Syria: continuing ratlines of terrorists and outside meddling Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The history of the United States supporting right-wing death squads in Central America and Latin America is documented for all to see. Similarly, the utter devastation reeked on Vietnam by France and then America, is a firm reminder [...]
Indonesia and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Bakar Ba’asyir: was justice done? Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The radical Sunni Islamic cleric, Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, who is the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, will not be silenced by jail irrespective of what the Indonesian justice system does to this enigmatic spiritual [...]
Shia Muslims killed in Pakistan by Sunni Islamists: singled out and murdered Joachim de Villiers and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The sectarian divide in Pakistan claimed the lives of more innocent Shia Muslims who were singled out and brutally murdered. Currently it is understood that 18 Shia Muslims were killed by Sunni Islamic [...]
Iranian Crisis Spurs Saudi Reconsideration of Nuclear Weapons Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 10 Issue: 4 By: Andrew Dean, Nicholas A. Heras The Jamestown Foundation Rising tension in the Persian Gulf over the Islamic Republic of Iran’s purported ambition of developing nuclear weapons could lead to a nuclear arms race between Iran and the Kingdom of [...]
Japan and geopolitics under PM Noda: bilateral naval exercise with India and global initiatives Olivier LeCourt and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In late 2011 it became apparent that the government of Japan was intent on spreading its international influence. Indeed, it could be argued that the current government is more open to influencing [...]
Pakistan female designer Wajeeha Qazi is a force of “light” Umair Ahmed Siddiqui Modern Tokyo Times Wajeeja Qazi is a female designer who cares deeply about the positive cultural forces of Pakistan but today this lady, like other progressive individuals, is deeply concerned about “dark forces” within her nation. In modern Pakistan the “soul of [...]
Pakistan fashion: Fatima Syed, Zainab Mobin, Kulsoom Rizvi and Tokyo fashion Umair Ahmed Siddiqui and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tokyo is one of the most fashionable cities in the world and all the major fashion houses are based in this dynamic city. Alternatively, news in the international media which focuses on Pakistan is [...]
Japan must reject American pressure against oil sanctions on Iran Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The United States is continuing to put pressure on Japan about sanctions against Iran’s oil industry and thankfully the Finance Minister of Japan, Jun Azumi, was sidelined after appearing to cave in several weeks ago. However, [...]
Shia Muslims and ongoing oppression in Sunni Muslim dominated nations Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Shia Muslims don’t face persecution in mainly Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, and secular nations. However, throughout the Sunni Muslim world the Shia community faces daily discrimination and deadly attacks often erupt in Bahrain, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, and [...]
Main Elements of US Foreign Policy Towards Asia B.Raman As President Obama nears the end of his first term and gets ready to seek a second term, he has sought to give a new focus to the US foreign policy towards Asia. 2.This new focus is marked by two characteristics.Firstly, an open and uninhibited expression [...]
Review of 2011 internationally and events in Japan (March 11 and brutal tsunami) James Jomo and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In 2011 many political convulsions have challenged nations in North Africa and the Middle East. The optimism of the so-called “Arab Spring” remains to be unfulfilled because you have so much uncertainty in [...]
Report: Radical Sheikh a Key Mediator in U.S.-Taliban Talks IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism Radical Islamist cleric and longtime Muslim Brotherhood spiritual guide Yusuf al-Qaradawi serves as a “key mediator in secret talks between the U.S. and the Taliban,” according to unnamed government sources referenced in a report published late [...]
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