As the drum rolls sound once again for those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Roger Pulvers has provided a poignant reminder of those other, far more numerous, victims the United States has left in the wake of its wars overseas. In particular, the victims of the dioxin-contaminated herbicide Agent Orange, whose suffering continues decades after the Vietnam War … [Read more...] about Okinawa, 9-11, Agent Orange
９１１原発やめろデモ: Police attack and arrest about a dozen people at Shinjuku anti nuke rally, METI minister forced to resign due to anti-nuke stance
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Not being widely reported is that the recent resignation of METI minister. It is being said it was orchestrated by the bureaucrats of METI, the LDP, the Yomiuri, Sankei and the Kisha Clubs, plus Tepco because he took the non binding 1 MS of radiation exposure, previously a binding 20 MS, and made it binding. He also called for moving away from nuclear power. … [Read more...] about ９１１原発やめろデモ: Police attack and arrest about a dozen people at Shinjuku anti nuke rally, METI minister forced to resign due to anti-nuke stance
Japanese caught in a blizzard of conflicting information
DAVID McNEILL in Soma CityMillions of Japanese are struggling to interpret wildly diverging assessments of the radiation threat after the Fukushima disasterYOSHIO ICHIDA is recalling the worst day of his 53 years: March 11th, when the sea swallowed up his home and killed his friends. The Fukushima fisherman was in the bath when the huge quake hit, and barely made it to the open … [Read more...] about Japanese caught in a blizzard of conflicting information
Remembering Victims of Agent Orange in the Shadow of 9/11
By Roger PulversIntroduction by John JunkermanAs the drum rolls sound once again for those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Roger Pulvers has provided a poignant reminder of those other, far more numerous, victims the United States has left in the wake of its wars overseas. In particular, the victims of the dioxin-contaminated herbicide Agent Orange, whose suffering … [Read more...] about Remembering Victims of Agent Orange in the Shadow of 9/11
The United States and Terror on the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11
C. Douglas Lummis11 September 2011 marks ten years since the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington DC. However, I would also like to call attention to the date, 20 September, which marks ten years since the United States entered its present condition of perpetual war. It was on 20 September 2001 that then U.S. President George W. Bush declared the opening of the … [Read more...] about The United States and Terror on the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11