tkoind2 said...

tkoind2 at 12:26 PM JST - 2nd November
yabits. True Afghans have never been truly united. But they have had periods where governments has successfully run things and kept the country going.

The key to Afghanistan is working with the rural people. Any government attempting to rule must do the following.
1. Provide security so that rural communities…
Posted in Karzai effectively handed 2nd term as Afghan president at 12:26 PM JST - 2nd November
tkoind2 at 10:51 AM JST - 2nd November

I am sick to death of everyone tiptoeing around China and trying to pacify them when we really should be telling them that their actions are not acceptable.

China represses the Uyghurs and no one does anything. China takes over Tibet and labels her spiritual leader a separatist and no…

Posted in Hatoyama sends message to visiting Dalai Lama at 10:51 AM JST - 2nd November
tkoind2 at 10:34 AM JST - 2nd November

I don't see any good news in this article. And nothing in the article talking about what this decision will really mean to Afghans.

The guy is stepping out of the election because he said no fair election is possible. This will be seen by his supporters as confirmation that…

Posted in Karzai effectively handed 2nd term as Afghan president at 10:34 AM JST - 2nd November
tkoind2 at 03:37 PM JST - 29th October

The understory here is how long it took people to notice. I think a lot of people in Japan live in relative isolation. If they work then at least there is a measure of someone still living or not. But so many stories come out of people found weeks after…

Posted in Man's body found rolled up in carpet in apartment at 03:37 PM JST - 29th October
tkoind2 at 10:00 AM JST - 29th October

SBBarnes. One note. It was inevitable that the Taliban and their political system would become an issue in Pakistan. The Taliban were born in the slums and refugee camps around Peshawar and have been working to build their hold on these tribal regions long before 911.

The difference is that…

Posted in Car bomb in crowded Pakistan market kills 100 at 10:00 AM JST - 29th October
tkoind2 at 09:58 AM JST - 29th October

I have some friends in Peshawar and I fear for them all the time.

I truly despise this radical movement in Pakistan and Afghanistan. They kill their own innocent people without remorse. They wage war on the culture and history of their people. They ban music and art and threaten…

Posted in Car bomb in crowded Pakistan market kills 100 at 09:58 AM JST - 29th October
tkoind2 at 09:50 AM JST - 29th October

And what is their plan about raising the age of maturity? Most of the young people I meet here would not survive in most other countries. They live off their parents, have no clue how to survive day to day, can't really do domestic tasks well and seem rather immature…

Posted in Panel proposes lowering age of adulthood to 18 at 09:50 AM JST - 29th October
tkoind2 at 09:47 AM JST - 29th October

The first waves of an outbreak are not the issue. It is the adaptations that the virus may undergo once it is in broad circulation that warrant all the concern. That and the fact that this flu can be very bad.

Why not take precautions? It makes sense and is…

Posted in Nearly 14,000 schools closed due to influenza at 09:47 AM JST - 29th October
tkoind2 at 04:12 PM JST - 28th October

In the end this is about choices. If Japan wants to fund her own security, risk an emboldened N.Korea and China and come up with her own umbrella to scare off potential enemies, the so be it.

But if Japan wants to enjoy these benefits, then they must compromise and…

Posted in Concern mounting in U.S. over Japan's foreign policy at 04:12 PM JST - 28th October
tkoind2 at 03:59 PM JST - 28th October

Japan's often Zombie nature as a whole should be the real concern. People who fail to vote for people who will represent them, or worst vote for some "political talento" who they like the look of are some of the worst social Zombies.

Add to this "Set Menu Guy" whose…

Posted in Self-centered zombies running rampant through Japanese society at 03:59 PM JST - 28th October