[hotpotato]

ahhhh, yes.... conducting a Google search on Richard Lloyd Parry, I came up with these news reports:

Families blown apart, infants dying. The terrible truth of this 'just war' Pravda (The Independent)

Terrible Images of a "Just War" same article as above - CounterPunch (a conspiracist theory publication, anti-American)

Opium farmers rejoice at defeat of the Taliban - Independent

War on terrorism, A village is destroyed. And America says nothing happened

There's plenty more. He's based in Tokyo. His credentials for being based in Tokyo?

Richard first visited Japan in 1986 after winning a holiday on a television quiz show. He has been permanently based there since 1995, covering East Asia as the Tokyo correspondent of the Independent newspaper. From Cadogan Guides (guides for travelers)

[anguish]

LOL!! Explains a lot!

[Rastus]

Thanks for doing the legwork, hotpotato. Good finds.

[gcruse]

Thanks. That puts the correct light on this article. It's a Fisker.