More than one third of the 500,000 Palestinian refugees in Syria have been displaced by the ongoing conflict, a new report has revealed.The Action Group for Palestinian Refugees in Syria said the refugees were displaced after their camps were either subjected to air raids or caught up in clashes.The semi-annual report said that more than 71,200 Palestinian refugees have … [Read more...] about More than one third of Syria’s Palestinians have been displaced
War and Empire/戦争＆支配権力
Freeing Julian Assange: the Final Chapter
by John PilgerOne of the epic miscarriages of justice of our time is unravelling. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — — the international tribunal that adjudicates and decides whether governments comply with their human rights obligations — has ruled that Julian Assange has been detained unlawfully by Britain and Sweden.After five years of … [Read more...] about Freeing Julian Assange: the Final Chapter
On the Non-Defense of Japan: The Japan-US Treaty of Mutual Deception, Ignorance and Insecurity
By D. H. Garrett “The war with Japan had been enacted in the game rooms at the War College by so many people and in so many different ways that nothing that happened during the war was a surprise absolutely nothing except the kamikaze tactics toward the end of the war. We had not visualized these.” -Chester W. Nimitz- Students protesting against the Ampo treaty and … [Read more...] about On the Non-Defense of Japan: The Japan-US Treaty of Mutual Deception, Ignorance and Insecurity
ケネディ駐日米大使 会見 2015.12.17–Ambassador Kennedy: Intentional slip?
From Ten ThousandthingsIn a Dec. 17 press conference, Ambassador Kennedy first briefly mentions Okinawa at the 10m40s mark. She then talks about Okinawa again at the 23m45s mark. Around the 23m40s mark she talks about the next few years being critical and how moving Futenma is the "best plan" and "the plan we should implement as fast as possible." At 23m48s she says, … [Read more...] about ケネディ駐日米大使 会見 2015.12.17–Ambassador Kennedy: Intentional slip?
Okinawa-Veteran solidarity
American Veterans for Peace Activist in Okinawa … [Read more...] about Okinawa-Veteran solidarity