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COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE

Aug 12, 2000

Lieberman gives Gore a boost

By Bob Keefe

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut is Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore's choice for vice president. The choice is a masterful one. Lieberman brings several big pluses to Gore's candidacy:

COMMENTARY / World

Aug 12, 2000

U.S. support crucial to international court

By Cesar Chelala

In 1995, during the 50th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials, U.S. President Bill Clinton endorsed the creation of an International Criminal Court, the first U.S. president to do so. Despite his sup port, however, the United States joined China, Iraq, Libya, Israel, Qatar and Yemen in voting against...

COMMENTARY

Aug 12, 2000

What are the world's options in Myanmar?

By Doug Bandow

KAWTHOOLEI, Myanmar -- From a distance, the jungle looks peaceful. Dense, green growth covers hills that march endlessly onward. Primitive villages emerge in simple clearings: wood and bamboo buildings, covered by thatched roofs, sitting on stilts and open to rain, animals and mosquitoes.

COMMENTARY / World

Aug 12, 2000

Summit highlights need for new diplomacy

By George Sioris

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — In an era of great change, diplomacy, like many other disciplines, must adapt and innovate. Some changes are already visible.

EDITORIALS

Aug 11, 2000

Nowhere for tyrants to hide

Old age for Chile's former strongman Augusto Pinochet and Indonesia's former President Suharto looks much different from anything they had probably envisaged. These two distinguished men, each of whom fashioned himself as the savior of his country, are now rethinking their retirement plans. Instead of...

COMMENTARY / World

Aug 11, 2000

Time for Delhi to show trust in Kashmiris

By Gautaman Bhaskaran

NEW DELHI -- The Kashmir problem defies solution. Three recent developments have even compounded the impasse.

COMMENTARY

Aug 11, 2000

Mori reign remains shaky

By Kenzo Uchida

It has been four months since Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori launched his coalition government. Mori's first Cabinet, inaugurated April 5, remained in office for less than three months before the general election was held June 25. He established his second Cabinet July 3.

EDITORIALS

Aug 10, 2000

Keep the nonnuclear faith

The anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki always evokes frustrations among the Japanese people. This was especially true of the latest anniversary -- the 55th and the last of this century. The reason is simple: The goal of a nuclear arms-free world seems distant even as the new...

COMMENTARY / World

Aug 10, 2000

It's summertime, and the news is slim

By Gwynne Dyer

LONDON -- Those of us whose job is to feed the world a steady diet of "news" (99 percent of which is actually recycled "olds") are always grateful when a loon like Rabbi Ovadia Yosef opens his mouth and lets fly. Especially in August.

COMMENTARY / World

Aug 10, 2000

U.S. forces remain critical to Northeast Asian security

By Larry M. Wortzel

WASHINGTON -- There has been a sea change in the political landscape in Northeast Asia, particularly on the Korean Peninsula. In South Korea, the success of multiparty democracy is changing how the United States interacts with its ally. President Kim Dae Jung must deal with voters who increasingly question...

EDITORIALS

Aug 9, 2000

Gore's surprising choice

Vice President Al Gore has made his first bold move in the race for the U.S. presidency. The selection of Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut as his running mate has won applause from both sides of the aisle. The senator is a thoughtful and serious politician, who is guided by a strong moral code. He...

EDITORIALS

Aug 8, 2000

A lesson from the police

Japan's reputation as the most crime-free of the major industrialized nations is crumbling. It has always been a relative matter and if any proof of the change were needed beyond the daily headlines, the National Police Agency has just provided it. In a regular semiannual report, the NPA announced that...

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.

A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan

By Hanako Lowry

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