Thursday, December 16, 2010

Vigil held in front of the Diet to stop the revision of the three point principle on arms export


In the evening of November 30, 60 people from citizen’s groups gathered in front of the Diet and held a candlelight vigil to protest the New Basic Defense Program and the revision of the three point principle on arms export carried out by the DPJ. The Party Head of SDP, Fukushima attended the action. The representative of the No Campaign to the Nuclear Missile Defense spoke to the attendants; ”The three point principle on arms export is a national credo. If the government wants to change it, they should ask the people. A section of the DPJ is carrying out the revision process unilaterally, but this is a violation of democracy and we are not letting it go. The US is using war robots and unmanned air crafts in Afghanistan and Japan will be forced to be an accomplice, if the principle is reviewed”. TAKADA Ken spoke at the end of the meeting; ”We have to let more people know of the facts. Let’s gather at the in-house meeting on December 7 to stop the cabinet decision on December 10”. (M)


勝手にやるな民主党!~「武器輸出三原則の見直し」反対で国会前行動
 11月30日夜、国会前で市民団体ら約60人が集まり、民主党が進めている「武器輸出三原則の見直し・新防衛大綱」に抗議するキャンドル行動が行われた(写真)。社民党の福島党首も駆けつけた。「核とミサイル防衛にNO!キャンペーン」の代表は、「武器輸出三原則は国是、これを変えるというなら民意を問うべき。民主党の一部が勝手に進めているが、これは民主主義を踏みにじるもので絶対に許せない。アフガンの米軍の無人機・ロボット戦争が問題になっているが、日本がこれに加担することになる」と怒りをこめて発言した。集会の最後に、高田健さんが「この事実をもっと知らせよう。12月10日の閣議決定を許さないために、7日の院内集会に結集を」と呼びかけた。(M)

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