smithinjapan said...

smithinjapan at 08:31 PM JST - 7th November

timorborder: "As I said earlier, despite all the warning flags going up regarding this guy, why wasn't anything done?"

Kudos for the good post. I agree with you 100%, but it's pretty clear that the US military isn't exactly in the best state to pick and choose. They're recruiting policies…

Posted in Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes at 08:31 PM JST - 7th November
smithinjapan at 02:48 PM JST - 7th November

victimcrat: I think you've been speaking to a very select, very limited group of people on both sides. I am sure you are right that a NUMBER of people are content knowing some of their tax money is being spent in the interest of their defense, and I think that…

Posted in U.S. Senate cuts budget for moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam by 70% at 02:48 PM JST - 7th November
smithinjapan at 12:55 PM JST - 7th November

zurcronium: "There is zero threat from China and from NK too despite the stupid nationalism that the LDP played up about NK with the 1970s kidnapping issue. That went cold when puka shells pass out of fashion."

Yeah, except that the foreign minister is still asking the US to keep…

Posted in U.S. Senate cuts budget for moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam by 70% at 12:55 PM JST - 7th November
smithinjapan at 11:04 AM JST - 7th November

"A year after his election Obama finds it increasingly difficult to blame the sour economy on his predecessor George W Bush or offer reassurances that jobless Americans will soon find work."

It's not at all hard to blame it on his predecessor; they are not the result of Obama being…

Posted in 10% jobless is Obama's new world at 11:04 AM JST - 7th November
smithinjapan at 11:00 AM JST - 7th November

No linkage to the death?? How about the fact that the man had to undergo to MAJOR surgeries, be open to infection and trauma, and what not? Hospitals need to be sued more in this country. It's amazing that they can get away with this crap simply by apologizing and…

Posted in Doctors admit leaving metal nut in heart of man who died at 11:00 AM JST - 7th November
smithinjapan at 10:58 AM JST - 7th November

"Reigning world bronze medalist Ando..." is that considered an honour compared to gold? I mean, in the next paragraph the word 'reigning' is used to describe the champion, not the third place winner. Anyway, I'm just surprised she didn't get beaten out by Kim Yu-Na again.

Posted in Ando 2nd after NHK Trophy short program at 10:58 AM JST - 7th November
smithinjapan at 10:54 AM JST - 7th November

DeepAir: Nothing Japan can do about it whatsoever. They can huff and puff and beat their chests domestically to mollify the right-wingers, but in the end they'll do whatever the US commands them to, as always. I doubt any wars would break out immediately if the US withdrew its forces…

Posted in U.S. Senate cuts budget for moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam by 70% at 10:54 AM JST - 7th November
smithinjapan at 09:41 AM JST - 7th November

Seiko's line is the best of Japanese dictionaries. Unfortunately, machines in other nations, most notably SKorea, are a step ahead with machines that are much more Multi-media, and a lot cheaper, but still with excellent quality. Still, the sheer volume of the ENglish-Japanese dictionaries, encyclopedias, and what not on the…

Posted in Compact electronic dictionary at 09:41 AM JST - 7th November
smithinjapan at 09:39 AM JST - 7th November

Geez... now that it's BROWN telling the Afghan leaders to clean things up, how are people going to blame it on Obama? :)

Posted in Brown tells Afghan leaders to clean up their act at 09:39 AM JST - 7th November
smithinjapan at 05:40 PM JST - 6th November

And?

Posted in Kanagawa governor backs existing Okinawa base deal at 05:40 PM JST - 6th November