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LIBERTAS at 11:18 PM JST - 16th October

And Allah, PBHHN, is now satisfied how? What a waste.

Posted in Double bombing kills 11 at Pakistan police station at 11:18 PM JST - 16th October
LIBERTAS at 09:23 PM JST - 15th October

justforeignpolicy.org has the number way higher than 85,000. And with an agenda like "a just foreign policy," I'm inclined to agree. The higher numbers are borne out in the UK's The Lancet of a few years back.

Posted in 85,000 Iraqis killed in almost 5 years of war at 09:23 PM JST - 15th October
LIBERTAS at 09:50 PM JST - 9th October

I always get a kick out of the weather reporters sent out during typhoons. "How's the weather Taro?" "Windy and wet" as he clings for dear life to the railings overlooking the cliffs with the monstrous waves crashing in on the rocks below, as his life flashes before him.

Of…

Posted in Typhoon lands in Japan, leaving 2 dead, 56 injured at 09:50 PM JST - 9th October
LIBERTAS at 09:46 PM JST - 9th October

The town of Asahi-kawa was giving away free land in Hokkaido ( not sure if there's any left) if you build a home there, live there and, pay your taxes. No ban on international permanent-resident-status types taking them up on the offer. Longing to homestead? Off you go! It's a…

Posted in Hokkaido: The 'wild west' of Japan at 09:46 PM JST - 9th October
LIBERTAS at 09:40 PM JST - 9th October

Pride cometh before a fall.

Posted in Nikkei tops 10,000 for 1st time in week at 09:40 PM JST - 9th October
LIBERTAS at 09:39 PM JST - 9th October

Everybody knows he got it from a Gaijin in Roppongi! I think everyone in Japan should get some weed. Help folks lighten up a bit.

Posted in High school student caught with cannabis resin at 09:39 PM JST - 9th October
LIBERTAS at 09:37 PM JST - 9th October

The 2009 prize appeared intended to support initiatives that have yet to bear fruit: reducing the world stock of nuclear arms, easing American conflicts with Muslim nations and strengthening the U.S. role in combating climate change.

The prize clearly is deserved, especially in the light of the previous eight years.…

Posted in U.S. President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize at 09:37 PM JST - 9th October
LIBERTAS at 09:32 PM JST - 9th October

Maybe by 2018 or 2022 the lingering racists in the LDP will have been replaced with more progressive pols, and Ishihara will be history by then too. No fearmongering about marauding hooligans to mar the playoffs like during the last Korea-Japan hosted FIFA tournament. That would be refreshing, and might…

Posted in Japan to go ahead with World Cup bids for 2018 or 2022 at 09:32 PM JST - 9th October
LIBERTAS at 06:15 PM JST - 9th October

‘‘We are going to solve our problems with a stronger society. Stronger families. Stronger communities. A stronger country. All by rebuilding responsibility,’’ he told the packed conference hall.

It's always about responsibility, for which not one politician will take any for anything, ever.

Posted in Cameron calls on Britons to 'pull together' through crisis at 06:15 PM JST - 9th October
LIBERTAS at 06:12 PM JST - 9th October

The Times in London has this story on US soldiers "Losing Heart," The men are frustrated by the lack of obvious purpose or progress. “The soldiers’ biggest question is: what can we do to make this war stop. Catch one person? Assault one objective? Soldiers want definite answers, other than…

Posted in U.N. extends NATO force in Afghanistan for a year at 06:12 PM JST - 9th October