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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22519384What is it with Japan and the worst aspects of it's war history? Especially recently? 
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Mon May 13, 2013 11:19 pm |
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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It is not helped when their school books seriously gloss over many of the aspects of their occupation of Korea, and the biological weapons unit of the military who conducted biological weapons tests on Prisoners of war. When you only see a small part of the story you can understand why they think a dictatorship might be a good thing.
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Tue May 14, 2013 3:23 am |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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How can rape be necessary? Soldiers had a hand didn't they?
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Tue May 14, 2013 6:09 am |
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TheFrenchun
Officially Mrs saspro
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:55 pm Posts: 4955 Location: on the naughty step
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In many conflict such as Balkans and Africa, rape is seen as a tactic as any others, such as pillaging. It is really because many cultures believe that women are "belongings" of the men, not persons in their own right. There is a very famous photo of Bosnian women crying after discussing being raped by soldiers but I can't find it just now. It is part of a reporter sans frontieres 20th century photoset.
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Tue May 14, 2013 8:36 am |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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They weren't necessary. Food, water and shelter are necessary. Prostitutes and raping aren't.
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Tue May 14, 2013 9:40 am |
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Tue May 14, 2013 9:51 am |
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AlunD
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:12 am Posts: 7011 Location: Wiltshire
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Its beyond my comprehension 
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Tue May 14, 2013 10:51 am |
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TheFrenchun
Officially Mrs saspro
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:55 pm Posts: 4955 Location: on the naughty step
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I really don't think it's about sex. It's about power and submission of losing side.
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Tue May 14, 2013 10:54 am |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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+1. Perhaps it goes with the mentality of violence? Doesn't need to be though.
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Tue May 14, 2013 11:02 am |
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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What really surprises me was why it was said in the first place? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk.
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Tue May 14, 2013 8:38 pm |
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ShockWaffle
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:50 am Posts: 1911
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Isn't he the guy who was going to buy the Senkaku islands from their private owners, which forced the government to buy them up first, prompting a dirty and pointless international conflict with China?
As I recall their fear was that he would do something truly stupid like building houses on them, and start a real war in the process.
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Tue May 14, 2013 9:24 pm |
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm Posts: 5837
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Tit
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