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  SezWho2 at 10:35 AM JST - 2nd October

  smithinjapan,

  I don't think there is any question that Palin is currently unqualified for the job. However, I think there is some question as to her learning curve and whether she can become qualified for the job. That is why this debate is so important to her.

  In the runup…

  Posted in Palin gets chance to overcome doubts in VP debate at 10:35 AM JST - 2nd October

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  SezWho2 at 10:23 AM JST - 2nd October

  ...certain wooden arrows used by children...

  We need a tax break for this?

  Well, anyway the important thing is that people seem to be cobbling together a program that a majority in the Senate and House may be able to agree with. Never mind how effective the program may or…

  Posted in Bailout passes Senate; House opponents soften at 10:23 AM JST - 2nd October

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  SezWho2 at 10:05 AM JST - 2nd October

  You can't execute an idea.

  You can execute people and hope that by executing enough people that the idea will die out or that those who hold it will give it up, but you can't execute the idea itself.

  So, Indonesia can proceed with the execution and we all can…

  Posted in Bali bombers warn of attacks if executed at 10:05 AM JST - 2nd October

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  SezWho2 at 10:12 PM JST - 1st October

  It's difficult to talk peace when you have your boots in their country.

  Posted in Afghanistan seeks Saudi help to talk with Taliban at 10:12 PM JST - 1st October

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  SezWho2 at 06:44 PM JST - 1st October

  smithinjapan,

  OK, I see what you mean now. I'm not sure that's what Engdahl meant, however. The antecedent of "they" isn't clear but from the context here it might be "writers" or "[people in the] U.S.", not "books". As far as I'm concerned, "the books don't translate enough" would be…

  Posted in Nobel literature head: U.S. too insular to compete at 06:44 PM JST - 1st October

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  SezWho2 at 02:15 PM JST - 1st October

  smithinjapan,

  I think I would agree that readers in the United States don't have enough access to translations of great world literature. However, I'm not sure that I could say that writers in the US don't have that access or interest. Additionally, I would hesitate to assume that writers in…

  Posted in Nobel literature head: U.S. too insular to compete at 02:15 PM JST - 1st October

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  SezWho2 at 11:13 AM JST - 1st October

  neverknow2,

  That's very annoying--especially if you are serious. There's a list of Nobel Laureates here:

  http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/

  See if you can spot the Americans.

  Language and culture are inseparable. There is no language which does not provide a lens on the human condition and there is no language which does not…

  Posted in Nobel literature head: U.S. too insular to compete at 11:13 AM JST - 1st October

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  SezWho2 at 11:04 AM JST - 1st October

  adaydream,

  That attitude is going to prolong the war, isn't it? I don't think the Taliban are ever going to be disbanded. We can't disband ideas.

  Posted in Afghanistan seeks Saudi help to talk with Taliban at 11:04 AM JST - 1st October

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  SezWho2 at 09:59 AM JST - 1st October

  OgieDoggie,

  I don't think it's true that civilians want to cause wars any more than military strategists. I think there is even a reasonable argument that the reverse is true. Militaries are encultured with the concept of "enemy" and powerful people will always want to prove that they have received…

  Posted in Controversial U.S. Africa command launches at 09:59 AM JST - 1st October

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  SezWho2 at 09:32 AM JST - 1st October

  I suppose that I am heavily influenced by the fact that most of my money is in the banking system and not in the market, not directly anyway. However, I think that raising the deposit insurance limit may be a good way to address individual concerns without necessarily requiring a…

  Posted in U.S. lawmakers try to revise bailout plan at 09:32 AM JST - 1st October