the kowtow index
By GARY J. BASS
It would be diplomatically shrewd and morally wise for Japan's Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, to stop visiting a war shrine in Tokyo that honors war criminals.
``I must give him his due. He has considerably cretinized me.'' Lautréamont
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