<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxcgY1yMB1i2BfKd7ApBKuwcWsJPDvbaTD1XdG2-_DjsTnP0AWdIvJGoEA4SBSAzxEtw_VZRWJ4tE5YcYoNC87uqHHJ-gFJ2D96Aiyt_DcHIwGbvT2tG17q5NBLdHVK8etAXs/s1600-h/ikeda_noriega.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxcgY1yMB1i2BfKd7ApBKuwcWsJPDvbaTD1XdG2-_DjsTnP0AWdIvJGoEA4SBSAzxEtw_VZRWJ4tE5YcYoNC87uqHHJ-gFJ2D96Aiyt_DcHIwGbvT2tG17q5NBLdHVK8etAXs/s320/ikeda_noriega.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249849245945210146" /></a><br />Daisaku Ikeda Pictured with General Noriega<br /><br />Daisaku Ikeda, president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), has 555 honorary citizenships and holds the most honorary doctorates awarded to a single individual!<br><br><a title="[LISTEN TO PODCAST HERE]" href="http://ia311213.us.archive.org/2/items/straightchrisSokaGakkai/BB21.m4a" id="ud2r">[LISTEN TO PODCAST HERE]</a><br /><br />Yoshihiro Tsurumi: "The Bush administration,regards democracy<br />in Japan as no different from that of Russia. Both are viewed as<br />'kleptocracies.' On the surface, the political leaders are elected; but<br />the truth is that they constitute a country completely dominated by the<br />ruling party, which is in cahoots with the bureaucrats. Through the<br />distortions generated by their years of holding onto control and the<br />election system, they work with pressure groups that support them for<br />their own benefits. It is as if the citizens were under domination of a<br />gang of robbers." <br /><br />Takayoshi Kitagawa: "While I wouldn't say that Soka Gakkai is seen as a cult, they <br />are a very structured, organized, militarist group that wields <br />immense political power."<br /><br />Takashi Shokei: Ikeda is "[a] power-hungry <br />individual who intends to take control of the government and make <br />Soka Gakkai the national religion."<br /><br />Notice Board:<br><h3 style="font-weight: normal;"><font size="2"><a title="Rick Ross: Archive for Soka Gakkai" href="http://www.cultnews.com/?cat=130" id="ptk2">Rick Ross: Archive for Soka Gakkai</a></font></h3><font size="2"><a title="Rick Ross (consultant)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Ross_%28consultant%29" id="sl24">Rick Ross (consultant)</a></font> <br /><br /><a title="Daisaku Ikeda's Wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisaku_Ikeda" id="yadx"><font size="2">Daisaku Ikeda's Wikipedia</font></a><br><br><font size="2"><a title="Michiyo Nakamoto: Japan's LDP puts faith in religious partner" href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/92d94ba6-24e4-11d8-81c6-08209b00dd01,id=031106001279,print=yes.html" id="ee5u">Michiyo Nakamoto: Japan's LDP puts faith in religious partner</a></font> <br> <br /><font size="2"><a title="Rie Tsumura: Rape claims are unacceptable" href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/92d94ba6-24e4-11d8-81c6-08209b00dd01,id=031117001240,print=yes.html" id="y3se">Rie Tsumura: Rape claims are unacceptable</a><br><br></font><a title="Republic of Palau Honors Daisaku and Kaneko Ikeda" href="http://www.daisakuikeda.org/index.php?mid=news&dimchar=normal&idnews=280" id="jtue">Republic of Palau Honors Daisaku and Kaneko Ikeda</a> <br><br><a title="Choice cuts: Ikeda's Problematic Speech" href="http://www.toride.org/eikemondai.html" id="lm06">Choice cuts: Ikeda's Problematic Speech</a> <br><br><a title="Mark Schreiber: Outspoken professor vents fury over Asahi Shimbun story spike" href="http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:TgF1CUKiYZkJ:archive.japantoday.com/jp/kuchikomi/7+%22Yoshihiro+Tsurumi%22+soka+gakkai&hl=en&client=firefox-a&gl=uk&strip=1" id="t2te">Japan Today: Outspoken professor vents fury over Asahi Shimbun story spike</a> <br><br><a title="Soka Gakkai’s Cocaine Business" href="http://www.e-net.or.jp/user/mblu/ndb/skbk1/sg1/media/mayaku-e.html" id="c:6n">Soka Gakkai’s Cocaine Business</a> <br><br><a title="Polly Toynbee: The Value of a Grandfather Figure" href="http://www.toride.org/edata/toynbee.html" id="b6z.">Polly Toynbee: The Value of a Grandfather Figure</a><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%22Soka+Gakkai+%22" rel="tag"><img style="border:0;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:.4em" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=%22Soka+Gakkai+%22" alt=" " />"Soka Gakkai "</a>
![Daisaku Ikeda Pictured with General Noriega Daisaku Ikeda, president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), has 555 honorary citizenships and holds the most honorary doctorates awarded to a single individual! [LISTEN TO PODCAST HERE] Yoshihiro Tsurumi: "The Bush administration,regards democracy in Japan as no different from that of Russia. Both are viewed as 'kleptocracies.' On the surface, the political leaders are elected; but the truth is that they constitute a country completely dominated by the ruling party, which is in cahoots with the bureaucrats. Through the distortions generated by their years of holding onto control and the election system, they work with pressure groups that support them for their own benefits. It is as if the citizens were under domination of a gang of robbers." Takayoshi Kitagawa: "While I wouldn't say that Soka Gakkai is seen as a cult, they are a very structured, organized, militarist group that wields immense political power." Takashi Shokei: Ikeda is "[a] power-hungry individual who intends to take control of the government and make Soka Gakkai the national religion." Notice Board: Rick Ross: Archive for Soka GakkaiRick Ross (consultant) Daisaku Ikeda's Wikipedia Michiyo Nakamoto: Japan's LDP puts faith in religious partner Rie Tsumura: Rape claims are unacceptable Republic of Palau Honors Daisaku and Kaneko Ikeda Choice cuts: Ikeda's Problematic Speech Japan Today: Outspoken professor vents fury over Asahi Shimbun story spike Soka Gakkai’s Cocaine Business Polly Toynbee: The Value of a Grandfather Figure "Soka Gakkai "](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts4/v4/cb/91/ca/cb91caf5-75a8-a74a-9585-9c271e5488f7/mza_8081615552754632286.jpg/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)