stener said...

stener at 06:42 PM JST - 22nd December

I have wanted to see the Zen of Bobby V for a very long time. But do not live in the States and do not know how to be able to watch it. It is a known fact that Bobby V is one of the greatest advocates for Japanese baseball.…

Posted in Lotte not to give Valentine contract extension at 06:42 PM JST - 22nd December
stener at 06:19 PM JST - 22nd December

Stener, the key word in your argument is "could". So, as much as you may distrust Israel, why should Israel trust Hamas?

Israel does not have to trust Hamas. And Hamas does ot have to trust Israel. All Israel needs to do is to retreat back to the 1967 borders.…

Posted in Gaza truce recedes as rockets hit Israel at 06:19 PM JST - 22nd December
stener at 05:34 PM JST - 22nd December

Hamas agrees to this?

Yes.

Hamas has said. we now say that if Israel withdraws to the 1967 borders there could be peace and security in the region and agreements between the sides until the international community finds a way to solve everybody's problems and to find a way to…

Posted in Gaza truce recedes as rockets hit Israel at 05:34 PM JST - 22nd December
stener at 06:58 AM JST - 22nd December

Add Kuroda to players Japan could have needed together with Matsui for Yankees. Japan still got Darvish, Matsuzaka and Iwakuma on their team as starters though but could have had an another one as starter such as Kuroda. Maybe it will be Wakui who has had good international games to…

Posted in Kuroda withdraws candidacy for 2009 WBC at 06:58 AM JST - 22nd December
stener at 06:37 AM JST - 22nd December

I'm not a Bobby V fan at all. However, I do think he deserves a lot of credit for not only winning the Japan Series, but also for making the team competitive every year.

If you end in the bottom half 3 of the 6 years then the team is…

Posted in Lotte not to give Valentine contract extension at 06:37 AM JST - 22nd December
stener at 04:55 AM JST - 22nd December

In many regards, the trade in narcotics as well as the drug routes to the European and North American markets are considered to be "strategic". There are powerful financial interests behind the drug trade, which have a pervasive influence, behind the scenes, on the conduct of US foreign policy.

These…

Posted in Afghanistan could get 30,000 new U.S. troops at 04:55 AM JST - 22nd December
stener at 04:07 AM JST - 22nd December

Valentine has only had 3 good seasons and 3 bad seasons. Despite all the hype his record proves that he is pretty mediocre.

Posted in Lotte not to give Valentine contract extension at 04:07 AM JST - 22nd December
stener at 04:04 AM JST - 22nd December

I think Nelson Mandeal had a good quote on this conflict which the most ignorant people should also be able to grasp.

*The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is not just an issue of military occupation and Israel is not a country that was established "normally" and happened to occupy another country in…

Posted in Gaza truce recedes as rockets hit Israel at 04:04 AM JST - 22nd December
stener at 03:55 AM JST - 22nd December

Why, what would you do?

Give freedom to the Palestinians and let go of the criminal siege of Gaza and stop ethnic cleansing more Palestinian land in West Bank and East Jerusalem. Create a viable Palestinain state side by side with Israel with East Jerusalem as capital. Every country in…

Posted in Gaza truce recedes as rockets hit Israel at 03:55 AM JST - 22nd December