Zaphod said...

Zaphod at 09:39 AM JST - 30th April

smithinjapan

" the shrub has absolutely no right whatsoever to speak of 'failed government'; after all, he has set the modern day example of what it means to be a complete failure and screw over your country. "

But sure. The US would be so much better of with Rober…

Posted in Bush blasts Zimbabwe's Mugabe for 'failed leadership' at 09:39 AM JST - 30th April
Zaphod at 08:16 AM JST - 30th April

jeancolmar:

" Yes indeed, back to Clinton's comments. What ought to be underscored at this point is the real nature of Clinton's response to the inane, indeed childish question of Iran nuking Israel. "

There is nothing inane about it. Ever since the Iranian islamic revolution, Iranian leaders have been…

Posted in Clinton threatens to 'obliterate' Iran if Israel attacked at 08:16 AM JST - 30th April
Zaphod at 08:10 AM JST - 30th April

Mein Kampf is a best-seller in the islamic world, and widely available online on islamic sites. So I really don`t know what he wants.

Posted in German historians want Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' republished at 08:10 AM JST - 30th April
Zaphod at 06:08 PM JST - 29th April

It is ridiculous seeing all three candidates promising to use government money to subsidize gas prices. What happened to energy independence, to green technologies, to cutting carbon dioxide?

Oh yes, it is all supposed to be painless...

Posted in Clinton focuses on Obama's opposition to gas tax plan at 06:08 PM JST - 29th April
Zaphod at 04:18 PM JST - 29th April

Sezwho,

Hezbollah (like Hamas) lobbed rockets into Isreali towns from the middle of population centers and then crows about "civilian casualties" once Israel finally responds. How exactly would you suggest to respond to that -- especially taking in account a press corps that says nothing about rocket victims in Israel,…

Posted in Clinton threatens to 'obliterate' Iran if Israel attacked at 04:18 PM JST - 29th April
Zaphod at 01:05 PM JST - 29th April

Emiri Henmi should have no problem finding someone else.

Posted in Kimura appears in comedy festival after split with Henmi at 01:05 PM JST - 29th April
Zaphod at 11:10 AM JST - 29th April

usaexpet:

" Wow seriously sick stuff. How does this woman go on to lead any kind of normal life? "

She doesn´t. And even more horrific are the fates of her two older children. Born in that dungeon and spent the first 18/19 years of their life their... they don´t…

Posted in Austrian had seven children by daughter locked in cellar for 24 years at 11:10 AM JST - 29th April
Zaphod at 10:18 AM JST - 29th April

Know any other country where the murder of 48 tulips would warrant a police investigation and newspaper headlines?

Posted in Tulips chopped up in Yokohama at 10:18 AM JST - 29th April
Zaphod at 10:15 AM JST - 29th April

jeancolmar:

" Excuse me, I meant Iraq. Israel bombed a reactor in Iraq 27 years ago. That "preemptive" strike was well before the Gulf War. It was not done in self-defense. Speculation is all a buzz about Israel doing the same to Iran. "

Israel bombed the Ozirak reactor, and…

Posted in Clinton threatens to 'obliterate' Iran if Israel attacked at 10:15 AM JST - 29th April
Zaphod at 11:23 PM JST - 28th April

Yep, a dictatorship is so much more orderly than those unruly democracies.

Posted in Olympic torch feted by masses in Pyongyang at 11:23 PM JST - 28th April