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Gas Chamber Bans Proposed in Southern States
As hard as it is to believe, animal shelters in some states—including Georgia and North Carolina—continue to kill unwanted animals in gas chambers, with all the accompanying horror that such an image conjures. Fortunately, legislation has been introduced in both states to ban these horrendous contraptions for good.
It can take anywhere from 20 to 45 minutes for animals to die in gas chambers. Oftentimes, they bark, meow, howl, whine, gasp for breath, fight to claw their way out of the chamber, vomit, convulse, and/or urinate and defecate in terror. Animals sometimes have to be gassed repeatedly before they die. Some animals—like Davie, the North Carolina bill's namesake—have been known to "wake up" later after being put in a freezer or dumped at a landfill.
To get a better idea of the horror that these animals go through, just look at these pictures of some of the gas chambers that are currently being used:
Linda Cordry, an animal control officer in Liberty County, Ga., has written in support of Georgia's bill. "I know from firsthand experience that the gas chamber is a barbaric piece of equipment," she says. "I can say without qualification that being killed in a gas chamber is terrifying for the animals and heartbreaking for the humans involved. It is the ultimate nightmare, and no horror film could even come close to depicting the experience."
Both Georgia's and North Carolina's laws would require that animal shelters use only intravenous injections of sodium pentobarbital to euthanize animals. This is key because, in addition to using gas chambers, some animal shelters in rural areas still shoot unwanted animals. No, I'm not making that up. I wish I were.
If you live in North Carolina, click here to find your representative so that you can speak up about this legislation. Time is of the essence—the Georgia bill will be killed if a Senate version isn't introduced by March 12, so if you live there, click here to find your representative's contact info. If you don't live in North Carolina or Georgia, you can leave a comment below in support of these new bills.
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I support this bill. We are mean to animals. They feel pain and fezr just like we do.
Clicked on street dogs site for India Surprised that I ended up in America Gosh thought they were modern humane people. Surprised that any Americans would allow gassing of animals. Then checked date 2009!!! again find it hard to believe this. Whole of America ought to be ashamed of this practise.
Hi. I am from Australia. I have been following these disgusting and inhumane acts of cruelty against these beautiful souls recently. To me this is no different than what the Germans did to the Jews in Nazi war camps. I think this barbaric treatment needs to be stopped NOW!!! Animals have the trust and innocence of the mind of a 2 tear old child. How dare humans abuse that trust. How dare they play God!!
hello i just went to the animal shelter today in Ga in they have the gas thing and i hate it i love animals to death and i go up there just to love on them just in case they dont make it… and i wont to bring one home every time. this is so sick and i hate the peopple that do it. why would you do something like this i know it your job but hell dog and cat do not deserve this at ALL! what if i put you in a gas chamber and left you in there till you dont have know more life???? it would not fill good would it? NO! stop doing it. i just hate it so much and i know im not the only one it just pissis my off to see those cute innocent puppysdogscatand kittens and knowing that they are going to die an horrible way….
Rev. Meg Schramm If you are a person of the Lord and are really a reverend then I would expect the same compassion from you for ALL OF GOD'S CREATURES even if they don't have souls. Obviously you totally forgot about Noah and the Arc but we all forget things especially when it comes to remembering our animal friends but I guess Noah didn't. It's bad enough we have a President who "promised" to adopt from a shelter but oh no!! his little girl has allergies so they made sure they got a purebred "hypoallergenic" dog. Yes he did make a donation but I believe all along that he had planned on having someone "gift" him a dog or the kind they needed. I understand people have allergies as I do but there are ways of preventing problems unless your body is super sensitive which I do not recall ever hearing about from the First Family. Unfortunately I live in Illinois which has the chamber and I have supported having a bill to end gas chambers. I am no where close to being an "animal freak" where I go and protest or let animals escape but I do support causes that help animals in a legal way. I guess I am one of those narrowminded people in their teens or twenties so I guess you'll just disregard everything I said and just call me a silly little child!!
Where in America Troy?
America puts PEOPLE in gas chambers all the time.
i feel sick
It does not matter how poor you are or where you live. There are millions of very poor people in India who are vegetarians and never harm any animals.
I was shocked when I read this entry. This also has to be one of the worst pics i have seen on peta. I still dont understand how anybody could have the heart to shove these animals in these filthy horrible chambers and then leave them here to die.
I wholeheartedly support this bill! I really respect organizations like "Help Save One" that rescue dogs out of high kill shelters and find them homes. I check their website everyday always crossing my fingers that the "urgent" ones were saved… and most of them are. If we can't save them all let's at least be humane!
This is completely absurd. I 100 support this bill. Please email me if I can do anything else to help.
"By another… person who has never wanted for anything in his or her life." Such dull speciesist language you invoke here truth is i still don't see your "point". Dogs and cats want the basics too love care food shelter and a feeling of companionship. Not to live a life of terror abuse and fear. Not being locked up in a small pen or a cage their entire lives in various extremes of temperatures and weather. Or to be chained up permanently in the back yard. To be the victim of the owners whims and desires. Or being treated merely as an accessory only to be dumped at the local shelter after the novelty is gone to be inhumanely and cruelly gassed to death. That is an abomination. According to PETA "Approximately 3 to 4 million cats and dogs many healthy and young are euthanized in animal shelters or by animal control agencies every year." and "Other unwanted animals suffer a far worse fatebeing warehoused for years in nokill shelters that refuse to euthanize unadopted and unadoptable animals. Confined to cages for years on end they go insane out of loneliness and confinement. Many more unwanted animals are simply abandoned to suffer and die on city streets or in rural areas. There simply are not enough good homes for all the animals being born." Do the math. As you yourself pointed out this Hillbilly culture is uneducated. Enough said.
Well spoken Vegancoin. By another narrow minded person who has never wanted for anything in his or her life. I am willing to bet you are in your teens or twenties.
