Sundays general election, well look at Prime Minister abes approach to security and diplomacy in asia. A u. S. Senate report is condemning cia interrogations. It accuses the spy agency of torturing terror suspects. And it says techniques used didnt produce results. The Senate Committee published pages of its 5 1 2year investigation. They looked into the cias detention and Interrogation Program during the bush administrations war on terror. The Committee Chair called it a stain on u. S. History. History will judge us by our commitment to a just society governed by law and the willingness to face an ugly truth and say, never again. The report cataloged types of torture used against suspects. These include a simulated drowning technique called waterboarding, and sleep deprivation. It concluded some of the interrogation methods overstepped legal limits and were ineffective in collecting authentic intelligence. It also criticized the cia for failing to tell the white house and congress what
Reclamation to move an air base out of a crowded city. An u. N. Official in south sudan said his organization is sheltering 50,000 people displaced by fighting between Government Forces and rebels. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has visited Yasukuni Shrine in tokyo. The first time a Prime Minister has visited the shrine since 2006. The Prime Minister at the time was junichiro koizumi. Abe said he renewed his commitment to peace. China and south korea are condemning the visit. Abe arrived at Yasukuni Shrine before noon on thursday. The day marks one year since he took office for the second time. Those remembered include military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by an International Tribunal after world war ii. Abe did not visit the shrine during its spring and autumn festivals this year. He also didnt go on august 15th, the day japan marks the end of world war ii. Translator i showed my utmost respect and admiration to those who sacrificed their precious lives for japan.
Police in Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday arrested a 22-year-old U.S. Marine corporal on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol. Police said the suspect, who is assigned to the U.S. military's Futenma Air Base in Ginowan, has refused to speak since his arrest, Kyodo News reported.…
A Japanese Cabinet minister approved the design changes holding up construction on a Marine Corps runway at Camp Schwab, three days after the Okinawa governor ignored a court order to approve the changes himself.
The U.S. military continued a search and rescue operation for seven missing CV-22B Osprey crew members, two days after their aircraft crashed in Japan.