jambon said...

jambon at 11:04 PM JST - 11th April

NHK: *Koumura urges US to provide info on deserters * Japan's Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura says bilateral negotiations are under way to ensure that the US military provides detailed information on deserters to the Japanese side.

The move came after a US sailor allegedly murdered a taxi driver in Japan…

Posted in U.S. military to ask Japanese police to arrest deserters at 11:04 PM JST - 11th April
jambon at 10:55 PM JST - 11th April

Considering that there has been 15 plus deserters on the loose for at least a year

Anecdotal, at best.

Posted in U.S. military to ask Japanese police to arrest deserters at 10:55 PM JST - 11th April
jambon at 10:46 PM JST - 11th April

Correction.

If the pilots are not sweating it, what's up?

Posted in Travel chaos in U.S. as safety checks ground thousands of flights at 10:46 PM JST - 11th April
jambon at 10:07 PM JST - 11th April

Last month, the FAA fined Southwest $10.2 million for flying planes that missed inspections, and it understandably got the attention of politicians and other carriers. But it's worth keeping in mind that the airline industry is largely self-regulating, a system that works because airlines have every incentive to be safe.…

Posted in Travel chaos in U.S. as safety checks ground thousands of flights at 10:07 PM JST - 11th April
jambon at 08:12 PM JST - 11th April

Bush backs proposed freeze in Iraq troop withdrawals

So do most Iraqis.

Posted in Bush backs proposed freeze in Iraq troop withdrawals at 08:12 PM JST - 11th April
jambon at 08:10 PM JST - 11th April

"How 'Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?" (After They've Seen Paree).

Tabloid Tidbits: Japan subjected to U.S. military 'Deserter Storm' (HAR!)

"A common pattern is for a service member to go AWOL after not returning from the side of some woman they've met in a bar," a source…

Posted in U.S. military to ask Japanese police to arrest deserters at 08:10 PM JST - 11th April
jambon at 06:40 PM JST - 11th April

Are there unscrupulous homeowners?

Many of the people who took the loans were buying and flipping the real estate. When things went sour some said, "Go ahead and foreclose. I made mine."

So we can sympathize with losers who lived beyond their means:

ABC has been erratic with its stories…

Posted in McCain calls for federal aid for some homeowners hit by housing crisis at 06:40 PM JST - 11th April
jambon at 03:06 PM JST - 11th April

Nationwide, about 2.76 million, or 6%, of home loans were delinquent and about 920,000, or 2%, were in foreclosure at the end of last year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

94% of home loans were not delinquent and of that 98% were not in foreclosure. But so what?

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Posted in McCain calls for federal aid for some homeowners hit by housing crisis at 03:06 PM JST - 11th April
jambon at 06:08 PM JST - 10th April

Petraeus said the surge had helped make “significant but uneven” progress.

GEN. PETRAEUS: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to provide an update on the security situation in Iraq and to discuss the recommendations I recently provided to my chain of…

Posted in 13 killed in Baghdad as Iraq marks Saddam's fall at 06:08 PM JST - 10th April
jambon at 03:14 PM JST - 10th April
13 killed in Baghdad as Iraq marks Saddam's fall (Wire reports)
- A significant percentage of Middle Eastern men have attended college in the West. It is not at all unusual to ask someone where he went to college and have him answer something like Colorado State.
- The point…
Posted in 13 killed in Baghdad as Iraq marks Saddam's fall at 03:14 PM JST - 10th April