Islamic Dream & State of Japan
Again, like the 9/11 Terror of 2001 and the Lehman Shock of 2008, nobody could predict this series of upheavals in the Islamic world.
Yet, I gave a warning a month or so ago that as the Persian Gulf War erupted around 1991 and the the 9/11 Terror occurred in 2001, this year could suffer a kind of tragedy. There is a kind of cycles in development of individual, political, and international activities and energy accumulation like in business cycles.
In addition, as the 2012 Presidential Election starts to loom over the horizon, this year can still incur some kind of conspiracy.
Again, while the American media, elites, and pundits could not predict the 9/11 Terror of 2001 and the Lehman Shock of 2008, they continued to occupy highly-paid positions.
This time, those who have not been able to predict the current Islamic upheavals should leave their positions in the American media, government, Wall Street, and so on.
If not, they will surely fail in foreseeing a sign of critical danger China might pose to the world and the U.S. in the future.
One more thing, the Davos conference has also proved that it is useless even to catch a sign of occurrence of the Egyptian revolutionary movement.
You had better check the EEE-Reporter rather than watching CNN or going to Davos.
CHAPTER I: Islamic Dream?
Everybody has a dream. But, what dream does "the God and Allah" have?
(Click to enlarge.)The map specifies that the capital of the Caliphate would be ‘Saudi Arabia’, its head of state the ‘Khalifa’ (Caliph), the currency the Islamic dinar and the law the Quran and the ‘hadees’ (hadith). “The result”, it says, would be “all resources available in Islamic states:”
• strongest army in the world;
• strongest currency in the world;
• largest country in the world;
• atomic & super power country;
• Europe & US can not seize assets in future of Muslim Ummah;
• the heart of globe in Muslim hand;
• half population of world in Islamic state.
The smaller world map in the bottom right hand corner paints picture of a world where the issues raised above no longer apply: after 100 years, the whole world is coloured green, the colour of Islam, including the by then aptly named Arctic island of Greenland. It is somewhat ironic that the map name and some of the attributes of the Islamic superstate clearly refer to the ‘Great Satan’ itself, the United States – an enemy and an example…
The map refers to an organisation called the World Islamic Mission, which is a real organisation, although its website at first glance doesn’t include this map (which was taken here from the anti-Islamic site savecivilization.org).
http://bigthink.com/ideas/21246
Islam, since its emergence in the 7th century, has been given more than 1000 years to prevail in the world till this century.
Muslims had better be prepared for another Angel to be sent to them by Allah.
CHAPTER II: A Strange Prime Minister of Japan
A very normal person in an abnormal situation looks abnormal.
A very abnormal person in an abnormal situation looks normal.
When the Kan Cabinet started last June, Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Naoto Kan enjoyed a 60% approval rating as reported by various media.
It has now fallen to 20%, 19%, and 17%.
As the Kan Administration, primarily supported by labor unions, liberal citizens, and socialistic activists, looks like losing its ground, some countries have started to take an aggressive stance in terms of territorial conflicts. China intimated Japan over Japan's Senkaku Islands; Russia intimidated Japan over Japan's South Northern Territory, and South Korea strengthened their illegal presence on Japan's Takeshima Island in the Sea of Japan.
Yet, the ruling party DPJ has many politicians who are pro-Chinese, pro-Russian, and pro-South/North Korean. P.M. Mr. Kan is one of them. Former P.M. Mr. Yukio Hatoyama is very pro-Chinese, pro-Russian, and pro-South Korean. But, their friendship to those military-oriented countries are never returned.
It is as if China, South Korea, and Russia want the old, conservative, very-pro American, ex-ruling party LDP to return to power.
In order to protect Japan, the best way P.M. Mr. Kan can take might go for the general election, since all the media and critics expect that the DPJ and Mr. Kan will lose the election to be replaced by the capitalism-oriented LDP Mr. Sadakazu Tanigaki leads.
Especially in Japan that has five prime ministers since spontaneous resignation of the then P.M. Mr. Junichiro Koizumi of the LDP in 2006, it is very difficult for a premier to keep his position when the approval rating falls below 20%.
It is now a big concern of the Japanese people, what P.M. Mr. Kan dreams of for his future and very near future.
Generally speaking, it can be safe for the people of a nation which is so advanced and sophisticated as Japan to have a weak president or premier rather than a conceited and arrogant president or premier like in the case of the Roman Empire gradually falling down.
P.M. Mr. Naoto Kan looks a very common man rather than a small-time politician, though he looked like a very aggressive and tough guy when he was one of leaders of the opposition party DPJ till September 2009.
CHAPTER III: Japan's TAKESHIMA Islands
The Takeshima Islands, in the Sea of Japan, belong to Japan, specifically Okinoshima, Shimane Prefecture, from ancient days.
But, after WWII, suddenly, South Korea started to claim its territorial right on the islands, mobilizing troops.
The details of the issue are provided in the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/takeshima/pamphlet_e.pdf
Of course, what makes the matter complicated is the historical fact that the Empire of Japan annexed the Empire of Korea in 1910. The Koreans got independence after WWII.
Another point is that it was a long and complicated process that led to this annexation in 1910, which is seldom discussed by Koreans.
Koreans in the late 19th century should have fought China and Russia to secure the Far East. But, they could not. Instead, Japanese made it to succeed in this very difficult historical enterprise, which Koreans never praise.
One of the symbols for this relationship might be the illegal armed occupation of the Takeshima Islands by the South Korean troops.
The Koreans' mentality can be understood by knowing their irrational claim that the Sea of Japan should be called the East Sea (if not the Korean Sea), while Korea has less coastal lines on the Sea of Japan than Japan and Russia.
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There were reportedly around 3,500 Japanese in Christchurch, New Zealand, when the big earthquake hit the city yesterday.
Some Japanese students who go to English language school in Christchurch are still missing.
This tragedy can be regarded as a kind of expression of anger of the God.
But, at what is the God angry?
Anyway, I hope that all the Japanese students will come back home in safety.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=1
Mar 2:23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
Mar 2:24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
Mar 2:25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?