Ken Joseph Jr.

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He was born and raised in Japan where his parents, Ken Sr. and Lila came following an appeal from General Douglas McArthur to help rebuild devastated post-war Japan.

Born and raised in Japan, his insight into world affairs comes from personal experience. A graduate of Biola University with degrees in Communications and Intercultural studies, Joseph is currently an associate professor at Chiba University in Japan and is working on his Doctorate in International Relations.^{[citation needed]}

Joseph was one of the last people to be with the late Shah of Iran in Cairo, Egypt shortly before his death and President Anwar Sadat of Egypt at his Suez home in Ismalia.^{[dubious – discuss]}

The author of 10 books (all in Japanese) he is currently completing his eleventh book, his first in English, entitled “Who Lost Iraq”, is based on his experience of being one of the few to be in Iraq before the war and bringing in the first relief convoy following the Liberation.^{[citation needed]} As one of the few non-Iraqis to be in Baghdad during the final days of Saddam Hussein's government, his seminal piece `I Was Wrong` published by UPI was one of the most significant pieces about the fall of Saddam Hussein.^{[citation needed]} A longtime anti-war, pacifist his opposition to the War in Iraq and subsequent change of position having allegedly seeing firsthand the effect of Saddam Hussein on the people of Iraq was a significant part of the post war debate on Iraq.

Having been born and raised in Japan, his anti-war writing and participations were all in Japanese, thus not known in the English language community. An Assyrian Christian, his family is originally from the northern Iraqi town of Mahoudia and his personal experiences in Iraq have given him insight unique to the subject and his commitment to an Assyrian Province in Northern Iraq as a homeland for the nearly three million Assyrians worldwide is well known. A passionate Christian, his commentary, speaking and relief efforts take him regularly throughout the world.