[AmericanInTokyo]

Top headline from major Japanese newspaper just now: "Japan's Decision to Support US Troops in Iraq Shaken With Adbduction of Japanese". Now they are going to start in with it. Sheesh.

[Alia]

It's from Yahoo. It's a bodice-ripper headline. Japan and Korea both have had some major "anti-American" protests in the last few weeks. I doubt Japan will withdraw troops. Unless, perhaps, China begins apply their nasty pressure, again. (They aren't having much success in re Taiwan.) Squeeze plays are going on all over. Thank YOU very much for finding the data on the hostages; and posting here. Japan cannot afford to withdraw their troops; given US/Japan trade relations, currently. IMHO. I knew as soon as that idiot mother from Alameda, CA went over to "visit" her son serving in Iraq -- it was just the beginning of "other anti-war" waves. And in re Dems and their polluted air in re "Tet" "Viet Nam" -- obviously they are SOMEHOW aware that squeeze plays were (are) being set IN ADVANCE OF OPERATION VIGILANT RESOLVE.

[sandbar]

>Top headline from major Japanese newspaper just >now: "Japan's Decision to Support US Troops in Iraq >Shaken With Adbduction of Japanese". Now they are going >to start in with it. Sheesh.

First Spain, now Japan. Well, I guess we see who runs this world, eh? The terrorist are like a big bunch of kindergarteners run amok. Pitching temper tantrums throughout the world. Unfortunately, it ends in blood the teacher trying to keep peace is made out to the be the bad guy. For the first time in my life, I can sort of understand how people felt about the Japanese in WW2. I am not racist, and don't hate every muslim. But I try not to cater to the idea of bombing the hell out of that region and being done with it. It doesn't seem like they are going to come into any civilization beyond the middle ages anytime soon.