-- If they oppose gun regulation, for any reasons, they are the enemy of mankind. Talk of death penalty; talk of ceasefire; talk of humanity. Guns in the hands of a teenager and EVERYTHING is over.
-- Journalism is the basis of democracy. While it is, all the victims of crimes in India suffer from massive forceful pressure from the mass who want to know.
-- Three days before Japan-US talk, the media is still silent about what the issues that might come up there.
On the Japan side, the "souvenir" as they call it is enormous both in terms of the amount of money and in terms of the military balance in the region. Japan is supposed to purchase $500 billion US bonds while declaring to participate in F35 development.
The lawmakers there often use the term "street gang" when they refer to the US pressure on them asking for money. In exchange for protection by the massive US forces, the pressure is always upon them for support for military activities of the United States, including sending troops overseas. The one of the easiest way to circumvent the crisis is to give them the money. Consequently, most visit by the prime ministers accompany with fighter jet purchases and in this case, 'investing' in the US economy, namely, the purchase of US bonds. It is not a coincidence that the G20 did not name Japan as the currency manipulator at this crucial time of the year. It specifically is buying US bonds when the US is struggling with the massive debts, and spending.
The talks between the tax eaters has nothing to do with the favorable rates among the people, however. The "gaiatsu" or the pressure from outside Japan has worked to solve the political bottlenecks and moved things forward. Japan needs to open its market; and now the aged farmers are protected by vested interests. Japan needs to free the IT usage in elections; the verification of identity of the candidates should not give any excuses for prohibiting the use of emails and Twitter in elections.
Let us hope the talk will bring good results for the citizens there and here in the States. Let us hope the political struggle will not destroy the trust between the nations. Let us hope the talk will bring stability, prosperity, and wealth to the region.