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Japan has once again proven it has got some really strange sex weirdos and here is another great example from Coming Anarchy:

A man faces charges for tracking a schoolgirl on the street while in his company car and pestering her to sell him her panties, prosecutors said. The 24-year-old man, whose name has not been released, has been reported to the Yokosuka Branch of the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office, where he faces a charge of breaking a Kanagawa Prefectural Government ordinance aimed at providing youth with a wholesome upbringing.

The man has the dubious honor of being the first person to be reported to prosecutors since the ordinance was expanded in July to outlaw even the encouragement of used underwear purchases.

If trying to buy school girls’ panties wasn’t weird enough, this guy thinks he did nothing wrong:

He admits to the allegations against him.

The Kanagawa ordinance has since July forbidden the sale of, or encouragement to sell, used underwear belonging to under 18s that contains traces of feces, urine, saliva or other bodily fluids.

So I guess it is okay to buy panties from children under 18 as long as they are clean?

According to the Chosun Ilbo, a lot of the prepositioned war stocks here in South Korea have fallen into a state of disrepair:

The majority of U.S. military hardware in South Korea fell into such a state of disrepair that it would have caused serious delays had any hostilities erupted, the Washington Post said Tuesday quoting classified internal audit reports.
The Post said the Pentagon and U.S. Congress continued to be misled by reports that readiness levels were high, even after an internal investigation in October last year found that 50-80 percent of heavy artillery and other weaponry were not “fully mission capable.”

The problem was aggravated during Washington’s large-scale shifting of arms and supplies from caches scattered around the world toward battle zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The important thing to remember is that this report covers the war stocks here in Korea. If the actual Army equipment being used here fell into this kind of disrepair then it would be time to really worry. The equipment in the war stocks just sit there down south and do not have people conducting regular maintenance on them, so it shouldn’t be to much of a surprise that they are not in great operational condition. Military equipment needs regular maintenance, the prepositioned stocks don’t get that thus leading to some of the problems cited.

In the 2005 Miss Asia Pageant, Korean entrant Hong In Young on the left of this picture finished second to Kitty Wang of China who is pictured in the center. Third place went to Anna Zhai of China who is on the right. Here is another picture of Hong:

I admit she is pretty hot, but I have seen better looking women in Korea, but then again she may have a lot of talent she displayed at the pageant. Isn’t talent supposed to be important at pageants? Anyway I know who is really hot, Ms. China, Kitty Wang:

Hat Tip: Japundit

A bar catering to westerners in Pyongyang is expected to close with the North Korean decision to end the World Food Program’s activities in North Korea:

It looks as if Pyongyang’s only bar for foreigners will have to close if, as North Korea demands, all foreign NGO staff leave by January next year. The U.K. Guardian reported Tuesday that the bar, which is run by aid workers, will probably not survive the exodus. Some 300 foreigners live in North Korea, 90 percent of them working for international organizations. The remaining 10 percent are people who come and go on business, a handful of Western journalists, and five English teachers.

Every Friday Pyongyang’s expat crowd gathers at the bar inside the UN World Food Program compound. Foreigners have taken to calling it the RAC ? an acronym for “Random Access Club,” itself a take on the WFP’s famous “no access, no food” slogan. It is also “the single place in North Korea where one can come and go as one pleases,” the paper said, “an oasis of modern globalized normality inside a land where time has not only stood still but gone backwards.”

Judging by the looks of the place I don’t think anyone is missing out on much.

Many of you may remember the drunken beer bottle altercation in Uijongbu that occurred this past July. Well the soldier involved was tried in a Korean court and plead guilty to injuring the Korean national with the beer bottle:

A South Korean prosecutor is seeking a five-year jail term for a U.S. soldier accused of breaking a beer bottle across a Uijeongbu chef’s face.

The South Korean government is granted primary jurisdiction in crimes committed by U.S. military community members while off-duty as outlined by the Status of Forces Agreement that governs the legal status of the U.S. military here.

A five year jail sentence seems pretty steep when I have seen the ROK’s give lighter sentences for more serious offenses. However, this soldier’s case is highly publicized so the Korean court may slam him just to make an example of him that the Korean courts are tough on GI crime. My best guess is that he does 1-2 years in jail.