"They are incredibly good at survival…" don't make me laugh. If anybody was incredibly good at survival they would treat all members of the animal kingdom with respect and honor especially members of the immediate family including "mans best friend" and also when dog cats and other domesticated animals become a living breathing part of the family structure. No Hillbilly usually means lazy and unthinking they are unable to think outside the box whether by accident or design i have not a clue. Cruelty is cruelty there is no way to mask it or hide it
I adopted my 12 week old puppy from a rescue that saves the dogs in a high kill shelter in NC i support these bills. Its disgusting how innocent animals are being gassed due to people being irresponsible. Helpsaveone.org
This is regarding the comment on Hillbilly culture as though it is an entirely bad thing. The people some call hillbillies have a rich mountain culture which begins in the lowlands of Scotland and and was transferred to Belfast Plantation in Northern Ireland. In the 1700's they came to the colonies and moved to Appalachia to avoid discrimination and peaceably live their lives. Just as the "N" word is derogatory and needs to stricken from our vocabulary so does the word "Hillbilly." The correct term is either ScotsIrish or better yet "human being" or "brothers and sisters." They are incredibly good at survival they work in jobs most of us cannot imagine doing such as coal mining one of the most dangerous jobs in America they were among the first workers to establish Labor Unions against incredible odds being killed for their union activities by their own employers was not uncommon. This paved the way for other unions making the working conditions for all Americans much better. Because of people like these we have the time to work for organizations like PETA and the energy to fight for both human and animal rights. If everyone worked 18 hours a day 6 days a week with only Sundays off we would not be protesting we would be tending our families cleaning our homes and trying to get a little rest before our shift begins. Our brothers and sisters in the southern states need education not condemnation and name calling. Until they are educated about more humane ways to care for animals nothing will change.
I live in columbus countyn.c. and they still gas. Have a friend that hid in the bushes on gas day and she heard the screams of the animals also people at the business next door have told of the screaming on Fridays gas day but afraid to come forward because of fear of losing their job county job.They also sell the dead cats and kitten to a bio. lab in Burlington N.C. get around $7.00 to $8.00 pet catkittenthey don't scan the animals and so peoples pets are being adopted out or gassed. I pray that the gas chamber will be done away with.
I am so glad that PETA is exposing this barbaric practice. I have helped in rescuing animals from many of these shelters and it is heartbreaking. If anyone who lives in these states would urge their lawmakers to ban the gas chambers it would at least mean a humane death when necessary. Anyone who doesn't believe that this is a cruel means of euthanasia would simply have to do a google search and read the horror stories. And for the people who think that the states cannot afford to switch to injections it has been proven that it actually cheaper to administer injection than to operate a gas chamber! I sure do hope they pass the laws to ban the chambers and other barbaric means of euthanasia if I lived in these states I would certainly be calling my lawmakers!
This is so heartbreaking those poor animals. I don't like in the U.S. but support a ban on these barbaric practices.
I moved from Florida to North Carolina. I am ashamed to even live in this state. Not only do they gas their unwanted animals dogs are routenly tied to houses and locked in pens 365 days a year. I watched in heartbreak this past week as 6 inches of snow fell on my neighbors dogs and they still sleep on frozen ground. North Carolina is a state filled with Hillbilly culture and a state which should burn to the ground.
I am going to have nightmares for the rest of my life about this. I had absolutely no idea and I wonder if it is possible that the people in GA or NC don't know too? Either way it is absolutely unethical and shameful. What more can those of us who do not live in those states do? I would like to help in every way possible in terms of banning this nightmare.
So trueSophiya. Those pictures are so deeply disturbing.
i don't think words can describe how sick and inhumane this is. or how i feel right now. yeah that glass door is a bit much thanks for the heads up Star808.
Wow that is just sick. I'm learning about WW2 and how in concentration camps to kill the Jews people soldiers would put them into chambers and fill them with carbon monoxide. They could kill about 2500 at a time. And when people hear about that people just get so angry and hate all of the Nazi's with good reason. But when they hear about this they are not so upset because they are just animals which I think is so hypoctritical. I really agree with you 'Holocaust on a Plate' ad x
The first picture disturbed me the most… The front door is all glass and I can picture somebody standing in front of it watching a poor helpless animal gasping for air… Just sad…
This is appalling to me. How cruel is this? SHAME ON these states for using these gas chambers for animals.
I will probably not be popular for saying this but since I am not popular anyway here goes. I have been in North Carolina Georgia and all of the southern states and while there I witnessed such a level of human poverty and misery that I could not believe I was in the United States. My point is many of these areas especially the rural areas do not have the money to euthanize more humanely. It is all very well to pass bills outlawing the current methods but if there are no funds available especially now things are not going to change. If anyone can come up with an idea for fundraisers to help these shelters update their methods and train their employees to use them that would be a tremendous help. I also suggest that all of the namecallers actually go to those areas and see how their human brothers and sisters live it was a real eye opener for me I can tell you. When the conditions for the humans improve the animal's lives will improve also. I've seen it happen.
When I first saw this practice on the Earthlings DVD I was crying in horror and dispair. There is no way an innocent animal deserves such treatment. Thank you PETA for bringing this horrible torture to our attention.
Thanks for posting this gotta go write my rep!
Some areas of the southern part of the country are anathema to animal welfare. The hunting trappingcockfighting and disrespect for animals in general is very unsettling.
Please Please Please ban the gas chambers. When I read about this it just made me so upset. This is so inhumane. These animals have suffered enough and do not deserve to die this way.
UNbelievable!! Look at that sad dog in the bottom picture. Heshe deserves so much better. Irresponsible owners are to blame.
Euthanasia is a kindness "nokill" shelters are shams but it has to be done humanely. Thanks PETA for sticking up for these animals!
Yay! We're getting somewhere! A proposal is a start for sure but that ban definitely needs to be put into place and heavily enforced! What an evil disgusting inhumane way of 'getting rid of' animals. Next step banning breeders and tighter control over neutering of pets.
Please stop this we put down killers of kids and rapist of kids and woman down nicer then we do animals that have never done anything please stop this you have the power we look up to you and this is still going on you can stop this so what is stopping you?
Please stop this barbaric method of euthanizing anilmals. It's bad enough that these animals are unwanted and ned to be put down but must you do it in such a way that causes them more pain and suffering? Please reconsider this method.
This is barbaric and should be illegal!
This is one sick and barbaric thing that should already be outlawed in this Country. The reason why these horrific "gas chambers" are used is because they are CHEAP. It costs money to at least humanely euthanize these animals. If people really knew how these helpless animals have to die and suffer it would break your heart. It has to be outlawed please!!!
It is absolutely disgusting how you torture these animals. You are no different than Hitler to painfully torture a living being like that.
I don't live in either of those states but I totally support the bill. Those things scare me. They really need to get rid of those boxes of horror…fast!
