VOR said...

VOR at 08:32 PM JST - 6th May

I don't see a lot of new information here nor any major steps toward Japan reckoning with its evil past.

Calling sex slaves comfort women and trying to claim the whole comfort woman concept the process put into place to prevent rape while committing rape is orwellian doublespeak and another…

Posted in Booklet on wartime sex slavery published at 08:32 PM JST - 6th May
VOR at 07:48 PM JST - 6th May

Lets see here, the Marines could have dropped this all together and not subject themselves to any further publicity or pursue charges and risk further public exposure of this incident.

Complainers always want to have it both ways. They complain when justice is not served and they mock justice when…

Posted in U.S. Marine pleads not guilty in court-martial over alleged rape at 07:48 PM JST - 6th May
VOR at 06:06 PM JST - 4th May

The only thing Clinton and Obama are interested in is making more Americans dependent on the government. The less dependent Americans are on the government, the more interested they are in solving their own problems and keeping the government out of their lives. Translation, get your dirty Democratic paws out…

Posted in Clinton, Obama try to appeal to working class ahead of next week's primaries at 06:06 PM JST - 4th May
VOR at 05:54 PM JST - 4th May

thepossum: can't speak for maruku but this may just be an argument of semantics. The Japanese government is using the term "risky". Risky may mean unsafe to some people. Good catch nevertheless. The risk of contracting Crutchfeld Jacobs syndronme from US beef is so remote, anybody with any deductive reasoning…

Posted in More bull over U.S. beef at 05:54 PM JST - 4th May
VOR at 07:34 PM JST - 3rd May

Maruku: I think I am already on record that US beef exporters need to ensure they are meeting the import rules imposed by Japan. Any slip up plays right into the hands of the Japanese beef industry.

I'll have to remain skeptical about the entire inspection process though. I think…

Posted in More bull over U.S. beef at 07:34 PM JST - 3rd May
VOR at 05:18 PM JST - 3rd May

presto, you can't have it both ways my friend. its not one or the other. the japanese distribution system is another contributing factor to the j-consumer getting screwed.

American consumers will only get screwed if their government retaliates with trade barriers of their own. So far I'm not aware of…

Posted in More bull over U.S. beef at 05:18 PM JST - 3rd May
VOR at 05:04 PM JST - 3rd May

relax roomtemp, you don;t have to get all snippity even if it does make me laugh.

US beef and Australian Beef represented the majority of all imports into Japan up until 2003 when the Japanese government closed their ports to US Beef. US started shipping beef to Japan again in…

Posted in More bull over U.S. beef at 05:04 PM JST - 3rd May
VOR at 04:48 PM JST - 3rd May

You are right. Who do you believe? We are in the disinformation age. If you aren't making an effort to determine the facts from other sources, there's really no point formulating an opinion. much less sharing it with others.

There are many books on the subject of free trade and…

Posted in More bull over U.S. beef at 04:48 PM JST - 3rd May
VOR at 04:25 PM JST - 3rd May

whats your point presto, you can say that about any government?

Posted in More bull over U.S. beef at 04:25 PM JST - 3rd May
VOR at 04:10 PM JST - 3rd May

maruku: You misunderstand my position, I have nothing to gain or lose if US Beef is sold in Japan. I can run over to any of the military bases in the Kanto plains and buy as many thick juicy tenderloins I can fit into my cooler. As far as I'm…

Posted in More bull over U.S. beef at 04:10 PM JST - 3rd May