Finally, the cat is out

For long, there was a constant denials from the Japan's ruling establishment. They had dubbed the charge as nothing but fiction. The charge was that the US and Japan had a secret pact regarding the handling of nuclear weapons. Japan, being the only country that was struck the nuclear bomb has a policy of not to allow the production, possession and bringing in of nuclear weapons. But the secret pact that has come into light clearly shows that nuclear weapons carrying Warships or planes do not need prior consultations when they enter the Japanese territory.

This secret pact was brought out by the Kyodo News through four former Vice Foreign Ministers who were interviewed. They had even said that few former Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers knew about the whole thing. The people of Japan were kept in dark. Japanese Communist Party has called for a thorough enquiry. Its Secretariat Head Ichida Tadayoshi has demanded that the Parliament should summon all those people connected with the deal to bring the truth out.

lnfact, the JCP has pointed out about such secret pact on handling of nuclear weapons by the US in Japanese territory on earlier occasions too. Their claims were dismissed as mere gossips. The latest revelations have proved that what JCP was kept saying was one hundred percent right. Ichida commented, when the entire world is moving towards non-nuclear world, the Japanese government should reveal publicly the facts regarding the secret deal with US.

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Military superior to Health!

Gloabal Financial Crisis has taken its own toll. But the crisis did not deter the nations from spending more on military. The expenditure on military went up 4% more in last year, 2008. The total expenditure was $1.46 trillion. As per the report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, US's close ally Israel spends more than any other country when compared with the population. They spend more than $2,300 per citizen. This is $300 more than United States of America that stands at the second place.

As far as the total military expenditure concerned, the US stays at the top. It spends 41% of the world military expenditure. Only the combined expenditre of other top 14 countries can match the US expenditure. Though the People's Republic of China has increased its military expenditure by 10%, it is still far away from US. Meanwhile, the US Federal Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke has urged the US Congress to address the nation's budget deficit that stands at $2 trillion. He has warned that there cannot be any indefinite borrowing by the country.

Military expenditure by the US is mounting. On the other side, the US President Barrack Obama is pushing health care reform. This is the make or break period said Barrack Obama to some Senators. He is insisting that the legislation for health care reforms should be passed without any delay. Unmindful expenditure on military has put pressure on both industry and healthcare.

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The so-called Left beaten, not the ism!

European Parliament elections have shown the doors to the Centre-Left. The outcome of the elections is that the Centre-Right has won considerable victory. Centre-Left has been defeated. The Left and the Greens have increased their tally marginally. Some analysts says that the result is contradictory. One side the rightist policies have put the entire world into crisis. But the people have no hesitation to choose them. Some say that the people believe that the rightist policies can only heal the wounds inflicted by the Global economic crisis.

The reason for the defeat of moderate Left is in the policies itself. Though the Centre-Left parties have claimed themselves as the custodians of Left policies, they do not practice the same. Infact they do not even preach. The tilt of these parties is towards the same harmful imperialist driven policies. The Labour Party of Britain is the best example. Be it Tony Blair or the incumbent Prime Minister Gordon Brown, they are toeing the policies US administration. A serious joke in the restaurants of London is that the Britain does not need separate ministries in many sectors.

When the people voted for the European Parliament, Greenland voters have rejected the rightist party, Siumut, which was ruling the country for the last 30 years. The new Government, led by the Leftists has put the issue of full independence from Denmark in the priority mode. To begin with, Greenland will implement Keynesian policies through which the country will develop the domestic market. The people were disgusted with the lavishness of Siumut party.

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Isolation isolated!

The life has come full circle incase of Cuba. Last week was politically more important for the nation that stood the imperialist assault for the last 50 years. Firstly, the El Salvador has signed an agreement with Cuba for renewing the relation between both the countries. The time has gone, when the US could manouvre other countries in the American continents to isolate Cuba. With El Salvador opening its doors to Cuba, only US is left in the American continents that did not have the relations with Cuba.

El Salvador had its own celebrations since another Leftist President has taken over the reins. Mauricio Funes took Office on June 01. His first job was to restore the diplomatic relations with Cuba. With the co-operation from other Left Presidents, a new path has been laid in the area that was considered as the backyard of US not so long ago. The policies of US have gone awry in each and every place it was implemented. The countries that implemented the US-prescribed policies have done it not on conviction, but by compulson.

The second event was that the Organisation of American States(OAS) has voted unanimously to end Cuba's 47 year suspension. The United States that was cornered by the other countries also voted in favour of the resolution. The Cuba should adhere to the pro-democracy principles of OAS, the US put a string on the vote. Cuba has firmly rejected the call to join OAS. It has infact called for a new organisation that will reflect the real aspirations of American people.

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