Far East Cynic

Chained to Futenma…

And stuck with a really lousy deal in the process. You think Obama has problems? Try being the current Prime Minister of Japan: The Hatoyama government is neither radical nor anti-U.S.; nor is the man himself. But they seem determined to prove the old proverb that the road to hell

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A pet peeve……

Something that occurred to me-and has bothered me for a long time, is the idea that somehow one generation of serving military is somehow superior to another. I hate to break it to you-but in the Navy, for a LONG TIME, a lot of great Sailors were out there doing

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Pitch Lock……

I’ve waited a while to write about this as I wanted to put some space between the event and the commentary. A lot of readers are probably already familiar with the basics, namely the tragic loss of LT Steve Zilberman, USN of Columbus, Ohio, in an aircraft mishap in the

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Bernie who?

If you did not see this slapdown of Fox News stooge, Bernie Goldberg: It is worth a repeat-cause its funny. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

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Good thing they were not in Singapore…….

Because they would have probably gotten the bejesus sued out of them: Back on April 14th, Washington Post columnist Al Kamen wrote the following about the nuclear summit held in Washington: By far the biggest loser of the extravaganza was the hapless and (in the opinion of some Obama administration

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Next time you are out driving….

Take comfort in this fact:

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Counting your chickens….

Before you have to trade them for health care.

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Yet another reason…..

To hate Congress: Frustrated by continuing prostitution at “juicy bars” that cater to American troops in South Korea — and what he calls “weak” monitoring by commanders — the co-chairman of the U.S. Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking plans to introduce legislation that would create a senior position in the

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Back to normalcy…….

For my hapless Buccos: PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – The Milwaukee Brewers handed Pittsburgh their worst ever loss on Thursday, crushing the Pirates 20-0. The Brewers batted around for 25 hits to record the first 20-0 game since 1900, and the fifth largest shutout in the Major League. “It’s rare, it’s

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Speaking of losing one’s job…

It appears fleeing to Japan and teaching English may be off the table. geos fail Uploaded by techmanimoto. – Discover more webcam videos and video blogs. [after Joel’s Princeton interview] Lana: So, how’re we doin’? Joel Goodson: Looks like University of Illinois!

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