Next Scheduled Update: 17 January 2007
G21 WORLD HQ - When doing what we prefer, which is pick a person who indisputably made the world a better place to live, this choice was inescapable. Not only did this man exemplify the best in altruism but made himself a symbol against greed. After we polled our staff writers and the Mailing List Membership for nominees for our "Person of the Year 2006," we definitely reached the conclusion that the era of Readership Polls at this publication had come to an end, though. This is our last. ...READ MORE
ON FILM:: G21 Interviews: Ken Watanabe - BRAD BALFOUR talks with the featured actor of Clint Eastwood's new film "Letters from Iwo Jima."
New York, NY, USA - With Oscar-nominated Japanese actor Ken Watanabe playing General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in "Letters from Iwo Jima," director Clint Eastwood assured audiences that he employed an actor equal in stature to the commander who held the island of Iwo Jima for several weeks against overwhelming odds.
The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the fiercest struggles in the Pacific theater of World War II, with over 20,000 Japanese and 7000 American casualties. Early in the battle, during February 1945, an American flag was raised on top the high point, Mount Suribachi, and the subsequent photograph of the raising became an American icon and a powerful inspiration for the Allied cause. ... READ MORE
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