However the Korean public perception about the SOFA Agreement will not change though because the Korean public will still read articles like this and think that all GI’s can commit all the crimes they want, get away with it, and fly home. Not in PFC Walker’s case, it looks like the only place he will be going is the Choenan correctional facility.

You can read more on this from Nomad

So who knows where this is at? I told you it would be a little bit harder this week.

Eleven people were killed and 30 injured when a stampede of people charged the front gate of the Sangju Citizen’s Sports Arena for a MBC pop music concert:

Witnesses said thousands rushed to enter the venue when the gates opened, with people at the front of the queue being trampled underfoot by the impatient press of bodies behind them. “They were pinned down and trampled on; it was terrible,” a witness said.

Reports from the scene said more than 10,000 people gathered to attend the show, with some 5,000 people thronging the gate where the stampede happened. The show was scheduled to start at 7 p.m. as part of the third Sangju Bicycle Festival, which opened last Saturday.

It is a little surprising that this happened in Sangju of all places. I have traveled to Sangju before and found the place to be a quiet city with some really nice nearby mountain scenery. Not the first place that comes to mind for a tragedy like this to occur.

We have heard this before but the US military is once again entertaining the idea of more troop cuts in Korea:

The U.S. Forces Korea are reportedly mulling additional troop cuts after Seoul announced it will trim its own forces down from 680,000 to 500,000 by the year 2020. “When the government announced its plans to cut 180,000 men from the armed forces, the USFK internally started to acknowledge the need for cuts as well,” a high-ranking government source said Monday.

The source said there were some among USFK brass who wonder whether there is any point maintaining the substantial American contingent here to deter the North Korean threat even as South Korea is slimming down its forces.

This could be the build up for political cover if the Korean government does not complete the base relocation land deal in Pyoengtaek. Instead of saying the US is reducing troops in Korea because of the failed land deal, the politicians can say that the reductions are part of the overall reduction of troops on the peninsula in coordination with the ROK Army’s own downsizing.

Are the values of today’s US military becoming incompatible with Catholic teachings? Here is one opinion on this issue:

“It is therefore with sadness that I say today’s soldiers, are in general, but with definite exceptions, a disgrace to their predecessors. The world over, this once honorable institution is becoming a den of sex maniacs, sadists, and hedonists, much as the world in general is.”

My instincts have always been pro-military. My grandfather was a U.S. Army Captain and WW-II veteran, and he was one of the best men I have ever known. My great-uncle also served proudly in the same conflict. These men have been profoundly influential in my own development, and they would be shocked and disappointed to hear me say anything against the military as an institution. We need our military, and we need our men-at-arms to do unpleasant things. But I am beginning to wonder whether American military life isn’t becoming radically incompatible with Catholicism.

I disagree with the author’s point of view on this. The author believes that today’s military is over sexed, anti-gay, and glamorizes killing compared to prior generations of soldiers in the US military. I tend to think each generation of soldiers had it’s own problems unique to its times. Today is no different.

During World War II the military was still a racist and sexist institution and even had segregated military units. Isn’t this more morally reprehensible than some kid today listening to Heavy Metal music and with a Maxim picture hanging up in his room? Plus the World War II generation of soldiers also took part in their fair share of prostitution during the war and especially during the occupations of Germany and Japan. Is this not also incompatible with Catholicism?

Let’s look at Vietnam. During the Vietnam War the military made strides at improving the racist culture in the military. At least their wasn’t segregated units any more, however the civil rights movement began during this time and racial tension was still very real within the ranks. Also during the Vietnam War soldiers also had their fair share of prostitutes, foul language, nudy mags, etc. The one thing that was unique to the Vietnam War was the amount of drug abuse. Not that drugs haven’t been used before, but during the Vietnam War they were used heavily which reflected the culture of drug abuse in America at the time.

Now let’s look at today’s military. You have an all volunteer force which means you probably are not going to have to many Harvard graduates in uniform. So basically the majority of the soldiers are from the middle to lower middle class of American society. What is prevalent today in those classes: Rap music, rock music, Maxim, Hollywood movies, Playstation, Internet, etc. Is it no surprise that soldiers bring these values with them into the military?

