Comments on: I just couldn’t resist http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/04/09/i-just-couldnt-resist/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:32:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Anonymous http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/04/09/i-just-couldnt-resist/#comment-3028 Anonymous Fri, 09 Apr 2004 16:26:56 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=694#comment-3028 I don't know which picture you're looking at, Zhang. I only see TWO protestors in the tightly framed picture (and maybe the hand of a third). I understand your point about Korean protests being much larger, though rarely of the size that you suggest. Thank the pro-Pyongyang professors at so many universities, as well as so many in the media, including the state operated KBS, whose head is, in my opinion, a closet communist. I hope that the Japanese hostages manage to get through their captivity safely. I don’t know which picture you’re looking at, Zhang. I only see TWO protestors in the tightly framed picture (and maybe the hand of a third). I understand your point about Korean protests being much larger, though rarely of the size that you suggest. Thank the pro-Pyongyang professors at so many universities, as well as so many in the media, including the state operated KBS, whose head is, in my opinion, a closet communist.

I hope that the Japanese hostages manage to get through their captivity safely.

]]> By: Zhang Fei http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/04/09/i-just-couldnt-resist/#comment-3027 Zhang Fei Fri, 09 Apr 2004 15:52:11 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=694#comment-3027 Look at the tightly framed camera angle. It looks like there were perhaps hundreds of Japanese demonstrators. The typical anti-American Korean rally is in the hundreds of thousands. That's the difference. Look at the tightly framed camera angle. It looks like there were perhaps hundreds of Japanese demonstrators. The typical anti-American Korean rally is in the hundreds of thousands. That’s the difference.

]]> By: Scott http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/04/09/i-just-couldnt-resist/#comment-3026 Scott Fri, 09 Apr 2004 09:21:08 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=694#comment-3026 Sorry, I didn't see the 2nd article on the site, which described the news about the kidnappings. But back to my point, it's late at night in Japan and I just heard the news. My expectations of the Japanese response stand. I hope that all of the hostages come out of this alive and well. And with 3 days (for the Japanese, at least), that may be enough time. But never trust a criminal...... Sorry, I didn’t see the 2nd article on the site, which described the news about the kidnappings.

But back to my point, it’s late at night in Japan and I just heard the news. My expectations of the Japanese response stand.

I hope that all of the hostages come out of this alive and well. And with 3 days (for the Japanese, at least), that may be enough time.

But never trust a criminal……

]]> By: Scott http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/04/09/i-just-couldnt-resist/#comment-3025 Scott Fri, 09 Apr 2004 09:12:59 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=694#comment-3025 Some bad guys in Iraq kidnapped a bunch of aid-workers. It seems the 7 (or so) Korean aid-workers/missionairies were let go. But the 2 Arabs (from Israel, natch), and the 3 Japanese nationals are still being held. The big warning, 'If Japanese (military) forces don't leave in 3 days, the aid workers get burned alive." Prediction: The Japanese will whine, "It's America's fault." Observation: No one in Japan will notice that the bad guys are kidnapping Japanese aid workers, in the hope of having the Japanese 'military' (who is doing things like rebuilding water treatment facilities), are the very sort of people whom *should* be killed by Americans. And Japanese troops. If Japan had any. <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/08/iraq.missing/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/08/iraq.missing/index.html</a> Some bad guys in Iraq kidnapped a bunch of aid-workers. It seems the 7 (or so) Korean aid-workers/missionairies were let go. But the 2 Arabs (from Israel, natch), and the 3 Japanese nationals are still being held. The big warning, ‘If Japanese (military) forces don’t leave in 3 days, the aid workers get burned alive.”

Prediction: The Japanese will whine, “It’s America’s fault.”

Observation: No one in Japan will notice that the bad guys are kidnapping Japanese aid workers, in the hope of having the Japanese ‘military’ (who is doing things like rebuilding water treatment facilities), are the very sort of people whom *should* be killed by Americans. And Japanese troops. If Japan had any.

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WO.....index.html

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