Koizumi tells Al-Jazeera of pacifist policy behind SDF dispatch

Koizumi tells Al-Jazeera of pacifist policy behind SDF dispatch

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) speaks in an interview with the Al-Jazeera Arabic TV network at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25. (Pool photo)

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