I can't speak
And people are still allowed to breed animals they are not required to 'fix' their animals and some people even ARGUE they should have the RIGHT to breed animals and that PETA is evil. Yes I hear that all the time. Evil. Ugh
Most definitely support these bills!
i regularly check peta and yet those gas chamber photos were some of the most disturbing and heartbreaking for me just knowing thousands of adorable dogs cats and other wonderful creatures that were forced in and left to die simply for not being wanted in a time period. ive seen this animal rights movie called earthlings and in the footage of this they tossed a hissing cat in and jerked a dead one out bye the leg


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I pretty tired of the vocal minority whining about Windows 8, some blogger hit the nail by saying these people whine because it's not an iPhone or Windows 7, people fear change, fear leaving the confort zone, i really hope MS doesn't go back to the boring grid scheme, who dont like it should just stick to 7 and IE6 if they want.
Now that I cleared that out, let me say I'm pissed with MS. Like, really! For *. sake, I'm an early adopter, and you mistreat me bad, I mean, I bought an Omnia 7 then a Lumia 800, than 2 Lumia 710 for both my parents, than a Win 8 Pro upgrade licence to my father, then a Surface and the app you made available for Win 8 / RT is not compatible with WP 7.x devices ?! Really ? Bad call!
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If someone knows a way to fix this, with a 3rd party app or something, do tell. Me and my father are pissed with MS for this, this is so not cool.
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What do you want the app for? I mean doesn't the phone backup all music/videos to Skydrive which you can see from the Surface/8 anyway?
And doesn't the phone appear as a flash drive if plugged directly in to copy files onto it.
Perhaps I'm missing some key thing the app does that you need it for.
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I don't really get it. I think you are confusing Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8. What do you want to run on what?
You can't run Windows 8 apps on Windows Phone 8 when they weren't adapted for it. And the fact that Windows Phone 8 apps don't run on Windows Phone 7 is known for months and there are hundreds of threads about it. It is also known for even more months, that you can't run Win7 software on Windows RT.
So, I understand you don't like Microsoft for it (even though I understand why Microsoft decided to do this) but it is really, really old news.
Err... obviously I don't want to run WP apps on PCs/Tablets. Come on, I'm not that dense.
Maybe I didn't make myself clear, English is not my first language. The set is: entire family with Win 7.x phone, because I said it rocks. Family buys Windows 8 for their PCs (again... me), I buy a Surface RT. They don't talk to each other (Win 8; Win RT <=> WP 7.x). Not cool.
I was hoping that with 7.8 it would work, but on Windows Phone's RT app review there are people saying it still doesn't work. Why is MS acting like WP7 never existed ? I'll obviously get a WP8 sometime, it's not because of ignoring it that it will make me buy one earlier, as a matter a fact is the opposite.
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I'm sorry. I am trying to understand what you are saying but I can't seem to follow. Let me try this.
You said:
the app you made available for Win 8 / RT is not compatible with WP 7.x devices ?!
No, it doesn't sync anything, in fact it doesn't do anything. My Surface simply can't recognize my Lumia. At all.
They don't talk to each other (Win 8; Win RT <=> WP 7.x).
So you got apps on your windows 8 desktop and/or surface RT (which by the way, will share app purchases between desktop and RT tablet using the same live account, I know this first hand). and they are not compatible with your phone. however you said that isn't what you meant with ... obviously I don't want to run WP apps on PCs/Tablets.
So now I think you aren't talking about apps going between the 3 platforms themselves.
You said they don't sync or recognize eachother. How are you trying to connect them? blue tooth? USB? WiFi home network? If you are talking about sharing files, as long as you have the same windows live account on both devices, you can share via skydrive very easily. Or you can just make a public shared folder on a skydrive account and share from that but it'll be public (though im not 100% all the privacy settings related to that, there may be more). You should be able to plug your device in via the USB into the desktop or tablet and have it show up as a device and you can access it via my computer. You can't plug your surface or desktop into your phone though if that is what you're looking for.
You say they don't talk to eachother, can you give an example of what you are expecting to happen and what is actually happening in that situation so I can better understand your situation and try and help?
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I think Slayer's referring to the app called 'My Windows Phone', which is downloaded from the Windows store on Win8/ RT, and this doesn't not recognise WP 7.X phones.
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I just looked up the review of this app on the store... it's getting a lot of one stars. LOL
You could use Zune on windows 8 desktop/pro but not on RT so yeah I can see why WP7 users would be pissed. On the other hand, you can use Skydrive to sync, but not as well as wp8. Hopefully 7.8 update will enhance SkyDrive integration.
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Unfortunately, its just the -idea- that spawned w8, rt, wp8, but not the implementation. Marketing ran with it. People (you) bought it, and then realized that w8, wp8, rt, 'pro' (whatever that is now) are not compatible in the sense they were marketed. All possibly good operating systems, but lacking in similar regards.
Ohhh my. Syncing is not uploading, then downloading , then opening with an approved app, then skydriving links to friends, and expecting to have LTE/wifi everywhere. Sync is still the last great frontier for android, ios, and windows. If they ever get it right, threads like this will disappear.
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Debates of May 14th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #123 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was copyright.
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International Cooperation
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Bev Oda Minister of International Cooperation
Mr. Speaker, Canada is fortunate to have many organizations helping those living in developing countries. As a government agency, we want to ensure that our public funds support effective, sustainable, long-term development results. We are helping governments and medical institutions learn their own way and have their own means to develop nurse training in-country so that it can last for years and years to the benefit of those countries.
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Libby Davies Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, the sweeping changes in the Conservative's budget would negatively impact the lives of Canadians. One of the many disturbing changes would allow the Minister of Health to ignore current regulations and authorize the sale of products that contain harmful substances.
After gutting the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and reducing the number of food inspectors, why is the government blatantly refusing to follow regulations that are essential to keeping Canadians and our food safe?
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Gerry Ritz Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board
Mr. Speaker, I can assure the member opposite and all Canadians that their food is safe. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency continues to play a major role inspecting imported foods as well as what we produce here domestically. There is still a growing number of inspectors out there on the front lines. We had put $100 million into last year's budget. We have put $51 million into this year's budget, which, of course, the NDP voted against.
Natural Resources
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3 p.m.
Joe Daniel Don Valley East, ON
Mr. Speaker, the leader of the no-development party is continuing his attack on the resource sector. We know that Canadians are not listening. Instead, they are taking advantage of the jobs that the resource development sector creates with the largest two-month job growth in decades.
The opposition leader is alienating Canadian workers and pitting one region of the country against the other. Could the parliamentary secretary please tell this House what the western premiers are saying about the NDP policies?
Natural Resources
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3:05 p.m.
Cypress Hills—Grasslands
David Anderson Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and for the Canadian Wheat Board
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for his hard work on the natural resources file.
