Liberal_in_LA
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:19 PM
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| 34. yes we could. Don't know why we are not. |
| -"There is no food" " the Japanese media is too frightened to tell the truth.” |
dixiegrrrrl |
Mar-22-11 10:20 AM |
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Can't their and our militaries air drop supplies? |
no_hypocrisy |
Mar-22-11 10:26 AM |
#1 |
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yes we could. Don't know why we are not. |
Liberal_in_LA |
Mar-22-11 02:19 PM |
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"We" can't because Japan is a sovereign country and must ask & allow us to do it. |
elocs |
Mar-23-11 06:19 AM |
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... because we're too busy bombing the shit out of Libya ... |
Myrina |
Mar-23-11 07:50 AM |
#72 |
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the scale is daunting |
hourglass1 |
Mar-23-11 12:47 AM |
#64 |
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Of that (daunting, that is), |
Delphinus |
Mar-23-11 09:32 AM |
#76 |
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Yes, it's technically not very challenging to do |
14thColony |
Mar-23-11 08:25 AM |
#73 |
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sure they could, but it hasn't happened yet! |
mimitabby |
Mar-22-11 10:34 AM |
#2 |
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American military assets are spread out. They're too busy helping Afghans and Libyans! |
Mimosa |
Mar-22-11 02:45 PM |
#42 |
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If Japan only had an oil supply. |
Enthusiast |
Mar-23-11 05:53 AM |
#69 |
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If they did, we would be occupying it now. nt |
Javaman |
Mar-23-11 08:57 AM |
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There never would have been a war with them if they did. |
YellowRubberDuckie |
Mar-23-11 05:00 PM |
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How can they let this happen? |
DainBramaged |
Mar-22-11 10:40 AM |
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So, now the news comes from some guy stealing gasoline? |
MineralMan |
Mar-22-11 10:53 AM |
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Lighten up a little... |
GReedDiamond |
Mar-22-11 12:07 PM |
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You know, whenever someone tells me to "lighten up," |
MineralMan |
Mar-22-11 12:15 PM |
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Mar-22-11 12:27 PM |
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Mar-22-11 02:46 PM |
#43 |
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I recall reading on the BBC site... |
druidity33 |
Mar-22-11 04:24 PM |
#51 |
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one cup of rice per day... |
eShirl |
Mar-22-11 10:04 PM |
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+ 1 |
callous taoboy |
Mar-22-11 12:35 PM |
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Agreed & Well Said |
Sherman A1 |
Mar-23-11 06:17 AM |
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Thanks. I briefly used the "ignore" feature... |
GReedDiamond |
Mar-23-11 11:11 AM |
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Take care of yourself, keep your blood pressure lower |
Sherman A1 |
Mar-23-11 04:23 PM |
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The people are in survival mode. There is no time or ability to make sure BP gets their profits |
TheKentuckian |
Mar-22-11 12:10 PM |
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AMEN!!! |
uponit7771 |
Mar-22-11 09:43 PM |
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It is all that is really important to them. |
Rex |
Mar-23-11 12:49 AM |
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If you would prefer you could listen to the mayor from the Miyagi prefecture crying |
jtuck004 |
Mar-22-11 12:13 PM |
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I saw him and the refugees...heartbreaking |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Mar-23-11 09:33 AM |
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At least this one is THERE, on site, in the middle of it all. |
DCKit |
Mar-22-11 12:22 PM |
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So. Let me see if I have this straight. |
DeSwiss |
Mar-22-11 12:24 PM |
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Once again Lowering the Bar for DU. |
bvar22 |
Mar-22-11 02:38 PM |
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Man, I had not seen those pics. Powerful. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Mar-22-11 04:54 PM |
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I remember seeing these pictures and the comments... |
truth2power |
Mar-23-11 05:07 AM |
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That's what came to my mind, as well. |
Wait Wut |
Mar-22-11 02:27 PM |
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Mar-22-11 02:48 PM |
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Mar-22-11 03:37 PM |
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It seems to me... |
tkmorris |
Mar-22-11 03:50 PM |
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"stealing" during a absolute disaster?!?! LOFL!! Come on dude |
uponit7771 |
Mar-22-11 09:41 PM |
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How can you build it on what some DVD seller who hangs around a military base and speaks English? |
readmoreoften |
Mar-22-11 09:56 PM |
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To be fair, I think many adults in democratic countries illegally download media, which makes them |
ZombieHorde |
Mar-23-11 12:06 AM |