Let’s look what we don’t have in today’s military. The Army has made huge strides against racism and sexism. There are times when I am standing in formation and looking around, I am just amazed by the different ethnicities represented in the formation all working together for a common cause. Plus each one of them has an equal opportunity to improve themselves, seek promotions, and additional responsibility not hindered by the color of their skin, sex, ethnicity, or religious background. I’m willing to bet there is not a more integrated institution in America than the US military.

Today’s military is still battling drug abuse like the rest of society, but the monthly urinalysis program has allowed the military to greatly reduce the amount of drug abuse since the Vietnam War by identifying drug abusers and either getting them treatment or removing them from the military all together. Also today’s soldiers are more educated compared to prior generations of American soldiers. The vast majority have graduated from high school and many have proficient technical and computer skills before they even enter the military. Plus once they are in the military the military offers many opportunities for soldiers to take college course and advance their education.

Today’s military does have its problems in regards to sexual assault which stems from the fact that the military is now well integrated between both sexes and that makes sexual assault a more prevalent problem today than compared to earlier generations of soldiers who served in mainly all male militaries.

Soldiers today also listen to rap and heavy metal music, read Playboy, hang up Maxim pictures in their rooms, and play violent video games, but they didn’t learn this by coming into the military. They got taught this by the society that put them in the military to begin with. But I will take these soldiers over a drafted, racist, sexist, and drug abusing military any day.

So is Catholicism compatible with today’s military compared to prior generations of soldiers? I think so, but those who think prior generations of soldiers were better may need to ask themselves if they are really offended by the nudy mags, foul language, and the rap music of today’s soldiers or more offended by the racism, drug abuse, and gender inequality of prior generations?

Hat Tip: Katolic Shinja

Terrorists have struck again on the Indonesian tourist island paradise of Bali. Almost three years to the day the Islamic terrorists bombed Bali night clubs in 2002 the terrorists now struck a popular shopping and dining area on the island:

The blasts struck the seaside area of Jimbaran Bay and the bar and shopping hub of Kuta, 30 kilometers (19 miles) away at about 8 p.m. Saturday night (8 a.m. ET).

In addition to the 26 fatalities, hospital officials said 102 people were wounded. One of those who died was a 16-year-old Australian boy, officials said, while South Koreans, Americans, Japanese and Britons were among those wounded.

There was in fact six South Koreans injured in the blast:

Six South Korean tourists were injured in a series of bomb blasts on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali Saturday, South Korean Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

Lee also added the 28-year-old South Korean, identified as Shin Eun-jung, underwent eye surgery, but she was listed in stable condition.

It is not official yet that this was an attack carried out by Islamic terrorists yet, but it is more than likely an operation carried out by the notorious Indonesian Islamic terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah:

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono condemned Saturday’s bombings as an act of terrorism. There were no claims of responsibility.

The 2002 bombings were blamed on Jemaah Islamiyah.

So why are the terrorists striking Bali? Bali is a mainly Hindu enclave in the world’s most populous Muslim country. The terrorists have no qualms killing Hindus and foreign tourists on the island. Plus terrorism on Bali dries up one of the main sources of tourist income for the Indonesian government. Less money the government has in it’s coffers means less money to keep a stable democratic government functioning.

However, not everyone thinks that the attacks may have been carried out by Islamic militants. This from Chinese Xinhua News Agency:

Saturday night’s bomb blasts in Bali could have link with fuel oil price hikes which were felt by the people as a very heavy burden, the official news agency Antara quoted a political observer as saying.

“They pressured (the government) by resorting to terrors. Their message is to lower the fuel oil price or else the terror acts will continue,” the observer added.

Sounds pretty outrageous to me to resort to terrorism because of fuel prices. Why Xinhua would even give this theory creedence is beyond me. However, it is going to be interesting to see if the Indonesian government is going to take the strong measures necessary to crack down on the Islamic militants within Indonesia. So far they have been using the kid gloves on them hoping they would just go away. It is clear now that the terrorists will not go away and will continue to strike within Indonesia to undermine and weaken the democratic government of the world’s most populous Muslim nation.