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| Japan PM Says No Plan to Pull Troops from Iraq | |
| 2004-04-09 | |
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Friday that Japan had no plan to withdraw its troops from Iraq despite the kidnapping of three Japanese civilians there and a threat to kill them if Japan's troops were not pulled out. He said the most important thing was to ensure the safety of the three kidnapped Japanese and for them to be rescued.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #12 "Beware the Bushi in his aroused state." -- Don't remember Who, But He Knew A Thing or Two |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-04-09 1:40:36 PM |
| #11 "Lots of folks are raising the possibility that the Japanese hostages are faking it. One of them is an anti-war activist, another is an NGO type and the third is a reporter. I really hope that this is a hoax because, duh, I don't want to see innocent folks get burned alive. It would also highlight what tools Al Jazeera are of terrorists and what tools some anti-war activists are in general. If this is a hoax these guys should obviously go to jail for a very long time. But I tend to doubt it is a fabrication. The joke will certainly be on these guys at the end of three days if it is, because there will be a lot of terrorist types who will realize they have a lot to lose if they don't go through with it, which is all the more reason to salute the resolve of the Japanese government. " --Jonah Goldberg, "The Corner," National Review Online |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-04-09 12:21:35 PM |
| #10 Send in the Samurai. Send in the Ninjas. Send in the mean-tempered little guys. Let 'em start in Fallujah, then sweep up in Najaf. Al-Sadr will be startled when divine winds blow his pajamas off. |
| Posted by: Zpaz 2004-04-09 12:05:25 PM |
| #9 Interesting rumor on LGF. |
| Posted by: someone 2004-04-09 10:34:19 AM |
| #8 Mr Koizumi said: "We should not give in to these despicable threats..." |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-04-09 2:13:32 AM |
| #7 Did anyone else hear that one of the Japanese "journalists" being held is a "peace activist"? Maybe they'll torch peacenik san first and show the world just exactly what conciliation buys you at Terrorists R Us. Convert to Pesetas per the usual exchange rate. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-04-09 1:32:17 AM |
| #6 Lucky, I'm afraid that's not the case. Rare is the militant Japanese youth you will find ... |
| Posted by: Edward Yee 2004-04-09 1:25:19 AM |
| #5 Did anyone else hear that one of the Japanese "journalists" being held is a "peace activist"? I heard that on one broadcast but haven't gotten a second source. CNN had an obligatory "man-in-the-street" interview in Tokyo which was, of course, "the US got us into this, damn them!" but if the real Japan rears its head: Look out, Sadr! |
| Posted by: JDB 2004-04-09 1:07:21 AM |
| #4 Every Nipponese a warrior at heart. But are the youth steeled to what that means. Those guys are toast, say a prayer. It is my opinion that those that are behind this terrible struggle, jihadi Cent Com, want a holy war against Islam and will do everything to make it so. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-04-09 12:43:11 AM |
| #3 Rafael, yes, saw it on MS-NBC a couple hours ago. Definitely raises one's blood pressure. Zen is right, and I hope the civilized world will stand with Japan on this. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-04-09 12:28:59 AM |
| #2 Did anyone see the video of the hostages? It's the type of thing that should be shown all over the world just to show what kind of terrorists we are dealing with. Did American media show this video? |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-04-09 12:27:45 AM |
| #1 There should be a massive showing of International support for Japan's courageous decision to defy these terrorists. Well, except maybe, in Spain. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-04-09 12:24:26 AM |