Bookworm on Nov 14 2009 | Filed under: Barack Obama
The Emperor of Japan is not a totalitarian dictator, thank goodness. Indeed, he seems like a very sweet little man. But what in heaven’s name is up with our president going around the world bowing?
We’re Americans! We show respect, but we don’t bow. And there’s something really weird, too, about the most arrogant person on [...]
Bookworm on Aug 05 2009 | Filed under: World War II
Tomorrow is the 64th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, and you can expect the usual breast-beating about how unutterably evil we were to target Japan’s civilian population. Here in Marin, a “Hiroshima survivor” is going to read poems and speak about her experiences.
I freely acknowledge that this survivor went through a horrific experience that [...]
Bookworm on Jun 08 2008 | Filed under: Israel, Japan
There is a horrific story out of Japan today about a man who crashed a truck into a crowd of people, and then proceeded to complete the carnage by stabbing as many of them as possible. The story says that the man ended his spree only when surrounded by police:
A witness told NHK the [...]
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