jeancolmar said...

jeancolmar at 11:29 PM JST - 11th May

The UAW is not the problem. It's only "fault" is that it has been fairly successful in seeing that GM workers get descent wages and benefits, something that is the rule in Western Europe. The problem with GM are short-sighted CEOs and capitalists. The voice of doom has been there…

Posted in Experts say GM bankruptcy almost inevitable at 11:29 PM JST - 11th May
jeancolmar at 05:32 PM JST - 10th May

"Why don't you ask the millions who fled in '96?"

A better idea: Ask the people who are there now.

Posted in U.S. blames Taliban for civilian deaths in Afghanistan at 05:32 PM JST - 10th May
jeancolmar at 10:57 AM JST - 10th May

US militarism has not changed. The US drops the bombs and kills innocent people, then blames the Taliban, who did not drop the bombs. What a load.

How does that make the Taliban look in the hearts and minds of the Afghan people?

Afghanistan is known as the breaker of…

Posted in U.S. blames Taliban for civilian deaths in Afghanistan at 10:57 AM JST - 10th May
jeancolmar at 10:51 AM JST - 9th May

A mild-mannered Prime Minister by day, Taro-san becomes Japan's greatest super hero by night. Super Inseminator! Faster than a speeding spermatozoon, able to leap on tall pop stars in a single bound, Japan's masked, caped crusader is dedicated to increasing the number of future worshippers at Yasukuni.

"It's peacock!"

"It's…

Posted in Aso says having children an 'obligation,' but later retracts remark at 10:51 AM JST - 9th May
jeancolmar at 10:12 AM JST - 9th May

“Extremely over-exaggerated” is bad English. It is also a cheap lie to cover up that once again the US military has blown away innocent civilians.

Posted in U.S. denies 147 civilians killed in Afghan violence at 10:12 AM JST - 9th May
jeancolmar at 11:22 PM JST - 6th May

Remembering that this woman is one out of many and we have only the newspaper's profile, I'd like you to consider how this woman who obviously comes from an abusive family and had the misfortune of marrying abusive men would have fared before the economic meltdown. She very likely would…

Posted in Single mothers, squeezed by recession, turning to prostitution as last resort at 11:22 PM JST - 6th May
jeancolmar at 11:09 PM JST - 6th May

Obama is full of surprises. Who would think that the president of the more powerful nuclear nation would come out with a statement about abolishing nuclear weapons. You wonder if it can ever happen. Forget India and Pakistan for a moment. Consider the vested interests in the US that wants…

Posted in Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors back Obama's nuclear-free commitment at 11:09 PM JST - 6th May
jeancolmar at 11:01 PM JST - 6th May

America has a nice guy president and a war that is getting worse by the day. This unfortunately is blood on America's hands and, unfortunately, Obama's hands. It is past time for the US to get out of Afghanistan. It was a mistake to start the war there in the…

Posted in Afghan death toll from U.S. bombings rises at 11:01 PM JST - 6th May
jeancolmar at 11:45 AM JST - 6th May

You know friends, getting married and having children is normal. Women in this country have been conditioned to think that being a housewife is a good thing. When it all goes to hell, there ought to be social safety nets. That is logical. It saves society money and pain in…

Posted in Single mothers, squeezed by recession, turning to prostitution as last resort at 11:45 AM JST - 6th May
jeancolmar at 11:09 PM JST - 5th May

If I were to meet Obama I'd ask him, "What's a nice guy like you doing in a rotten system like this?" Obama is no doubt sincere in making the super-rich pay their fair share of taxes. But because he is aiming at the most powerful of the dry rot…

Posted in Obama announces plan to close U.S. tax loopholes at 11:09 PM JST - 5th May