Instead of supporting good Canadian jobs in western Canada, the leader of the no-development party calls these jobs a "disease". Western premiers are fighting back.
Premier Wall of Saskatchewan said that the NDP leader's comments are divisive and bad economics.
Premier Redford of Alberta said that the NDP leader might want to inform himself before he opens his mouth.
Premier Clark of B.C. said that the NDP leader's backward thinking has been discredited for a long time.
New leader, same old policies. New leader, same missed opportunities. New leader, same disastrous results.
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3:05 p.m.
Sana Hassainia Verchères—Les Patriotes, QC
Mr. Speaker, almost two years ago, the City of Verchères asked Transport Canada to install a safety barrier at the railroad crossing at Montée Calixa-Lavallée.
The City was told that the funds were not available, and now the project is gathering dust on the Minister of Transport's desk. Several accidents have happened at that crossing over the past few years.
When will the government show some concern for people's safety? Why is the minister waiting for tragedy to strike before taking action?
Transport Canada
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3:05 p.m.
Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia
Steven Fletcher Minister of State (Transport)
Mr. Speaker, of course, railway safety is a priority. We take great measures and make investments to improve the rail throughout the country and we will continue to do so. We want all Canadians to be safe. However, I will point out that walking along the rail is very dangerous. It is amazing how many people are unnecessarily killed or maimed by walking on a railway. We also need to work on railway education.
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3:05 p.m.
Maria Mourani Ahuntsic, QC
Mr. Speaker, because of Bill C-10, the justice bill, an average of 1,000 more prisoners will be sent to Quebec's 18 prisons every day. These prisons are already at capacity.
In addition to the ongoing $80 million expense, Quebec will have to spend $750 million to build new cells, even though it has the lowest crime rate in North America.
Who does the government want to take money away from in order to build prisons: families, the ill, young children? Who?
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Niagara Falls
Rob Nicholson Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Mr. Speaker, as members know, Bill C-10 zeroes in on drug traffickers and those who molest children. An estimate that this is going to add 1,000 new prisoners to provincial facilities in the province of Quebec would be 365,000 a year, just the provincial ones and not the federal one. I reject the idea that half a million people in the province of Quebec would be convicted every year of drug trafficking or child molestation. I reject that and I think most people would agree with me.
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3:05 p.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
I draw the attention of hon. members to the presence in the gallery of the Honourable Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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3:05 p.m.
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May 14th, 2012 / 3:05 p.m.
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, I hope this is properly put as a point of order. I noted earlier in question period, in debate, that the Conservative members of Parliament made note of the long speech of the hon. member for Burnaby—New Westminster and claimed that it had prevented people from speaking to the elements of Bill C-38.
I merely wish to point out that long after the member for Burnaby—New Westminster ceased speaking, Bill C-38 was introduced two weeks later.
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3:05 p.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
That would not be a point of order.
The hon. member for Rivière-du-Nord on a point of order.
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3:05 p.m.
Pierre Dionne Labelle Rivière-du-Nord, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Foreign Affairs seems to be enjoying a privilege denied other members of this House.
I watched him while the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism was answering the question. He went and stood next to his whip and stayed there for about a minute, watching the chamber. Is that a parliamentary attitude?
Can we allow people to wander about the House like that? I would like you to call him to order, because if 200 or 300 of us were to adopt his attitude, it would look like Grand Central station. And that is not right. In the House, we should have decorum.
When a minister is answering a question, I think the minister should remain in his place and not stand beside the whip and remain there for 60 seconds, observing the chamber as if he were the master of the House.
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John Baird Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Speaker, I make no apologies for discussing important issues with my fellow colleagues on both sides of the House of Commons at any time.
I would encourage you, Mr. Speaker, to rightfully say that was not a point of order but rather a silly excuse for an intervention.


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Backgrounder #2734 on Asia and the Pacific
September 24, 2012
September 24, 2012 | Backgrounder on Asia and the Pacific
Abstract: Greater military and political cooperation between South Korea and Japan would protect South Korean, Japanese, and U.S. national interests in Asia. The growing North Korean and Chinese security threats to the region have motivated South Korea and Japan to cooperate more, but historical animosities and recent diplomatic missteps have constrained bilateral cooperation. The U.S. can best facilitate increased South Korean–Japanese cooperation by creating opportunities for more robust trilateral cooperation and by continuing to maintain the stabilizing force of a robust forward-deployed U.S. military presence in the region.
The Obama Administration has initiated what it calls an "Asia pivot" to demonstrate America's commitment to peace and security in the Asia–Pacific, particularly in the face of a rising China and belligerent North Korea. The American initiative, a multifaceted strategy affirming U.S. resolve to protect national interests in Asia, has been strong in rhetoric but weak in implementation.
The Obama Administration's bold rhetoric that its defense cuts will not degrade U.S. security capabilities in Asia drowned out the sections identifying the need for greater allied contributions. Asian and European allies have long underfunded security requirements, making it more critical that they now devote greater resources to their security needs.
Greater multinational cooperation would enhance allied military capabilities. Both South Korea and Japan have extensive, highly capable militaries. Washington has strong relationships with both countries, but the third leg of the military triad—between Seoul and Tokyo—remains virtually nonexistent due to bitter historic animosities arising from Japan's brutal 35-year occupation of the Korean Peninsula (1910–1945) and bilateral territorial disputes.
In recent years, driven by common concerns over rising Chinese and North Korean security threats, Seoul and Tokyo have taken preliminary steps to advance relations by exchanging observers during military exercises and allowing trilateral participation in what had been bilateral training events with the United States. However, South Korea's last-minute refusal to sign a military cooperation accord with Tokyo in June 2012 and rapidly deteriorating bilateral relations after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's August trip to islets claimed by both countries show the constraints on greater military coordination.
The failure by Seoul and Tokyo to implement the military agreement hinders both countries' national security objectives and impedes U.S. security objectives in Asia. Despite these difficulties, Washington should continue urging both allies to strengthen military cooperation to improve deterrence and defense against common threats. However, Washington needs to walk a fine line, neither appearing to take sides in territorial disputes nor becoming embroiled in highly emotional historic issues.
The United States can assist best by maintaining a strong alliance with both allies as a means of allaying each country's security concerns about the other. This approach requires Washington to maintain a strong forward-deployed military presence in the Western Pacific and to devote sufficient military resources to be a credible deterrent to potential aggressors in Asia.
