Poll: War on Terror - Japan Divided (26 votes)

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#146437Fri 18/01/08 22:08

 

This is a single option poll: "The main Japanese opposition party (DPJ) recently challenged the government (LDP) over the fundamental assumptions behind the war on terror; and came close to ending Japanese support for the war in Afghanistan (see following post). Is it now time for other countries to undertake serious examination of these fundamental assumptions?"

  • Yes: 20 votes
  • No: 2 votes
  • Don't Know: 3 votes
  • Other (please state): 1 vote

#146437Fri 18/01/08 22:10

 

On Friday, 11 January 2008, the Japanese government took rare steps to force parliamentary approval of a controversial bill reviving a naval mission in the Indian Ocean in support of US-led forces in Afghanistan.

Prior to the bill's approval, Yukihisa Fujita (DPJ) made a series of statements at the House of Councilors (the upper house of the Diet of Japan). For 30 minutes he questioned the official version of 9/11 presented to the Japanese government and the public by the US administration. He concluded that the Japanese government's support of the "war on terror" is based solely on information provided by the US-administration; and he called for Japan to conduct a criminal investigation into the deaths of Japanese citizens on 9/11.

Short clip of Fujita challenging the Prime Minister (Yasuo Fukuda)



More clips and full transcript
http://www.911video.de/ex/jap111.htm

Yahoo News - Japan rejoins US anti-terrorism mission
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080111/ap_on_re_as/japan_anti_terrorism

The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Japan

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