Henmi Yo- a former reporter for the Kyodo News Service, is a widely acclaimed writer. Henmi is one of many Japanese voices that have protested the Koizumi government's decision to provide supply and other support for U.S. forces in Iraq. His comment on the Iraq War and Japan's policy options appeared in the Asahi Shimbun on March 28, 2003. … [Read more...] about -Henmi Yo-The Iraq war deeply invades our souls
-Walking through life with your eyes closed: Fighting Alienation
by Robert JensenRobert Jensen is a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin, a member of the Nowar Collective (www.nowarcollective.com), and author of "Writing Dissent: Taking Radical Ideas from the Margins to the Mainstream." He can be reached at rjensen@uts.cc.utexas.edu.I have lived in the United States all my life, and for personal and political … [Read more...] about -Walking through life with your eyes closed: Fighting Alienation
-U.N. Pact Sinks on Issue of Violence Against Women
U.N. Pact Sinks on Issue of Violence Against WomenBy Emily Freeburg WeNews correspondentWomen's E News https://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1304Run Date: 04/24/03The U.N. commission on women found itself at a diplomatic impasse for the first time in its history over a document describing what steps nations should take to reduce violence against women and … [Read more...] about -U.N. Pact Sinks on Issue of Violence Against Women
-Corvin Russell: Artists Against Empire
Corvin Russell/ From www.rabble.caOne of the most famous and political of modern paintings, Picasso's Guernica, powerfully expresses the horror of modern war. On the occasion of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's address to the Security Council in February to persuade them of the need for war on Iraq, the tapestry reproduction of the painting that hangs outside the … [Read more...] about -Corvin Russell: Artists Against Empire
-Letter to President Bush from the Mayor of Hiroshima
(Thanks to David Mcreynolds for passing this on)https://www.city.hiroshima.jp/shimin/heiwa/protest/furse_spratt_030421e.htmlHis Excellency George W. Bush The President The White House The United States of AmericaLetter of Protest I have received a report that your administration has submitted to Congress a 2004 Defense Authorization Bill that requests funds for … [Read more...] about -Letter to President Bush from the Mayor of Hiroshima