In June 2012, Seoul and Tokyo were scheduled to sign a bilateral military agreement to improve joint security capabilities and continue nascent efforts to improve relations. Then, less than an hour before the ceremony, Seoul canceled due to flaring domestic criticism and legislative backlash over the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), a pending agreement with South Korea's former colonizer.
The GSOMIA would have been the first military pact between Seoul and Tokyo since the end of Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula in 1945. It would have provided a legal framework for the exchange and protection of classified information about North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, potential military incursions and terrorist or cyber attacks, and China's increasing military power. The agreement would also have provided South Korea with access to information collected by Japan's high-tech intelligence satellites, AEGIS ships, and early-warning and anti-submarine aircraft.
President Lee Myung-bak had vowed to continue pushing for approval of the accord during the remainder of his term, which ends in February 2013. However, approval is unlikely given rapidly deteriorating bilateral relations over historic and sovereignty issues.
Since the mid-1990s, growing South Korean and Japanese concerns over the North Korean military threat have triggered tentative moves to improve bilateral relations and military cooperation. (See text box, "Growing South Korean–Japanese Military Cooperation.") This effort assumed greater urgency after Pyongyang's dangerous provocations during 2009–2012. A South Korean official explained that "as North Korea raises its threat of provocation, a consensus has formed that there needs to be closer military cooperation among [South Korea, Japan, and the United States]."[1]
A senior South Korean official commented that the need for South Korea and Japan to share military intelligence "became clear each time North Korea tested a nuclear weapon or launched a long-range missile, but the lack of an accord made that impossible. We decided to rush things [after the April 2012 missile launch]."[2] Tokyo saw benefits to exchanging information with South Korea after it failed to detect the North Korean missile launch, which would have flown over Okinawa if the missile had not blown up shortly after liftoff.
In January 2011, the South Korean and Japanese defense ministers agreed to pursue agreements on military intelligence sharing and logistics cooperation. In April 2012, South Korean Deputy Director of Defense Shin Kyung-soo and the Japanese Director of the Northeast Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs preliminarily initialed the GSOMIA. South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin was scheduled to sign the GSOMIA in May, but he cancelled his trip after resistance by opposition legislators. U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta reportedly urged Defense Minister Kim to expedite the agreement with Tokyo during their June 2012 "2+2" meeting of foreign and defense ministers.[3]
In May, Seoul had also put on hold the proposed bilateral Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (also known as the Mutual Logistic Support Agreement), which would have allowed the two nations to exchange basic military logistical supplies, such as food and fuel, during U.N.-sponsored peacekeeping operations overseas. It would also enable Japan to provide logistical support during a Korean crisis.
Although the GSOMIA triggered an uproar in South Korea, the accord is actually a simple document that delineates technical procedures for protecting classified military information shared between Seoul and Tokyo. The accord describes methods for using, storing, protecting, transporting, and disseminating classified information.[8]
Contrary to claims made by some critics, the agreement does not provide carte blanche access by each country to all of the other country's classified information. It contains no requirement to divulge information, allowing each government to decide which data to share. South Korea already has similar agreements with 24 countries, including Russia.
The Korea–Japan GSOMIA, while seemingly minor in scope, is far-reaching in its impact because it would enable greater bilateral intelligence sharing, thus enhancing allied military capabilities. Furthermore, by increasing transparency and building trust between Seoul and Tokyo, the GSOMIA could become a stepping stone and confidence-building measure leading to even more meaningful bilateral military cooperation. The integral military relationship that Washington has with both allies would serve as a security guarantor to enable South Korea and Japan to overcome historic suspicions and animosities.
Regrettably, the inability of these two countries to implement even a minor military accord reveals the depth of lingering South Korean resentment toward Japan. Despite vibrant and far-reaching economic and trade ties, similar democratic political systems, and shared strategic views of the international order, South Korea and Japan continue to have a very strained and tense relationship.
Japan feels that it has apologized repeatedly for its occupation and wartime actions. Moreover, Tokyo has pursued a postwar pacifist security policy, has focused its military on self-defense, and does not pose a threat of invasion to its neighbors. However, Japanese attempts at atonement and reconciliation have been undermined by the overly cautious wording of the government's apologies, Tokyo's territorial claims, and occasional provocative and insensitive comments by government officials. For example, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto claimed in August, "There is no evidence that people called comfort women were taken away by violence or threat by the (Japanese) military" during World War II.[9]
Historical issues would not continue to be issues if Japan had atoned more forthrightly and repeatedly for its past actions. Tokyo's continued reliance on periodic and reluctant affirmation of decades-old legalistic statements concerning responsibility is clearly an obstacle to reconciliation with other Asian nations.
When the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) assumed power in 2009, some predicted that Japan's relations with its neighbors would improve because the party would not be wedded to the overly cautious atonement statements of previous administrations. But the DPJ has made no more progress than its predecessors.
Japanese Occupation. South Korea continues to resent Japan's brutal colonial occupation of the Korean Peninsula from 1910–1945 and its perceived insufficient repentance.
Japanese Textbooks. South Korea perceives that Japanese textbooks distort historical facts and minimize or deny Japanese atrocities.
"Comfort Women." During World War II, hundreds of thousands of women, including many South Koreans, were forced to work as sex slaves or "comfort women" for Imperial Japanese forces. South Korea and other Asian nations seek Japanese apologies and compensation to the women.
The Dokdo/Takeshima Islands. Both Seoul and Tokyo claim sovereignty over small islets in the waters between the two countries. South Korea currently controls the islets and refuses to submit the dispute to international agencies for resolution. The United States remains neutral in the dispute.
East Sea/Sea of Japan. Citing historical maps, South Korea argues that the body of water separating Japan and Korea should be called the East Sea or jointly named with the more common Sea of Japan. In 2012, the U.S. announced that it would continue to label it as the Sea of Japan, but the Obama Administration stated that this "in no way implies an opinion regarding any issue related to sovereignty" and that it "was longstanding United States policy to refer to each sea or ocean by a single name."[10]
President Lee Myung-bak made the first trip by a South Korean president to the disputed Dokdo/Takeshima Islands on August 10. Lee sought to affirm Seoul's sovereignty in response to perceptions of renewed Japanese territorial claims and to counter domestic political criticism of his earlier outreach to Tokyo. Lee's excursion to the islands—and subsequent call on the Japanese government and emperor to offer more "sincere" apologies—inflamed already tense relations with Tokyo.
Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba warned that Tokyo would respond firmly to Lee's trip and that it "would definitely have a large impact" on relations between the two countries. Tokyo lodged strong official protests, postponed the annual bilateral finance ministers meeting, called in the South Korean envoy to Japan, and recalled its ambassador from Seoul. The only other time that Japan recalled its envoy to Seoul was in 2005 after the Japanese ambassador publicly claimed that the islands belonged to Japan. Tokyo has suggested that it may also postpone a planned summit meeting and cancel a bilateral currency-sharing agreement designed to alleviate investor concerns during a financial crisis.
The Lee administration fumbled the handling of the GSOMIA. The cabinet approved the pact, but only after bypassing normal lower-level ministerial review procedures. Nor did the foreign and defense ministries report the agreement to the National Assembly. Whether it was an attempt to keep the agreement secret (as critics charge) or bureaucratic bungling, the administration's inept handling of this contentious issue triggered protests against President Lee and rekindled public anti-Japanese sentiment.
The presidential Blue House and the foreign ministry pointed fingers at each other for the diplomatic and political fiasco. Kim Tae-hyo, the senior presidential secretary for national security strategy, eventually resigned to take responsibility for mishandling the controversy.
The opposition parties, reeling from scandals and accusations of "pro–North Korea" policies, seized the opportunity to attack the conservative president and ruling party with the even worse epithet of "pro-Japan" leanings. Lee Hae-chan, chairman of the main opposition Democratic United Party, criticized the Lee administration for attempting to pass the agreement secretly and declared that the accord is "like offering military secrets to Japan's Self-Defense Forces."[11] Lee Hae-chan accused the administration of seeking "to give access without restriction to military facilities and intelligence in seeking to forge a military intelligence treaty with a country that invaded our nation in the past."[12] He called for the resignations of the prime minister, foreign minister, and defense minister.
The ruling Saenuri Party, worried over its chances in the upcoming presidential election, sought to minimize the fallout by quickly distancing itself from the increasingly unpopular President Lee. Ruling party legislators jumped on the nationalist bandwagon. Lee Hahn Koo, the Saenuri Party's floor leader, stated that the ruling party believes the pact "runs contrary to public sentiment and it is not acceptable to try to sign the pact hurriedly."[13]
The South Korean media across the ideological spectrum exacerbated the situation by warning of resurgent Japanese militarism, including Tokyo's supposed intent to develop nuclear weapons. These South Korean fears run counter to the reality of Japan's aversion to assuming a large security role or removing restrictions on its military forces. The conservative Chosun Ilbo warned that "there are suspicions that Japan is trying to expand the operating area of its Aegis destroyers to the West Sea using North Korea's missile threat as an excuse."[14]
The far-left Hankroyeh warned that "Japan's proactive approach [indicates] intentions to intervene in the event of an emergency on the Korean Peninsula," including sending military forces to rescue Japanese residents in South Korea.[15] The paper accused the Lee administration of "getting uncomfortably cozy with former colonial occupier" and favorably quoted the Korean Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, which claimed that the GSOMIA would "open the sluice gate of Japan's militaristic ambitions."[16]
The Seoul-based Asan Institute concluded that the media played a large role in creating opposition to the GSOMIA. Specifically:
[The media focused] almost solely on the domestic politics of the agreement, the historical issues effecting relations between Korea and Japan, and the U.S. role in the signing of the agreement. According to a report filed by the Korea Broadcasting System analyzing the coverage of the GSOMIA, only 5% of all media reports covered the actual contents of the agreement.[17]
The Asan Institute concluded that, "while historical issues do come into play [resistance to the agreement] was driven more by opposition to President Lee himself."[18]
The failure by Seoul and Tokyo to implement the GSOMIA hinders both countries' national security objectives and impedes U.S. security objectives in Asia. The lack of an agreement will prevent Seoul and Tokyo from exchanging information on North Korean and Chinese military developments. Although both allies have individual intelligence-sharing agreements with Washington, each has its own intelligence assets that provide useful information to refine security assessments.
Japan had high hopes that the agreement would strengthen its intelligence gathering on North Korea. During Pyongyang's April 2012 long-range missile launch, Tokyo was geographically stymied from gaining trajectory information that could have assisted Japanese missile defense units if it had become necessary for them to engage the North Korean rocket. If the GSOMIA had been in place, Seoul could have shared timely and reliable information from its AEGIS ships.
The GSOMIA is an essential step in building a comprehensive allied missile defense system in Asia that can combat the North Korean missile threat more effectively. Integrating South Korea, Japanese, and U.S. warning sensors and tracking radars to enable trilateral sharing of information would increase security for all three countries.
The historic and territorial concerns that stand between Japan and South Korea are very real and have a significant impact on domestic politics and foreign policies, but South Korean and Japanese leaders in the executive and legislative branches need to rise above the fray and separate these issues from policymaking. This does not, as South Koreans fear, mean reducing leverage or abandoning efforts to resolve historic and territorial disputes. The two countries can look forward while not forgetting the past if their leaders can resist politically advantageous nationalism and instead emphasize that controversial statements by individuals do not represent national policies.
Seoul should make it clear to its populace that improving military cooperation with Japan is beneficial because it enhances South Korean security. Japan provides a critical base of support for U.S. forces defending South Korea during a conflict with Pyongyang. Seven U.S. bases in Japan are designated as part of the United Nations Command Rear, which maintains the status of forces agreement for U.N. forces in Japan during peacetime and would serve as a staging area during a Korean crisis. Japan would also likely be a key economic contributor to Korean unification.
Without sustained efforts by both South Korea and Japan, the ghost of history will continue to haunt policymaking. Improving bilateral relations will be difficult for the remainder of the year because of forthcoming leadership changes in South Korea and Japan. Political campaigns have a tendency, if not an eagerness, to appeal to nationalism. Japan's revolving door of weak prime ministers has constrained building a strong enough relationship between leaders to enable them to push back against domestic constituencies that reject reconciliation.
The fact that historical issues continue not only to constrain reconciliation, but also to cause deteriorating relations and prevent Asian nations, particularly key American allies, from addressing today's common threats is disappointing and worrisome.
