Michael Penn, president of the Shingetsu News Agency, on Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s assertion that all Japan taxpayers have a “responsibility” to support its policy of dramatically increasing military expenditures, accepting the premise that Japan’s neighbors are likely to launch an armed attack unless deterred from doing so [and that] this marks the effective end of … [Read more...] about An Epitaph for Kishida’s New Capitalism
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Nation reporter Tim Shorrock on the banality of the US media
Here's the moment of levity from the isolated White House press room in Singapore (picture: Tim Shorrock), where the elite reporters covering a historic summit between the US and North Korea blithely ignore South Korea. Thanks to Seth Mountain for his input from Seoul. … [Read more...] about Nation reporter Tim Shorrock on the banality of the US media
Killer Drones in the Empire State
By Norman Solomon (in Z MAGAZINE; May 27, 2017)At dusk I stood on a residential street with trim lawns and watched planes approach a runaway along the other side of a chain-link fence. Just a few dozen yards away, a JetBlue airliner landed. Then a United plane followed. But the next aircraft looked different. It was a bit smaller and had no markings or taillights. A … [Read more...] about Killer Drones in the Empire State
Activism Asia: Stop THAAD
This is the first article in Activism Asia: Stop THAAD No to Missile DefenseOn July 7, 2016, the U.S. and South Korean governments announced a joint decision to deploy the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system in South Korea. The two governments assert, without serious evidence and contrary to expert … [Read more...] about Activism Asia: Stop THAAD
Trump’s Threat to Charge Japan More for U.S. Forces: Taoka Shunji says “Let them leave.” (Japan Focus)
Ever since the end of America's Vietnam catastrophe, experts on both sides of the Pacific have sounded warnings about anachronistic, wasteful, and dangerously misguided U.S. military policies, seemingly perpetuated by inertia, in East Asia. Yet their recommendations are ignored and new policy initiatives thwarted. As a candidate for president in early 1975, Jimmy Carter … [Read more...] about Trump’s Threat to Charge Japan More for U.S. Forces: Taoka Shunji says “Let them leave.” (Japan Focus)