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To support power, there are the media; to kill people, firearms are not needed. Freedom of speech for the mass media: freedom for the mass media to say anything—roses bloom. People…
Today marks exactly 60 years since the Tokyo Massacre. It is called the Great Tokyo Air Raid, a wording considerate of the United States, but it goes without saying that, on 1 day,…
At noon local time on Valentine’s Day (February 14), a massive bombing, believed to have involved a car bomb, struck central Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. At least 13 peopl…
Personally, I find this very interesting, but I still cannot shake the faint sense of unease that surrounds Horiemon. Whether it is the way he makes profits or the professional bas…
Itokazu Abuchiragama is a cave shelter in Itokazu, Tamagusuku Village, in the southern part of Okinawa Island. Members of the Himeyuri Student Corps and others were assigned there,…
At this point, why not just buy FedEx! Well, it is an outrageous idea:hammer:. However, when Deutsche Post bought DHL, DHL’s air-shipping scale was larger than FedEx + UPS. D…
Mr. Bush secured re-election. It was the first re-election of a Republican candidate since President Reagan, 20 years ago. Bush won the popular vote by a wide margin as well as the…
Livedoor has taken a step back in the battle to establish a baseball club. Believe it or not, the issue was that it hosts adult websites. It is ridiculous even to make an issue of…
Raise a light on the summit of Kilimanjaro. To offer hope to despair and love to hatred. — Nyerere, the first President of Tanzania
Baghdad Burning An article on the bombing of Tikrit from a blog by Ms. Riverbend concerning the war, politics, and occupation in Iraq. Her daily life in Baghdad can be glimpsed fro…
