Far East Cynic

Not everyone…….

Drinks the surge kool-aid………. Some people like their truth straight up: Let’s get something straight. The terms “victory” and “defeat” long ago lost any relevance to the situation in Iraq and the so-called war on terror. Read the rest here!

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Lee Kwan Bush

I think that somewhere in the White House, George Bush keeps a shrine to Lee Kwan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore and now is the governmental leader who just will not go away. After  30 years in power, he supposedly turned over the reigns of power-but in reality

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Looking forward to the holiday……

Valentines Day is over,  thank God. However in Japan there is one more artificial holiday created by merchants-White Day. March 14th, the day men are supposed to give women white chocolate. For the rest of the world, March 14th is a special holiday. Ladies start preparing now!

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The four letter word………

[while looking at a picture of Stifler’s mom] MILF Guy #2: Dude that chick’s a MILF! I will confess I thought about that term when I saw this video on Japan Probe:   Joshiko-moms-jpnprbedotcomUploaded by jpnvideos Earlier this week, Let’s Go to School aired the “I Wore My Daughter’s Uniform

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The next time someone tells you they have a good deal for you…….

Run! In the opposite direction as fast as you can! Here is a little tidbit I came across in my surfing. Remember this picture and these words-the next time one of those briefing teams from the Bureau of Naval Personnel comes around and tries to tell you what a “good

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What it is like…….

To work for this guy: Go watch the video here. Come to think of it, this could be a good analogy for the US relationship to China……………… H/T to John at Arggh!

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The day for lovers……..

Which is not going to include me tonight! Happy f**king Valentines Day! S.O. is sick today and to make matters worse-is really being a b i t c h. Now mind you, one of the benefits of being older is realizing that its not personal. Its simply the way for her

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Shut up and pay the bill.

The GI Bill that is. Are you listening Dr. Chu? I’ve been watching this for 30 years. On the one hand, we say, ‘This is the new greatest generation,’ and on the other we don’t even give them the type of educational benefit that will allow them to go to

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Who they are running against……..

The Democratic candidates that is. Or for that matter who John McCain is running against. It is not the candidates-regardless of who wins the nomination. Nope, in either case, they have to run against the ugly baby in the room. The one you don’t mention-but whom 70% of the country

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Bad news Monday……….

Interesting, that this happens right after Stars and Stripes runs an article where the powers that be congratulate themselves on how the curfews have worked. TOKYO, Japan (CNN) — A U.S. Marine based on Okinawa has been detained in connection with the reported rape of a 14-year-old Japanese girl, the

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