172 had crashed in Okinawa after clipping high-voltage wires, and burst into flames. … [Read more...] about The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and Okinawan Anger