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  longtalllmJun. 02, 2008 - 06:55AM JST

  TPOJ, that precise mindset prevails throughout Japan's history, especially when it comes to Emperors and Shoguns. If Kawabuchi-san sees himself as the emperor of J-League soccer, any other mindset would be staggeringly un-Japanese.

  Posted in: Internal politics imperil Japan's soccer future

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  longtalllmMay. 17, 2008 - 10:44PM JST

  Not to minimize the benefit of the reviewer bringing up Japan's divorce/custody laws...

  This wasn't a book review, it was a book report. Simply summarizing the plot does not constitute a review. The only critical analysis made by the writer was that the nonlinear structure of the book is a good thing. Nothing about how the author uses language, nothing about character development, not much of anything.

  Posted in: Losing Kei

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  longtalllmMay. 11, 2008 - 01:12AM JST

  Jyan Bon, the whole world is watching this. The whole world sees these "heroes" for what they are. The whole world wants to help. We're all hoping that things reach some breaking point that will allow foreign aid and aid workers to flow into the country.

  Off-topic: Remember when this forum used to allow users to rate other users' posts? Removing that feature (and the facility to report inappropriate, etc. posts) means that certain people can throw out flame bait indiscriminately. I hope the people who run this site will reinstate those features, and worry less about fluff like "Gravatars."

  Posted in: Myanmar junta distributes foreign aid -- with generals' names on it

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  longtalllmApr. 18, 2008 - 10:09AM JST

  Like it or not, Hamas is the legitimately elected government of Palestine. If the U.S. is to pay more than lip service to the concept of supporting democratically elected governments, that's who they have to talk to.

  Posted in: Carter defends talks with Hamas after 2 days of meetings with militant Palestinian group

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  longtalllmApr. 18, 2008 - 10:07AM JST

  @GW: I hear exactly what you're saying. A few years ago, I had a boss (a good man) who was a Vietman vet. He was all gung-ho for going into Iraq. My opinion was that if the U.S. went in, it would be quagmire to make Vietnam look like a garden party. He disagreed. Guess who was right?

  The U.S. military has never had a great record of getting treatment for returning soldiers who were traumatized by their experiences. I can't say that I know what things are like now, but I'm not hopeful. These men and women who come back from Iraq and Afghanistan deserve the best treatment the U.S. has to offer. I can only hope they get it.

  Posted in: Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. troops has mental problems after war service

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