07 December 2009
Is it Obama's strategy to end the war sooner?
US President Barak Obama announced the surge of troops in Afghanistan. It is expected 30 billion more money would be spent for the surge.
It is impossible. The war is failing just like Iraq. Everyone in the U.S. knows. The economy is in very bad shape.
Unemployment rate is over 10%. The public won't support that. No way the budget plan would pass.
That was why he proposed this surge plan. He is very smart man who graduated from very difficult university.
He knows the public answer would be "No. We Can't." What will happen is the budget plan is rejected.
More and more people would be aware of the cost of the war in Afghanistan considering what needs to be done to improve their daily lives.
Once the budget plan is rejected, Obama would announce immediate withdraw of the troops in Afghanistan.
Then the Congress and the public opinion would agree with the immediate pullout plan without hesitation after the shocking and unrealistic surge plan.
At this point, without any shocking hard way measure, Obama cannot persuade the Congress and the public to pull out the troops immediately. There are still people who believe Obama is too liberal. He wants to pretend he is not.
I hope this trickey plan would succeed.
00:11 Posted in Politics | Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: war, military
04 November 2009
Yakuza came to US to get a transplant surgery
One boss of Yakuza, Japanese organized crime mafia came to U.S. to get a transplant liver surgery at UCLA medical center.
According to the CBS 60 Minutes Report, FBI permitted him to enter the U.S. in exchange of information he has and UCLA is thought to have received huge money from him.
Sounds scary!
As this report says Yakuzas are openly walking on the street in Japan. That is a difference from American mobs.
They are from oppressed class of Japanese society like Korean immigrants.
You can't trust the police when it comes to combatting Yakuza. Yakuza bribes them and even politicians.
I hope this brave journalist in the report would survive. His life being threatened because he wrote an article about Yakuza refusing to accept money for not writing the article.
19:38 Posted in Japan News, Politics, US-Japan relationship | Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: yakuza, crime
25 October 2009
Trip to Okinawa
The main purpose was to meet people in Okinawa who confronts most unwanted unwelcome environmentally destructive and dangerous facilities in Okinawa. I joined them. If you want to know the detail, please read this article.
The below is the video clip I made for the summary of my Anti-US base tour.
However, I really enjoyed sightseeing and leisure in Okinawa, too. Swimming in emerald green sea, attending a concert on the beach, eating delicous food, forest trecking and seeing magnificient views of the island. This is the most beautiful island in the world only if the US fucking bases are gotten rid of. See the below video clip. That's fun part of Okinawa trip.
Since the Cold War is over, their presence is useless. Potential threat, China? No. China is world's largest owner of U.S. treasury bonds. They can't confront China because they owe Chinese a lot. All they do in Okinawa or other base towns in Japan is spread pollution disease, killing endangered mammals, commiting crimes such as rape and murder.
What are they doing? Go back where they belong, where they are welcome. Not in Okinawa, Not elsewhere in Japan.
19:49 Posted in Ecology, Japan News, Leisure, Politics, Travel, US-Japan relationship, USA issues | Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: military, okinawa
13 October 2009
US military is DUGONG KILLER!
In Henoko, Nago-city, Okinawa Prefecture, Southernmost island of Japan, Dugongs lives are endangered by US Marine Base construction.
Negotiation to change the plan is underway between the two governments.
It is in fact, part of US Military Transformation Program which includes relocation of Marines in Futenma. After Futenma is removed, half of the Marines there will be relocated to Guam, the other half will be to Henoko.
But endangered sea mammals, dugongs inhabit in that coastal area. They eat seaweeds in that sea.
The construction of the base will pollute the sea of that area thus kill that endangered species.
You know what! Americans who criticize Japan's whaling and dolphin hunting are killing such beautiful and endangered sea mammals.
The preview of the film portrays their hypocrisy. Not taking on evil act of their own govermnet but accusing us of sea mammal killer.
Japanese goverment and local people in Okinawa don't want that but the U.S. is pressuring to build that.
Don't they think it would cause damage on their country's reputation among Japanese?
Japanese don't like Americans any more and never want to buy things from Americans.
The U.S. base is not defending Japan at all. China is thought to be potential threat, but China lends so much money to their bankrupt economy.
Actually the U.S. needs financial help from Japan, too. Aren't they wise enough to be concerned about Japanese public opinion for their national interest?
Actually it is time Japanese stop being friend with Americans. They are not decent enough to get along with.
Well, I always try to avoid buying goods made in USA or those of American brands except necessary ones like Microsoft.
Since deployment of Nuclear Aircraft Carrier in Yokosuka port, my feeling towards America was really changed.
In fact, I realized that country sucks. I got tired of Hollywood films and pop music. I am more interested in other countries' culture and my own culture, not the one with no substantial tradition and history.
Poor country, even a President receives Nobel Peace Prize, they have to continue spending so much money to kill people and destroy environment. The people there are losing jobs, starving and cannot afford medical expenditure. Young Americans join military to get tuition for college education. Obama never deserves Nobel Peace Prize.
I can never believe I used to live in their country and study there for more than 5 years. That is away in the past.
22:48 Posted in Ecology, Japan News, Politics, USA issues | Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: military, okinawa