The Bible, The Old Testament, or The Koran for Swearing-In
Now, business seems to get started in Japan after happy new-year holidays.
Prime Minister of Japan began his duty by going and praying in the Ise Shrine, one of the most highly regarded shrines in Japan due to its direct connection with the Imperial Family. A prime minister usually gets on the Shinknasen super-express train from Tokyo for a few hours ride for this holy mission.
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In January, 1991, the war and battles started in the Persian Gulf. Then Iraqi President Saddam Hussein rejected to withdraw his troops from Kuwait. Then U.S. President George H. W. Bush ordered attacks on the Iraqi military.
In March, 2003, then Iraqi President Saddam Hussein rejected to surrender to UN and US demands and accept full and complete inspection on weapons of mass-destruction in Iraq. U.S. President George W. Bush ordered attacks on the Iraqi military.
If a future historian, say in the 22nd century, studies these events, they might call it the "War between Saddam Hussein and the Bushes."
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This year the focus should be on Iran and North Korea.
As the year 2008 is for the Beijin (Peking) Olympic Games and China is desperately seeking for crude oil suppliers, no wars will be likely happening next year in oil-rich countries comparatively near China and strategically important countries for China.
Rich Americans, other people in the world as well as poor Americans should contribute to stopping any serious advancement toward a war in such regions.
Otherwise, when a future historian, say in the 22nd century, studies the advancement of events, might call it the "Wars between Saddam Hussein's Apparition and the Bushes."
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In the U.S., newly elected congressmen and congresswomen have joined a swearing-in ceremony.
I wonder, if an American Indian, who happens to be a serious worshipper of their tradition, is elected as a congressman, what holy book he would rather use for his swearing-in.
I would rather use a stone slab, a kind that Moses was given on Mt. Sinai.
"THEN THEY WILL FAST"