Despite the collapse of the GSOMIA, there had been some positive developments, although they took place prior to President Lee's trip to the disputed islands. During the June 2012 meeting of their foreign and defense ministers, the U.S. and South Korea reaffirmed "the importance of trilateral security collaboration with Japan for regional peace and stability. The ministers committed to strengthening mechanisms for trilateral security cooperation and coordination, including through the assistant secretary-level Defense Trilateral Talks."[19] In July 2012, the U.S., Japanese, and South Korean foreign ministers agreed to "continue close consultations for dealing effectively with common security threats" and "close cooperation on global issues, including anti-terrorism efforts, human rights, counter-piracy efforts, disarmament and non-proliferation, maritime security, freedom of navigation, and energy security."[20]
An inability to defend against missile attacks leaves South Korea and Japan vulnerable to attack and more susceptible to North Korean intimidation and threats. The United States has tried to develop common missile defense policies to defend the region against missile attacks from North Korean and Chinese launch sites but has achieved only mixed results.
Although Tokyo has long pursued a minimalist security policy and reduced its defense budget for 10 consecutive years, it has significantly augmented its missile defense program. During the past decade, the U.S. and Japan have made considerable strides in ballistic missile defense cooperation and interoperability.
In contrast, South Korean Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun have downplayed the North Korean missile threat. These progressive leaders feared that deploying a missile defense system or even criticizing North Korea would anger Pyongyang, leading to a collapse of the inter-Korean engagement policy, and strain relations with China. President Roh resisted joining an integrated missile defense system with the United States and limited the South Korean response to building an independent, low-tier missile shield.
By linking U.S., South Korean, and Japanese sensors, the allies could "defeat any future North Korean missile attack, protect vital U.S. military capabilities based in Japan or Guam, minimize the risk that an intentional North Korea provocation could lead to an all-out war, and help prevent Japan from taking an independent response," according to South Korean Vice Admiral Jung Ho-sub.[21] However, implementing a regional missile defense network would require Seoul and Tokyo to share security information. Thus, the collapse of the GSOMIA prevents progress on implementing a regional missile defense network that includes South Korea.
The U.S., South Korea, and Japan should emphasize trilateral cooperation in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and mine warfare. According to South Korean Vice Admiral Jung Ho-sub:
[The South Korean navy] alone cannot deal with a North Korean submarine threat…. It has limited ASW assets for the protection of Sea Lines of Communication around the major harbors and the vital waters near the Korean Strait. Also, an insufficient number of U.S. naval assets are permanently stationed around South Korea's vital sea lanes.[22]
Japan has strong ASW and mine-sweeping capabilities. The GSOMIA would enable Seoul and Tokyo to share intelligence on the North Korean submarine threat, enhancing joint exercises and cooperation. The South Korean and Japanese navies are "uniquely suited for multilateral cooperation because of their intrinsic unobtrusive nature as over-the-horizon security forces, out of public view."[23]
The two countries have a potential for "greater compatibility in military capabilities over time, as South Korea builds up a blue-water navy and Japan develops an expeditionary ground capability," according to James Schoff of the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis.[24] Japan is moving incrementally to participate in overseas missions, albeit only in extremely narrowly defined, non-dangerous missions and after significant prodding by the international community. It may even be possible to identify niche capabilities among South Korean and Japanese forces that might enable them to take the lead in certain circumstances or to complement U.S. forces.[25]
Trilateral training can occur far from the Korean Peninsula. Mine-sweeping exercises near the Strait of Hormuz and anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, for example, not only serve common allied interests, but also develop skills and familiarity that could be applied in a Korean crisis. This is similar to adjacent police departments jointly developing, coordinating, and practicing contingency plans to increase response effectiveness during a crisis.
The Lee Myung-bak administration quietly expanded and improved South Korean–Japanese military cooperation. A U.S. official commented privately that South Korea and Japan have quietly increased the scope and sophistication of military engagement.[26] However, bilateral relations deteriorated during the Roh Moo-hyun administration after Japanese assertions of sovereignty over Dokdo/Takeshima and after Roh responded with nationalist rhetoric to reverse his falling domestic popularity.
Since the resurgence of the South Korean–Japanese diplomatic dispute, the United States has sought to avoid alienating either critical ally. Washington maintains a strictly neutral position on sovereignty of the Dokdo/Takeshima Islands and has declined to comment on Tokyo's request to take the issue to the International Court of Justice.
Responding to escalating South Korean and Japanese invective over historical issues, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland commented:
Both of these countries are strong, important, valued allies of the United States. It's obviously not comfortable for us when they have a dispute between them, so our message to each of them is the same: Work this out, work it out peacefully, work it out through consultation.[27]
All three parties need to take steps to improve regional security. The United States should:
South Korea and Japan, for their part, should:
Greater multilateral cooperation benefits U.S. interests in Asia by ensuring regional stability, protecting maritime freedom of navigation, and encouraging the peaceful resolution of disputes. Therefore, Washington needs to exercise leadership by promoting greater military cross-connectivity among its allies and friends to augment traditional "hub and spoke" alliances.
Stronger allied security ties are even more critical in light of growing Asian security threats and U.S. military restructuring. Enhanced allied cooperation can increase America's capacity to deal with regional threats by redistributing military roles and responsibilities among its most capable allies.
The United States, South Korea, and Japan should forge a more robust triangular security structure by strengthening the weak third leg between Seoul and Tokyo. A strong allied security triad could also form a core group for broader regional issues. Given the inherent constraints on improving South Korean–Japanese relations, Washington should offer assistance, including by incorporating bilateral military initiatives into a broader trilateral relationship with the United States.
Improving South Korean–Japanese military cooperation is one component of a larger effort to improve allied security capabilities. Other elements include implementing ongoing South Korean defense reform plans, enhancing U.S.–South Korean capabilities for responding to North Korean provocations and attacks, encouraging allies to assume larger security roles in the region and globally, and implementing U.S. military realignment plans.
However, there is still no substitute for a robust forward-deployed U.S. military presence as the protector of U.S. interests and guarantor of regional stability.
—Bruce Klingner is Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation.
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[1]Jeong Yong-soo, "3-Way Military Drill Would Be a First," Joongang Ilbo, May 9, 2012, http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2952594&cloc=joongangdaily|home|newslist1 (accessed September 7, 2012).
[2]"Cabinet Approves Military Pact with Japan," The Chosun Ilbo, June 28, 2012, http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/06/28/2012062800632.html (accessed September 7, 2012).
[3]"The Story Behind the Korea–Japan Military Pact." The Chosun Ilbo, June 29, 2012, http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/06/29/2012062900980.html (accessed September 7, 2012).
[4]"Korea, Japan, U.S. to Step Up Joint Drills," The Chosun Ilbo, November 3, 2008.
[5]Jin Dae-woong, "Seoul, Tokyo, Washington Hold Security Talks," The Korea Herald, October 14, 2008.
