Posted on 07/08/2022 4:38:47 AM PDT by FarCenter
Check out his wiki page someday . His father - another big politco - volunteered for the Kamikaze , but the war ended before his training was over . If it hadn’t ended , Shinzo would never have been born . His grandfather was a war criminal but let go from Sugamo prison . His maternal grandad also involved bigtime in WW2 .
Necessity is the Mother of Invention, soon there will be weapons that will make guns the least of our worries.
Dirty bombs or other weapons of mass destruction.
Was the longest serving PM in Japanese history. Gave up position in 2012 due to serious digestive issues Then won election again serving until 2020 when he again gave up position for same reason. An arch conservative Felt country needed to change constitution due to threats from N. Korea and China.
Abe was still a major player in the ruling LDP party. He was not an ex-politician in the same way as US ex-Presidents.
Abe lied to the world about Fukushima, and a lot of American and Japanese military went into the radioactive hell hole and were exposed. Lots of these people now have Leukemia and rare cancers. My theory is that this guy had Leukemaia and was going to die soon. He blamed Abe for it.
Agreed. He was giving a political speech when he was killed.
Abe murder suspect quit most recent job after he felt ‘tired’
No motive given.
The guy who killed him was reportedly once in Navy.
In Japan, it's not a drop long enough for a quick somewhat dignified death by broken neck.
It's a slow humiliating dangle and strangle.
MOM the three components of a murder. Motive. Opportunity. Means.
Fat Boy and Little Xi have the motive.
Just sayin'...
Makes sense. Sound was also more of a cannon/muzzle load (slow burn) than compared to the crack of a modern firearm
Replace “prime minister” with president and I think you could get an understanding.
Cloud of smoke too.
Parliamentary system. He’s still a very influential legislator. Think of a president becoming Senate or House majority leader after leaving office.
I didn’t like him too much when I was there (he was wishy-washy about foreigners in Japan, but wanted as many out as possible before the 2020 Olympics), but I would never wish this (nor ill will on him).
Yes, I had pointed that out originally that the smoke cloud was well bigger than any modern firearm I’d seen.
“Homemade” gun? One more reason why gun control is silly.
How horrible. The weapon sounded like a cannon. My God.
They need to pass laws against outlaws making homemade guns 🤪
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