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In case you missed it on the John Batchelor show last night, guest Malcolm Hoenline broke the news that Japanese prime minister Koizumi is making a trip to Israel in the early spring. He's expected to meet with Ariel Sharon and make several other stops in the region, including with Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president. Koizumi will pressure Abbas to act more directly against terrorism and will condition Japanese aid to the PA on it. That's a very bold step by Koizumi, and will put Japan at odds with the EU and Russia.

This comes soon after Koizumi's government announced it would deploy a ballistic missile defense in cooperation with us. Japan's emergence is, as my next book will show, a direct result of China's massive military buildup. But instead of following in the EUnuchs' steps, Japan is responding in its own defense and in defense of freedom.

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Military, Russia, Israel