Far East Cynic

An inconvienent truth……..

Refueling American ships is not the only thing the JSDF is going to stop doing. They are going to stop flying US cargo. I say good, its about time the USAF was made to own up to the truth. Namely that it has enough airlift here in Asia-but it is

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Taking a page……

From George Bush’s playbook. If Congress won’t give you what you want-just ignore them. The new Prime Minister has drafted a new version of the Special Anti-terrorism law-the one that allows JMSDF oilers (unlike our navy properly manned by Sailors) to refuel coalition ships in the Indian Ocean. Kenji Yamaoka,

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Korea blues……

Well today was a downer just like I expected it to be. My brain is mush. Worst part of these past few days is knowing that with a little more thought and a lot less ego on the part of those setting up this particular fiasco evolution we could be a

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See you in September

Gen Petreaus and Ambassador Crocker that is. Finally, after 7 long months of hearing the song, “All we are saying, is give war a chance.”, the most awaited report since the Revelation to John is about to hit the streets. A like the final book of the bible, its pretty

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Getting out……..

Nothing becomes UFL like the leaving of it. The mommy Air Force kept the hordes on the base last night so Songtan was pretty dead on a night that should have been full of hard partying. Of course the military folks just loaded up on beer and drank themselves silly

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The industry…..

Fun is fun. But I am done. After two weeks of ever increasing despair and frustration, the ordeal of Ultimate FutiLity has come to an end. God willing, I won’t be doing another one. I may be back in the states, living off unemployment and food stamps, but I have

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Just in case you were wondering……

How the work has been going this week. I refer you back to here. Hemlock’s advice still holds-1 year later. Subscribe in a reader

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1972

The trouble with quoting history is that the idea presumes that you might actually have studied it-or worse yet-understand it in context. Neither of the those assumptions is a good bet when it comes to considering the current occupant of the Oval Office. During a speech to the Veterans of

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A fistful of yen…

Will be required to buy this: Code name ShinShin! From Japan Probe: After being repeatedly turned down by the US Congress in its attempts to purchase the F-22, the Japanese government has turned to its own stealth fighter program. As the video shows, they seem to be making significant progress

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It is time……

To do your duty and buy a Pin Up For Vets calendar again! And why not? It’s for a good cause! Sorry, I’m so late Gina………Where I am now the war may be simulated-but the buffoonery is real! Subscribe in a reader

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