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STRATFOR : http://www.stratfor.com : Talks in Tokyo between U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his Japanese counterpart failed to resolve key issues as Japan's new government stood firm on its desire for a more equal relationship.

It might be what President Obama calls a teachable moment. On Monday, dozens of anti-war protesters were arrested outside of the White House, including Cindy Sheehan. Robert Gibbs, however, told reporters he wasn't even aware of the group's actions. One wonders whether he and the administration are aware of the fact that the majority of the public is now opposed to the war. So who decides US military policy? Do the people have any kind of role to play? And if not, what does that say about our enfeebled democracy? Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, Photographer, writer and filmmaker Brian Palmer, Anuradha K. Bhagwati, Executive Director of Service Women?s Action Network (SWAN), and David Swanson, the founder of AfterDowningStreet.org and the author of Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union on war making and why it threatens democracy in America.

It might be what President Obama calls a teachable moment. On Monday, dozens of anti-war protesters were