Mr Howard just why are we signing a military pact with Japan when it has never faced its cruel past and repented its Militarism ?? Mr Howard just why are we signing a military pact with Japan when it has never faced its cruel past and repented its Militarism ??At the tomb of the unknown apologyIllustration: Spooner April 12, 2005 FairfaxJapan unlike Germany has never faced up to its War Crimes and to this day many in the Japanese elite (like the current Prime Minister Abe) are trying to rewrite history.We call on all Australians to protest our Governments decision at signing a military pact with Japan. We call on the Prime Minister to reconsider his closeness to those who promote Japanese Militarism in the LDP Government such as current PM Shinzo Abe.Further he should realise that with his electorate having a large elderly population and the biggest Korean community in Australia that his inability to understand the unacceptability of this disgraceful act of promoting a military pact with Japan that many would consider "akin to treason" may well cost him his own seat at the coming election.Given John Howards support for a Security Pact with Japan and his close ties to the regime of racial supreamist Shinzo Abe and the other neo-militarists of the LDP can he hold his seat of Bennalong? It has a large Korean Australian and Chinese Australian component along with many other older Australians whom are very angry about Abe's refusal to acknowledge Japan's war guilt.Electorate of Bennalong For other articles -http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/24/1095961857148.html?from=storylhshttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21286273-2,00.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21286619-601,00.htmlhttp://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Future-of-NSW-federal-MPs-on-the-line/2006/06/29/1151174324039.html

Mr Howard just why are we signing a military pact with Japan when it has never faced its cruel past and repented its Militarism ??


At the tomb of the unknown apology
Illustration: Spooner April 12, 2005 Fairfax

Japan unlike Germany has never faced up to its War Crimes and to this day many in the Japanese elite (like the current Prime Minister Abe) are trying to rewrite history.

We call on all Australians to protest our Governments decision at signing a military pact with Japan.

We call on the Prime Minister to reconsider his closeness to those who promote Japanese Militarism in the LDP Government such as current PM Shinzo Abe.

Further he should realise that with his electorate having a large elderly population and the biggest Korean community in Australia that his inability to understand the unacceptability of this disgraceful act of promoting a military pact with Japan that many would consider "akin to treason" may well cost him his own seat at the coming election.

Given John Howards support for a Security Pact with Japan and his close ties to the regime of racial supreamist Shinzo Abe and the other neo-militarists of the LDP can he hold his seat of Bennalong? It has a large Korean Australian and Chinese Australian component along with many other older Australians whom are very angry about Abe's refusal to acknowledge Japan's war guilt.



Electorate of Bennalong

For other articles -

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/24/1095961857148.html?from=storylhs

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21286273-2,00.html

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21286619-601,00.html

http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Future-of-NSW-federal-MPs-on-the-line/2006/06/29/1151174324039.html