cleo said...

cleo at 02:46 PM JST - 17th June

Four-Star General Colin Powell calls John McCain "the toughest man I ever met." I'll take his word.

After his famous PP presentation at the UN I would hesitate to take his word for it that it was raining, even if I were standing in a downpour.

Posted in Obama, amid criticism from McCain, says he will visit Iraq at 02:46 PM JST - 17th June
cleo at 02:41 PM JST - 17th June

If revenge was an appropriate response then our world would be in very good shape.

Very well said.

Sarge - It's only torture if they put a cloth over his face and pour the ditchwater over it. And give him natto slops. I don't think I would have lost much…

Posted in Serial child killer Tsutomu Miyazaki, 2 others executed at 02:41 PM JST - 17th June
cleo at 12:56 PM JST - 17th June

Once you become entrenched to any degree the rules change and the usual exclusion tactics are the norm.

I've been 'entrenched' a long time now, and in my experience that sentence is rubbish. I've no idea what the 'usual exclusion tactics' are.

Posted in Hostesses at 12:56 PM JST - 17th June
cleo at 12:53 PM JST - 17th June

This man was a real monster. He didn't just kill his little victims; one little girl he burned, put the ashes in a box and left them on her parents' doorstep with a letter describing what he'd done. Really twisted little creep.

He certainly did not deserve to live.....but the…

Posted in Serial child killer Tsutomu Miyazaki, 2 others executed at 12:53 PM JST - 17th June
cleo at 11:08 AM JST - 17th June

It's a scandal that a 77-year-old should be the chief caretaker for another bedridden oldie. What's all this 'kaigo hoken' they add on to our health insurance premiums every week supposed to be for, if not to help care for people like this?

Someone needs a hefty kick up the…

Posted in 77-year-old man arrested for strangling bedridden wife in Funabashi at 11:08 AM JST - 17th June
cleo at 08:56 AM JST - 17th June

I guess that means he's really innocent and we should not only let him go but apologize

No, it means the people in charge of the war on terra messed up big-time; they could have shown the world why Western civilisation was worth saving from the terrerists, and instead they…

Posted in Obama seizes on growing disapproval of Bush policies to differentiate himself from McCain at 08:56 AM JST - 17th June
cleo at 08:46 AM JST - 17th June

The children are the only cute ones in the picture.

The croc's cute, too. I hope they're not messing around with it like that just for the cameras.

Posted in at 08:46 AM JST - 17th June
cleo at 12:08 AM JST - 17th June

Sarge -

Did he admit to doing it before or after they dunked him in the water?

Posted in Obama seizes on growing disapproval of Bush policies to differentiate himself from McCain at 12:08 AM JST - 17th June
cleo at 11:52 PM JST - 16th June

unless you don't know, a japanese girl once discharged from the hospital after 4 or 5 days after giving birth, she has to resume work at home like cleaning, shopping, taking care of her in-laws and plus taking care of the baby. And that she usually does not recieve any…

Posted in Ibaraki woman arrested for drowning 13-day-old son in bathtub at 11:52 PM JST - 16th June
cleo at 07:56 PM JST - 16th June

many, many suppliers have agreements with Olympic teams to provide equipment, not just Speedo

...the problem being that everyone wants to wear Speedo. Other makers' swimsuits don't level the playing field ...er... swimming pool. That's what all the fuss is about. Didn't the Japanese swimmers get a dispensation from the…

Posted in Do you think that high-tech swimsuits like Speedo's LZR Racer give swimmers an unfair advantage? at 07:56 PM JST - 16th June