JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- ALT - Mie Prefecture - Yokkaichi City - June start
- NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD), Mie
- Salary: ¥230,000 / Month For a full working month. Some months differ.
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- Business Teaching Positions - Part-time - Kanto Region
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥3,000 ~ ¥5,000 / Hour
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Madverts
"Rape, attempted rape,"
Both charges were dropped. Just because you want him to be a rapist doesn't mean that he actually is
Nobody doubts he's a vieux porc.
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Madverts
"Imagine if all these people had bothered to try and help her when she was alive."
People can only be helped when they want to help themselves.
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Madverts
An interesting post, but even the EU taxman doesn't scare me as much as a nuclear armed Iran.
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Madverts
Export,
They general consensus here is that she knew. Mrs Sinclair was probably glad to get his perverted ass out of the house.
Talk about a waste of public funds prosecuting this old fart. He'll walk once again.
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Madverts
Heh, talk about getting the boot in when someone is down. I don't really understand why they're pressing these charges, his name is already mud, his career in tatters. He's had the best punishment a powerful rich man can have.
Sarkozy really did convolute already strange prostitution laws in France during his stint as interior minister. I seem to remember them going on strike! Heh, only in France. I could never understand why they shut the brothels, it kept it off the streets and more importantly gave sex pests like DSK somewhere to go to, erm...let of some steam?
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Madverts
"innumerable political/partisan issues, I'm just to tired for it"
I'm pretty much in agreement with you, I'm just worried how far this kind of operation could go beyond terror suspects. Powerful arms of government such as the FBI et al need to be kept in check.
But yeah, simpleton or true blue fundie he's better off in the booty house.
Posted in: Moroccan arrested in thwarted U.S. Capitol bomb plot
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Madverts
". If he asked the agents for the materials it's just the FBI putting themselves in a position of sabotaging a plan that was already in the works by acting as a seller."
Perhaps you're right. This is the fine line that worries me. Who's to say he isn't just a weak-minded individual pushed into the attack by under-cover agents goading him on with emotional support, and then on to material support. A deranged individual doesn't need much of a push. Let's not forget all these agencies need to justify their budgets and existence in the aftermath of the Great Recession.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad this individual is off the streets - it's the apprent way they've groomed him that is alarming. By the FBI's own admission, he's had no known contact with real terror groups.
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Madverts
"Whatever anyone may think of the FBI's motivations at least give them the fact that they're a fairly clever group of individuals."
Only a fool would think otherwise.
"I'm willing to bet that throughout the entire operation they were meticulously collecting material, recording conversations, and checking the law books to make sure that entrapment wouldn't be an issue."
Who's to know what was omitted? From what I've read so far, this individual is on record with murderous aspirations in the past, and the FBI clearly have him on record choosing the method and location, but it would seem to be an FBI agent that handed him the vest and the gun prior to his walk to life imprisonment.
I'm not excusing him, or defending him. I just think any sort of acceptation of entrapment sets a dangerous precedent.
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Madverts
That's still entrapment though, isn't it, Honest? An over-zealous agent with a weak-minded individual, in a recession. Amidst government budget slashes? The suspect sounds at best an accomplished loser.
Is their a US lawyer amongst us to shed some light?
Posted in: Moroccan arrested in thwarted U.S. Capitol bomb plot
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Madverts
Also this individual has been an illegal sine 1999. Why now?
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Madverts
Exactly. I doubt the families of the innocent gunned down by Mac 10 would be worried too much about his rights, and neither would I. In fact I almost pine for the early Bush years when the do-gooder lawyer would have been shrieked down for helpin' the terrorists!
The more I think of the entrapment issue, the more I think this man is mentally deficient. The FBI claim the suspect tested an explosive device a week ago yet went off on his "rampage" with a Mac 10 the FBI claim was un-operational.
Something isn't quite right.
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Madverts
And an Iranian warship is in the Mediteranian.....
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Madverts
"Fantastic article that captures the time and the blinkered attitudes."
Agreed. A refreshing change on JT.
I was too young to remember, but saw the Streep film years back. Mostly it was her attitude that got her convicted, but I've no doubt she was innocent. What a shittly life the whole family must have had.
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Madverts
Gitmo was political from the moment the Bush Junta were condoning torture down there.
A military tribunal is for military people, not suicidal ilegal immigrants with a fundie grudge.
I think the best option is a fair trial on US soil, and whatever outcome may he be deported back to Morrocco. I have a hard time believing the FBI's case won't be air-tight, and imagine life languishing in a Morroccan jail adequate punishment.
Plus it doesn't cost the tax-payer a dime after the trial.
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Madverts
I suppose the entrapment angle is a valid point, but it seems he was a willing human detonator so who the hell really cares?
Weak-minded or sick terrorist. Either way he's off the streets.
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Madverts
You're in Obama overload again old bud. The topic is Romney...
In other news, shares in screen-wipes and anti-phsycotic drugs are UP.
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Madverts
"Funny how often of late we see "Liberals" desperately invoking Reagan ."
The only desperation I see, Oldest Buddy, is the Republican party, and its' one and only platfrom of "No".
A nuclear detterent is necassary, but stocking a reasonable amount is just common sense - which sadly seems an attribute non-existant from the GOP and the hardcore deciples of late.
Get ready for more of Mr Obama.
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Madverts
"Obama's cowardice - or perfidy - will not be forgotten by ordinary iranians."
Similar to Iraqi "liberation" grattitude neh old buddy?
Obama has basically carried on the policy of engagement and diplomacy with Iran, as his predecessor Mr Bush before him. Neither has he taken the trheat of military engagement off the table.
Sorry that doesn't suit your rabid anti-Obama agenda.
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Madverts
Carbon tax is the biggest scam of the 21st century.
The whole idea is to take tax revenue pay for certain things abs services. Who are they returning the proceeds to, "God"?
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Madverts
"Europe can't compete so they tax the rest of us.."
Anoher predictable diatribe from a fair-weather "patriot". Half the reason the US is screwed is the out-sourcing of American jobs to third world smegholes...
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