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Did you read the article? It's more than just one man. Read the story. nt |
tpsbmam |
Mar-23-11 01:27 AM |
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It's very sad. |
polly7 |
Mar-22-11 10:53 AM |
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And instead of food, they are putting more police on to stop 'looting' |
DainBramaged |
Mar-22-11 10:55 AM |
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They are taking gasoline and food from damaged sources because they have no aid |
dixiegrrrrl |
Mar-22-11 11:10 AM |
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"says a man filching petrol" Wait is this the looting phenomenon that isn't supposed to happen? |
JVS |
Mar-22-11 11:12 AM |
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In the case of this particular man... |
GReedDiamond |
Mar-22-11 11:59 AM |
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I call that, trying to survive..plain and simple. n/t |
arthritisR_US |
Mar-22-11 12:01 PM |
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Yes, you are correct... |
GReedDiamond |
Mar-22-11 12:13 PM |
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Kinda like the people of New Orleans were trying to salvage food |
Lyric |
Mar-22-11 12:22 PM |
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No, no, no. The white folks were liberating food, the black folks were looting. |
DCKit |
Mar-22-11 12:24 PM |
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Not liberating, finding. |
JVS |
Mar-22-11 12:40 PM |
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No, I'm quite certain they were risking their very lives to rescue those groceries. |
Dappleganger |
Mar-22-11 02:26 PM |
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someone stole 500k out of the bank, too.... when they loot, they loot BIG. nt |
seabeyond |
Mar-22-11 02:21 PM |
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Mar-22-11 11:28 AM |
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NOTE: This is a new administration in Japan, this is politics also |
flamingdem |
Mar-22-11 12:31 PM |
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I'm afraid this is only the beginning. |
DeSwiss |
Mar-22-11 12:32 PM |
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Wait until India and Iran have nuclear disasters and they lack equipment |
flamingdem |
Mar-22-11 12:39 PM |
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At the rate we're going..... |
DeSwiss |
Mar-22-11 12:51 PM |
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gak. Looks like measles! nt |
flamingdem |
Mar-22-11 01:09 PM |
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Think of how much could be done if our Leader wasn't consumed |
sad sally |
Mar-22-11 05:26 PM |
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This is why people need to be prepared. |
Atypical Liberal |
Mar-22-11 12:34 PM |
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Your plan sounds good, as long as..... |
dixiegrrrrl |
Mar-22-11 01:03 PM |
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That is right. |
Atypical Liberal |
Mar-22-11 02:16 PM |
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It's all good until your house and car get washed away. |
Dappleganger |
Mar-22-11 02:27 PM |
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See post #33. n/t |
Atypical Liberal |
Mar-22-11 03:19 PM |
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This is outrageous. It's been weeks. |
in_cog_ni_to |
Mar-22-11 12:43 PM |
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400,000 people lost their homes, their jobs, their towns without warning in a matter of minutes. |
hedgehog |
Mar-22-11 12:54 PM |
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absolutely. nt |
seabeyond |
Mar-22-11 02:22 PM |
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This is intolerable. Rec'd with anger and sadness. So what's the plan here? n/t |
Catherina |
Mar-22-11 02:19 PM |
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Seems to be: Abandon those in The Zone. |
Octafish |
Mar-22-11 02:52 PM |
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I'm shocked. I'm not quite sure why knowing how governments view expandable labor |
Catherina |
Mar-22-11 04:23 PM |
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Because the other 2/3 of japan has no access to foreign media. Only the Telegraph has the truth. |
Hannah Bell |
Mar-22-11 02:46 PM |
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The months-long interval after a catastrophe is always chaotic |
SoCalDem |
Mar-22-11 04:48 PM |
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Something you all could do... |
hayu_lol |
Mar-22-11 06:08 PM |
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On Yahoo news page they say the Japanese food is safe! hahahahaha! |
glinda |
Mar-22-11 05:47 PM |
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At this point it is foraging |
Mojorabbit |
Mar-22-11 09:14 PM |
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Then there is this... |
AsahinaKimi |
Mar-22-11 10:38 PM |
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I was wrong |
intaglio |
Mar-23-11 05:23 AM |
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I think the sad truth |
rbixby |
Mar-23-11 08:55 AM |
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Here is a 1997 column about the Japanese officials' slow response to disasters and the unexpected. |
Prometheus Bound |
Mar-23-11 05:22 PM |
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This is heartbreaking. |
Beacool |
Mar-23-11 10:07 AM |
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Here's how to help |
trud |
Mar-23-11 05:31 PM |
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