Author: Skippy-San

I came across this when I booted up my computer this evening. The shallow and unremitting reader will tell me that Michael Yon prints this thing all the time and I should be reading that. Well I have a news flash for all of you, I do. But there’s more

This would be funny if it were not true. What I especially love about it is that the women get to drive the train here instead of common sense and “the reasonable man” theory. Read here for the full and amazing story. The U.S. Naval Academy has ordered a court-martial

Yea Riiighttt!!!! Madame Chiang shows us that just the opposite is true, even among an environment of “believers”: …it seems that each Hajj season there is something that will go drastically wrong and lives will be lost…this year is obviously not going to be the exception to the rule. Read

Came across this Letter to the Editor in Stars and Stripes today. Probably as good a summary about Iraq that I can find, and far better than what has been with the talking heads ( or some blogs…) lately: Personally, I hate this country. I hated it the first time

From the Japan Times online: The United States agreed to transfer the suspect, William O. Reese, 21,after the Kanagawa Prefectural Police obtained a warrant for his arrest. According to police sources, Reese admitted to Japanese police Friday to killing Yoshie Sato, 56, on Tuesday. The sailor had been held at

Lex pointed me to this latest item about John Murtha. : Appearing at a town meeting in Arlington, Virginia, with fellow Democratic Rep. James Moran, Murtha said, “A year ago, I said we can’t win this militarily, and I got all kinds of criticism.” Now, Murtha told the strongly antiwar

In Japan after the first of the year, it is customary to express New Years greetings to family friends the first time you meet them in the new year. ????????????????????????????????(Congratulations on the New Year. In this year too, please continue to favor me.) Wise words. Celebrating in the New Year:

Eddie over at his blog has some more detail on the recent murder in Yokosuka. He rightly heaps scorn on those who may have done this and the dishonor they bring to the US in general……..Good reading. Subscribe in a reader

Today has been very interesting to say the least. A 56 year old woman was murdered in Yokosuka and an American sailor stands accused: YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Police launched a murder investigation Tuesday after a woman was found lying in blood in a building in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and later died.

This would never happen in Hong Kong or Korea……….(walking away laughing out loud…..). Guess they could not drink on duty so the “ugly ones” never had a chance to get prettier…….. Subscribe in a reader