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An appeal for Article 9

By Brian Covert, Independent Journalist

HYOGO, JAPAN — Today, August 15, marks 60 years since the end of World War II, a war that took millions of lives and changed the course of history. All around the world today, it is a time for quietly reflecting on where the human race has been and where it’s bound.

sf.indymedia.org/news/2005/08/1718417.php

(Because of its relevance to Japan, this OTHERPRESS article from SF IMC is being featured here.)
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(Japanese children crossing a street in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan on 7 May 2005, amid a heavy police presence and the presence of an estimated 100 cheering, flag-waving rightists in the background. The rightists had turned out to give a warm send-off to several hundred soldiers of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces as the troops departed their nearby garrison for Samawah, Iraq.)

 
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