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MichaelJP at 04:55 PM JST - 1st May
This really can't end well. The amount of vindictive hatred and overt intimidation spewing from the Chinese people does not bode well for the peace and stability of the region. Olympic boycott or not, things are too far along at this point to stop the innevitable slide into military conflict.
Posted in Protests erupt at Carrefour stores in four Chinese cities at 04:55 PM JST - 1st May
MichaelJP at 07:52 PM JST - 30th April
China is a bully heading for trouble.
Posted in Foreign journalists in China 'threatened, vilified' ahead of Olympics at 07:52 PM JST - 30th April
MichaelJP at 07:47 PM JST - 29th April
Maybe its of interest since H5N1 is highly pathogenic with a 60% mortality rate when transmitted to humans. It kills via a "cytokine storm" in the immune system of healthy adults resulting in massive organ system failures throughout the body. If…
Posted in Virulent H5N1 bird flu confirmed in dead swans in Akita at 07:47 PM JST - 29th April
MichaelJP at 07:12 PM JST - 29th April
He was sent back for his stupid naiveté. He should have disguised it or sewn it into the internal lining of his jacket. Remember, wherever you are in the world today, you must not offend the tolerant and freedom-loving Chinese nation.
Posted in Nepal deports American mountaineer for carrying 'Free Tibet' banner at 07:12 PM JST - 29th April
MichaelJP at 07:02 PM JST - 29th April
Complex mortgage-backed securities and credit derivatives traders. Who else could get away with such a level of corporate and economic devastation and still walk away with multi-million dollar compensation packages and bank accounts bulging with cash after a few, brief years of mega-bonuses. Those guys are geniuses.
Posted in Which professions do you respect the most? at 07:02 PM JST - 29th April
MichaelJP at 06:49 PM JST - 29th April
"Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun" and "Orders of the Sacred Treasure"
Paging Nicolas Cage, your next movie script is ready.
Posted in Gov't to grant decorations to 4,000, including 51 foreigners at 06:49 PM JST - 29th April
MichaelJP at 06:44 PM JST - 29th April
Everybody panic!!!!
Posted in Virulent H5N1 bird flu confirmed in dead swans in Akita at 06:44 PM JST - 29th April
MichaelJP at 09:07 AM JST - 26th April
Police are jumping on someone as I type.
It would be interesting to get a few thousand Japanese in China to stand by the road waving huge Japanese flags.
Posted in Nagano Oympic torch relay ends; 5 arrested, 4 injured after protests at 09:07 AM JST - 26th April
MichaelJP at 09:01 AM JST - 26th April
The management at WILLCOM must be insane. What next? IBM's mainframe z/OS on a digital rectal probe? Only Apple could pull that off.
Posted in Vista OS smart phone at 09:01 AM JST - 26th April
MichaelJP at 08:55 AM JST - 26th April
Be thankful you weren't in the U.S. Struggling against an office would get you an immediate Tasering and probable charges of assault.
Posted in Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku at 08:55 AM JST - 26th April