timorborder said...

timorborder at 04:12 PM JST - 7th November

To be a bit cynical Obama gets to kill two birds with one stone. On one hand, he quite rightly gets to attend this memorial service for those service people killed in the Texas incident, a ceremony at which his presence is mandatory. At the same time, however, using the…

Posted in Obama's arrival in Japan delayed from Nov 12 to 13 at 04:12 PM JST - 7th November
timorborder at 03:06 PM JST - 7th November

I have been giving this a bit of thought.

Apparently this guy was a devout Muslim who was not hot on the idea of the US military being present in Muslim countries (Iraq and Afghanistan). On top of this, what does the army do? They assign him to a job…

Posted in Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes at 03:06 PM JST - 7th November
timorborder at 01:32 PM JST - 7th November

Not particularly pro-American, however, I would prefer to have US Forces remain where they are for the following reasons:

Despite 60 years of practice, I get the impression that Japanese democracy is still not that deeply rooted. Admittedly we have our first non-LDP government in a long time, but don't…

Posted in U.S. Senate cuts budget for moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam by 70% at 01:32 PM JST - 7th November
timorborder at 11:15 AM JST - 7th November

Good. Get on with it.

Posted in Death sentences for 2 ex-Aum members to stand at 11:15 AM JST - 7th November
timorborder at 11:14 AM JST - 7th November

So it is back to business as usual, with the LDP further perpetuating the shallowness of their DNA pool. No wonder certain politicians come across as being genetically-altered (in the worst possible sense).

Posted in LDP drops plan to ban 'hereditary' candidates for open recruitment at 11:14 AM JST - 7th November
timorborder at 11:13 AM JST - 7th November

So there were a whole host of warning flags raised about this guy, and nothing was done. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to realize that somebody dropped the ball big time on this one.

Anyway, this issue about muslims and the military is not going to be…

Posted in Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes at 11:13 AM JST - 7th November
timorborder at 11:08 AM JST - 7th November

Not a good development, the worst possible outcome. RIP to the victim and my sympathies to the family. Let's just hope that the often maligned fuzz can get a result quickly.

Posted in Woman's head found on Hiroshima mountain that of missing student at 11:08 AM JST - 7th November
timorborder at 11:07 AM JST - 7th November

And this means what? Probably in the last year or so, this guy has come to realize that his actions have guaranteed him a date with the rope. Now he is starting to offer apologies in order to avoid such an outcome.

Sorry bud, no sympathy here. If I had…

Posted in Defendant in Akihabara rampage sends letter of apology at 11:07 AM JST - 7th November
timorborder at 06:10 PM JST - 6th November

Matsui's value with to the yanks extends beyond the diamond, with him pulling in a fair bit of money in merchandising. There is also the behind-the-scenes tie-up between the Giants here in Japan and the Yankees. The only reason Matsui got to go to the US was he had the…

Posted in Matsui in dreamland after Yankees' World Series win at 06:10 PM JST - 6th November
timorborder at 06:05 PM JST - 6th November

Big Steve Balmer, who will for ever be remember for his monkey dance.

Posted in Microsoft CEO calls Japanese response to Windows 7 'fantastic' at 06:05 PM JST - 6th November