Drug addict and leftists (Japanese hostages in Iraq)

The Sushi Bandit

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Tue May-04-04 11:41 AM
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Drug addict and leftists (Japanese hostages in Iraq)

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4386,248940,00.html

edit: Ya gotta read this right wing story from The Straits Times, the oldest English-language daily newspaper from Singapore. Its full of commie-pinko bashing.

The truth about the three Japanese hostages in Iraq

Since telling officials they wanted to continue their activities in Iraq, the three Japanese hostages who were freed last month have been getting a roasting at home. Their backgrounds have been dissected and they have been accused of being anti-government. They were even said to be totally undeserving of the money spent on them. Japan correspondent Kwan Weng Kin reports

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DarkPhenyx

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Tue May-04-04 11:50 AM
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1. Well, guess we can't call it Sushi anymore.

Guess it'll be "Stars and Stripes" bars now for your raw fish stuff thingy. At least we can keep calling it a California Roll.

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bubba_fett

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Tue May-04-04 12:12 PM
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2. pinkos

The japanese hostages were accused of being 'leftists' among other things. Leftist? Aren't they all leftist over there? After all, their ruling party is the LDP - Liberal Democratic Party.

Commies

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Hand

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Tue May-04-04 01:19 PM
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3. Er, no...

The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party is more like the PRI in Mexico... been in power very nearly uninterruptedly since the postwar Occupation period--very much the architect of Japan inc., seriously corrupt, in bed with the fat cats, etc., etc.

It's net especially liberal, and not especially democratic, either. It's kind of like... well... a collection of feuding fiefdoms. Japanese politics are very weird.

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