The Emperor in Washington has no clothes, laid bare by his naked lies and soon without a feather to fly with. Well, maybe he has P8-Poseidons to conduct provocative flights around Beijing’s South China Seas islands, and a giant nuclear-powered fig leaf spread over 800 known global bases to cover his, uh, security. But navel-gazing American politicians have already been … [Read more...] about Washington whips up fog of war in South China Seas
The Winter of Obama’s Discontent
Into every life a little rain must fall – even that of a behemoth superpower. Picture the President of the United States and his masters of the universe - more formally known as the American Cabinet – with Ukraine-driven nuclear umbrellas unfurled against a downpour of unexpected setbacks in foreign policy lately. In the winter of his discontent, Barack Obama must be … [Read more...] about The Winter of Obama’s Discontent
An end to Japan’s elegant deception
World War II began near an unremarkable town called Wanping, China in July 1937 and ended with soul-destroying fury that ballooned as giant mushroom clouds over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With two atomic bombs, the United States stuffed the genie of Japanese militarism into the American bottle. Under its watch, post-war Japan has maintained an elegant deception as a beacon of … [Read more...] about An end to Japan’s elegant deception
Shinzo Abe – Little Napoleon of neo-militaristic Japan
``History is a set of lies agreed upon,’’ is a gem from Napoleon Bonaparte’s treasure-chest of quotations. The Prime Minister of Japan might take a shine to that saying from France’s greatest empire-builder. Shinzo Abe is resolutely convinced that the staggering horrors of World War Two are falsehoods; the punishment meted out on defeated but beatific Japan - it had waged … [Read more...] about Shinzo Abe – Little Napoleon of neo-militaristic Japan
Happy Chinese New Year
(This Chinese New Year greeting came via raffiaflower, and I took the liberty in sharing it. DeWang) Hi, there! Every language has a word for love. But Chinese is probably the only language that has so many possible written variations of the emotion. This has been the way, even since before Qinshihuangdi unified China and imposed standardized measures, including … [Read more...] about Happy Chinese New Year