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Japan expands military operations in Asia - World Socialist Web Site
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Japan expands military operations in Asia
By Peter Symonds
15 March 2017

As the Trump administration ramps up its confrontation with North Korea and heightens tensions, especially with China, throughout the region, the Japanese government is significantly extending the activities of its military. While operating under the umbrella of its strategic alliance with the US, Tokyo is exploiting the opportunity to rearm militarily so as to pursue its own imperialist ambitions.

In another menacing warning to Pyongyang, a Japanese guided-missile destroyer yesterday began two days of joint exercises with similar vessels from South Korea and the US. The warships, all equipped with Aegis anti-ballistic missile systems, are operating in the area where four North Korean test missiles landed last week.

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Why Study the Russian Revolution ? New pamphlet now available - World Socialist Web Site

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Dix bonnes raisons pour étudier la révolution russe

Why Study the Russian Revolution? New pamphlet now available
15 March 2017

In his lecture on March 11, David North answers the question with 10 reasons, followed by a summary of the main events from the February revolution to the October seizure of power by the Bolshevik Party. North’s presentation was the first of five lectures in the ICFI series commemorating the centenary of the Russian Revolution. The lecture is now available as a pamphlet from Mehring Books.

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