Daily Yomiuri: Peace candidate (Kucinich) has global appeal [View All]

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This one died a quick death in GD. Thought people here might find it interesting.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20031004woc1.htm

Sadakazu Sasaki tingled with excitement when he held a copy of Denisu Kushinitchi: Amerika ni Heiwa no Daitoryo o (Dennis Kucinich: Elect a Pacifist President for the United States, 1,500 yen, Natural Spirit). As a sales-marketing member of the staff of a small Tokyo publisher, which mainly puts out New Age books, he had never sold a publication on politics or economics.

But now Sasaki can take pride in being involved in the movement for world peace by doing his job: marketing a book comprising a selection of speeches and statements by Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, who is running for the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. president.

After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, the U.S.-led bombings in Afghanistan and the Iraq war, "an increasing number of young people are participating in peace meetings. We now know whoever is elected the next U.S. president could have a direct impact on us," he said. "If so, we want a person who promotes world peace and this book is a good tool for the movement."

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"For most people, he is hardly known. But, if peace-loving people all over the world act for a pacific president, we could make a difference," Kikuchi said. "At least, his messages will get to be reported by the U.S. mainstream media if he puts up a good fight."

Kikuchi and her husband, Gen Morita, decided to compile a book of translations from a selection of Kucinich's speeches. When they put out an appeal in cyberspace, many volunteered to help translate his messages into Japanese.

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