2003.08.07

Typhoon Etau (Kyodo) This is a powerful typhoon. Expected to hit Tokyo region Saturday morning around 0900 -- but might lose much of its punch overland by then. 2003.08.07

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Yokota Court Martial (Stars & Stripes) Quite a sensational trial developing out at Yokota Air Base. This has received no mainstream media coverage as far as I know. I first sensed something was up only a few weeks ago when a caller to a "Commander's Corner" type talk show on Far East Network (U.S. military radio station at 810 khz.) tried to ask about the rumours of sexual misconduct involving a Chief Master Sgt. 2003.08.07

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More on Missile Shields (Kyodo) The bottom line is that the threat exists at a high level now. Defense officials in Japan are very nervous about the level of damage that could be inflicted on the country if North Korea strikes before the ADM system can be built. 2003.08.07

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World warned on Hiroshima day. Hiroshima's mayor says the world has forgotten the lessons of history, 58 years after the atomic bomb fell. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 2003.08.07

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Hiroshima Anniversary (VOA) An unusually strong attack on the United States by the mayor of Hiroshima. 2003.08.07

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