Donald Rumsfled emphatically unmourned in Iraq and the Arab World

Friday, July 9, 2021

Donald Rumsfeld

By Fadwa Eyoun Soud

DAMASCUS: Almost none of the Iraqi and Arab media and people seem to have mourned the death of Donald Rumsfeld, the former US Secretary of Defense and "the architect of the two American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan," who passed away last week.

The Iraqi people, almost unanimously, criticized his "crimes" against their country angrily. Social media saw arguments between a few who prayed for God's mercy on him and a much larger majority who were angry at his policie...

‘Israel is in our hearts against terrorist Hamas’: Deputy Defense Minister

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Nakayama

TOKYO- (PanOrient News) Japanese Deputy Defense Minister Yasuhide Nakayama on Wednesday defended Israel and its bombing of Gaza in response to the rockets launched from Gaza. In a tweet, he commented: “Our hearts are with Israel ...against Hamas Terrorists.”
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"Israel has the right to protect its people from terrorists," wrote Nakayama, who is also a state minister and a member of the Israel-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association.

Nakayama's tweet literally read: "What would you...

Japan's Justice Minister Avoids Commenting on Extradition of ISIS Terrorists

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Justice Minister Kamikawa

By Yuka Osawa
Tokyo- (PanOrient News) Japanese Minister of Justice Yoko Kamikawa avoided commenting on the possibility of Japan requesting the extradition of two ISIS members reportedly arrested this week in the U.S.

"I recognize the case reported in the news. Since it is about private citizens, I would like to refrain from answering,” Minister Kamikawa told a press conference at the ministry building today (13 October).

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted two British terroris...

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