taikan said...

taikan at 09:28 AM JST - 22nd October

If these men were serial killers or rapists who had committed their crimes in the United States, they would have been freed by now (regardless of guilt) because of the government's unconstitutional withholding of exculpatory evidence and failure to prosecute them in a timely fashion.

Posted in U.S. drops terror charges against 5 at Guantanamo at 09:28 AM JST - 22nd October
taikan at 08:13 AM JST - 17th October

According to the article, McCain said that the next President of the United States "won’t have the luxury of studying up on the issues before he acts.” I, for one, am truly scared by the prospect of an American president who does not study up on the issues before acting.

Posted in Obama extends his campaign into Republican states at 08:13 AM JST - 17th October
taikan at 04:13 AM JST - 11th October

Barfly -- Large, well-managed and well-financed companies such as Toyota will continue to exist. However, Toyota (along with Honda, Nissan and Mazda) may decide to close some factories in the US because of falling sales there. The time when each country manufactured all items needed or consumed in that country…

Posted in Aso concerned over effect of stock plunge at 04:13 AM JST - 11th October
taikan at 03:50 AM JST - 11th October

In the short term, the key to whether other Japanese financial institutions are affected in a way similar to Yamato will be the nature of the debt instruments in which those institutions invested. If a significant portion of the debt instruments in which they invested are backed by American real…

Posted in Mid-sized insurer Yamato Life goes bust, affecting 1,000 employees at 03:50 AM JST - 11th October
taikan at 11:12 AM JST - 10th October

The sad truth is that neither one of them is willing (or perhaps able) to tell the American people what he actually would do if elected. They both ducked all of the difficult questions during the most recent debate, and they continue to focus on matters that are peripheral to…

Posted in McCain steps up attacks on Obama over ties to Ayers at 11:12 AM JST - 10th October
taikan at 08:57 AM JST - 9th October

Sushi -- Your distortion of McCain's record is just as bad as Sarge's distortion of what Obama said.

McCain may not have been a war hero when he was dropping bombs, but he became one when he defied his captors and refused to accept an early release when that would…

Posted in Race little altered by 2nd McCain, Obama debate at 08:57 AM JST - 9th October
taikan at 08:34 AM JST - 9th October

Sarge -- Even you should be able to see the difference between Obama saying that the US had no reason to invade Iraq and saying (as you did) that he was in favor of keeping Hussein in power.

The uncomfortable truth is that the politics of world power has little,…

Posted in Race little altered by 2nd McCain, Obama debate at 08:34 AM JST - 9th October
taikan at 05:35 AM JST - 9th October

adaydream -- Unless China is able to offer the US something equivalent, the sales will go through because the US arms industry (not to mention the US generally) needs the money.

Posted in China says U.S. to blame for discord at 05:35 AM JST - 9th October
taikan at 05:30 AM JST - 9th October

The fact that he refused to answer the question shows that he has more intelligence than many who post on JT give him credit for.

Whether his visit would subject him to excommunication is a matter for the Roman Curia, but I doubt that a visit to a shrine to…

Posted in Aso fails to clarify whether he will visit Yasukuni Shrine at 05:30 AM JST - 9th October
taikan at 03:38 AM JST - 8th October

"we, alongside the Mujahideen, bled Russia for ten years, until it went bankrupt and was forced to withdraw in defeat. . . . So we are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy." Osama Bin Laden, October 29, 2004

The Bush administration's request that Japan contribute…

Posted in U.S. asks Japan to pay part of costs to boost Afghan army at 03:38 AM JST - 8th October