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2004-04-09 China-Japan-Koreas
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Posted by Steve White 2004-04-09 12:18:29 AM|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 There should be a massive showing of International support for Japan's courageous decision to defy these terrorists. Well, except maybe, in Spain.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-09 12:24:26 AM||   2004-04-09 12:24:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Did anyone see the video of the hostages? It's the type of thing that should be shown all over the world just to show what kind of terrorists we are dealing with. Did American media show this video?
Posted by Rafael 2004-04-09 12:27:45 AM||   2004-04-09 12:27:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Rafael, yes, saw it on MS-NBC a couple hours ago. Definitely raises one's blood pressure.

Zen is right, and I hope the civilized world will stand with Japan on this.
Posted by Steve White  2004-04-09 12:28:59 AM||   2004-04-09 12:28:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Every Nipponese a warrior at heart. But are the youth steeled to what that means. Those guys are toast, say a prayer.

It is my opinion that those that are behind this terrible struggle, jihadi Cent Com, want a holy war against Islam and will do everything to make it so.
Posted by Lucky 2004-04-09 12:43:11 AM||   2004-04-09 12:43:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Did anyone else hear that one of the Japanese "journalists" being held is a "peace activist"? I heard that on one broadcast but haven't gotten a second source.

CNN had an obligatory "man-in-the-street" interview in Tokyo which was, of course, "the US got us into this, damn them!" but if the real Japan rears its head: Look out, Sadr!
Posted by JDB 2004-04-09 1:07:21 AM||   2004-04-09 1:07:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Lucky, I'm afraid that's not the case. Rare is the militant Japanese youth you will find ...
Posted by Edward Yee  2004-04-09 1:25:19 AM|| [http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]  2004-04-09 1:25:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Did anyone else hear that one of the Japanese "journalists" being held is a "peace activist"?

Maybe they'll torch peacenik san first and show the world just exactly what conciliation buys you at Terrorists R Us. Convert to Pesetas per the usual exchange rate.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-09 1:32:17 AM||   2004-04-09 1:32:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Mr Koizumi said: "We should not give in to these despicable threats..."

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-09 2:13:32 AM||   2004-04-09 2:13:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Interesting rumor on LGF.
Posted by someone 2004-04-09 10:34:19 AM||   2004-04-09 10:34:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Send in the Samurai. Send in the Ninjas. Send in the mean-tempered little guys. Let 'em start in Fallujah, then sweep up in Najaf. Al-Sadr will be startled when divine winds blow his pajamas off.
Posted by Zpaz 2004-04-09 12:05:25 PM||   2004-04-09 12:05:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 "Lots of folks are raising the possibility that the Japanese hostages are faking it. One of them is an anti-war activist, another is an NGO type and the third is a reporter. I really hope that this is a hoax because, duh, I don't want to see innocent folks get burned alive. It would also highlight what tools Al Jazeera are of terrorists and what tools some anti-war activists are in general. If this is a hoax these guys should obviously go to jail for a very long time. But I tend to doubt it is a fabrication. The joke will certainly be on these guys at the end of three days if it is, because there will be a lot of terrorist types who will realize they have a lot to lose if they don't go through with it, which is all the more reason to salute the resolve of the Japanese government. "

--Jonah Goldberg, "The Corner," National Review Online
Posted by Mike  2004-04-09 12:21:35 PM||   2004-04-09 12:21:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 "Beware the Bushi in his aroused state."
-- Don't remember Who, But He Knew A Thing or Two
Posted by mojo  2004-04-09 1:40:36 PM||   2004-04-09 1:40:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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