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The “Reflections” of outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on “Japan in World War II,” coupled with the death of the author of the landmark “Murayama Statement” on October 17, 2025, at the age of 100, have once again evoked debates about the country’s place and role in the greatest man-made catastrophe of the 20th century.

Military professionalism, an emphasized principle in the Prussian model, is what created the mindset of the Arab officer corps that they represent the backbone of the state, or more correctly, “THEY ARE” the state.

On September 1, processions were held in a number of cities in western Libya, with people carrying portraits of Gaddafi and green flags symbolizing his rule in celebration of the 56^th anniversary of his coming to power. It should be recalled that Gaddafi was overthrown by the uprising that broke out on February 17, 2011, with support from abroad.