Shinzo Abe will become the new Prime Minister of Japan

AFP via Babelfish translation | September 20, 2006

[HAL9000]

ALARM - Shinzo Abe will become the new Prime Minister of Japan

TOKYO (Japan) - the conservative Shinzo Abe was elected Wednesday chair of the democratic Party-liberal (PLD), to the capacity in Tokyo, and thus will become the new Prime Minister of Japan, one learned at the PLD.

[mazack]

How long until the media freaks out over Abe visiting a war shrine?

[NormsRevenge]

He would be the youngest PM since WW2..

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference at Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's official residence in Tokyo September 20, 2006. Shinzo Abe, a staunch advocate of a bigger say for Japan in global affairs, was poised to win a ruling party leadership contest on Wednesday, setting the stage for his election as prime minister next week. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN)

[MimirsWell]

Go ABE!!! If the BJP comes to power in India and Netanyahu's Likud in Israel, we will have the best set of Allies in Asia. Now waiting to see center-right governments in France and a continuation of Blair-like leadership in the UK. Germany and Sweden are already there.

Time to start looking at countries like South Africa and Brazil.

[JohnnyZ]

If the BJP comes to power in India

The BJP has mental and emotional issues.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

The BJP has mental and emotional issues.

In politics, that isn't an uncommon state of affairs.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Technically, or de facto?

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

How old is he?

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

They are racist. (Opinion has changed from neutral to opposition; though hyper-nationalist Indian freepers who can't take any constructive criticism of their country was only a very small part of why. Largely because of increased research and information. The Economist has reported that they are changing, though).

[unspun]

Abe? Honest?

[MimirsWell]

Care to elaborate? Given that the Americans have slept with the devil in the past to defeat their immediate enemies, the mental and emotional "issues" of an ally should be of little concern. Like Dubya himself said, if its just between Christianity and Islam, you will lose.

Now don't go on and start giving me that stuff about how the BJP is anti-Christian and all that. It is vital to understand that everyone has his own interests at stake here. Indians and Hindus in particular have no time to waste in fighting someone else's wars for them. This is our war and we are in it for our interests. If you want to continue to sleep with the devil, that is your choice. You must remember that there are more Muslims in the world than there are Christians and your weapons cant destroy every single one of them. Not today...

[MimirsWell]

Here comes the whiner. You still haven't answered the questions I put forth a month ago and you have the gall to go on about racism and Hindus and the BJP. The challenge is still on. If you don't have the guts to admit you were wrong or the knowledge to point to the opposite, I suggest you stop whining.

[Nervous Tick]

there are more Muslims in the world than there are Christians

Wishful thinking on your part, perhaps, but not true:



Source: http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm

(That's just one of many.)

[MimirsWell]

Interesting. Thanks. I learnt something new today.

[pierrem15]

That would mean prying Brazil from the hands of Lula's corrupt communists and the same for South Africa's ANC.

Unlikely, unless we are willing to get our hands dirty by running clandestine ops to get them booted out.

[gotackup]

Abe? Honest?


Abe is pronounced Ah bay.

[unspun]

Abe is pronounced Ah bay.

Don't tell us Lincoln fans that!

[unspun]

Abe is pronounced Ah bay.

Ah, can I bid for household items on Ah bay?