[6]Vice Admiral Jung Ho-sub, "ROK–US–Japan Naval Cooperation in the Korean Peninsula Area: Prospects for Multilateral Security Cooperation," International Journal of Korean Studies, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring/Summer 2012), p. 195, http://www.icks.org/publication/pdf/2012-SPRING-SUMMER/9.pdf (accessed September 7, 2012).
[7]Craig Scanlan, "U.S. Military Conducts Naval Drills with Japan & South Korea and Live-Fire Exercise with ROKN," Japan Security Watch, June 22, 2012, http://jsw.newpacificinstitute.org/?p=10351 (accessed September 7, 2012).
[8]Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of Japan on the Protection of Classified Information, http://www.piie.com/blogs/nk/?p=6729 (accessed September 7, 2012).
[9]Eric Johnston, "No Evidence Sex Slaves Were Taken by Military: Hashimoto," The Japan Times, August 23, 2012, http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120823a6.html (accessed September 7, 2012).
[10]"U.S. Declines to Adopt 'East Sea' Name," The Chosun Ilbo, July 2, 2012, http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/07/02/2012070201221.html (accessed September 7, 2012).
[11]"Japan, South Korea Put Off Signing of 1st Military Pact at Last Minute," Mainichi Shimbun, June 29, 2012.
[12]"Main Opposition Chief Demands PM's Resignation over Treaty," The Dong-a Ilbo, July 2, 2012, http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=050000&biid=2012070228608 (accessed September 7, 2012).
[13]"Japan, South Korea Put Off Signing of 1st Military Pact at Last Minute."
[14]"Japan to Deploy Aegis Destroyers Near West Sea," The Chosun Ilbo, May 31, 2012, http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/05/31/2012053100787.html (accessed September 7, 2012).
[15]Park Byong-su, Kim Kyu-won, and Jeong Nam-ku, "Potentially Landmark Military Pact Agreed to by Korea and Japan," The Hankroyeh, June 28, 2012, http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/540030.html (accessed September 7, 2012).
[17]Jiyoon Kim, Karl Friedhoff, and Chungku Kang, "Asan Monthly Opinion Survey," Asan Institute, July 2012, p. 5.
[18]Ibid., pp. 4 and 6.
[19]U.S. Department of State, "Joint Statement of the 2012 United States–Republic of Korea Foreign and Defense Ministers' Meeting," June 14, 2012, http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/06/192333.htm (accessed September 7, 2012).
[20]U.S. Department of State, "Trilateral Joint Statement," July 12, 2012, http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/07/194894.htm (accessed September 7, 2012).
[21]Jung, "ROK–US–Japan Naval Cooperation in the Korean Peninsula Area."
[22]Ibid., pp. 201–202.
[23]Ibid., p. 193.
[24]James L. Schoff, "Tools for Trilateralism: Improving US–Japan–Korea Cooperation to Manage Complex Contingencies," Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, 2005, p. 39, http://www.ifpa.org/pdf/Tools.pdf (accessed September 7, 2012).
[25]Ibid., p. 56.
[26]Interview by author, August 2012.
[27]Victoria Nuland, "Daily Press Briefing," U.S. Department of State, August 23, 2012, http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2012/08/196881.htm#JAPAN (accessed September 7, 2012).


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I asked a question a few blogs ago, about who this man was. No one has said anything. So, here's a hint. This is about 30-40 years ago. Anyone know?
Again, I want to encourage any of you to read his book, and maybe more importantly, to watch this movie. He comes from as bad/harsh a childhood as any. And rather than make excuses for his own bad behavior, he rose way above it, and is an inspiration. It is proof that we all have our own choices to make.
Continue a life of cruelty, or become someone / something to be looked up to. Life IS a Choice.
I've seen this Man brought nearly to tears, and I've seen him angry. But I've never seen him give in and show his temper. That is to be respected, in any circumstance.
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Well, cool! Someone is playing/biting. Going to wait a bit to see if anyone knows. Probably no one will, but maybe!
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I don't think anyone could forget those shirts if they saw them.
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Buck Brannaman or something like that. They called him Buckshot
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Buck Brannaman is on the Left. His Dad, and brother. They were the Idaho Trick Ropers way back in the 70's for Sugar Pops Cereal!
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Was the fellow in the middle left handed but learned to rope right handed?
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mmmmmmmm...the fellow in the middle is their Dad. He's not roping..... ????
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I know Buck ropes Right Handed. I do not know his brother, nor his Dad
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Australian Olympian: I Can't Stay With My Wife But Gay Athletes Can Shack Up!
Australian marksman Russell Mark, who is readying to go to London for the Summer Olympics, is angry that his riflewoman wife won't be able to bunk with him in the Olympic village—especially since gay Olympians can share hop into each others' beds.
Did he get a shot to the head once or something?
"The stupid part of this, which I have argued to them, is that there are tons of gay couples on the Olympic team who will be rooming together," Mark said. "We are being discriminated against because we are heterosexual."
Even if their were tons of out athletes at the Olympics, where there aren't, what are they odds they'd be dating fellow Olympians? That's like saying gays in the military get to hook up in their barracks.
Mark and his wife, Lauryn—who are both competing in shooting events—say they're also being penalized because Mark spoke out against the recent ban on sleeping pills and Lauryn appeared in a risque photo shoot for a pinup magazine.
Well, they might not have the pleasure of each others' company, but spectators will have the pleasure of seeing Mark in a Borat-style mankini at the opening games, after he lost a recent bet.
The man does his country proud, no?
Photo: Australian Olympic Committee
His comments are an embarrassment and homophobic as it's only he and his wife and not all heterosexual couples who are banned. I also read on some Oz newspaper sites that he believes that he's be persecuted due to his comments on sleeping pill usage, but hey, whhy don't we just attack the gays while we're here.Jul 16, 2012 at 6:58 am · @Reply ·
"tons of out athletes" eh?
let's see… on the OZ Olympic team there's one male diver who's out. And one female volleyball player who's out. Neither of their partners are on the Olympic team. So… where are those "tons of out athletes" frolicking and fornicating in those shared accommodations?
The guy is an idiot. No surprise there.
Its a media attention grab and a reason for what will be his own piss poor performance at the games
Having been in the military and the barracks, I can tell you there was plenty of male/female sex escapades in the barracks between military members.
And I'd just finished reading this too.
he did not say out gay couples, he only said gay couples.
I'm pretty sure the Olympics have been outed as a f***fest for all, w/ free condoms for all as well.
@ousslander: and he is outright lying. a gay couple would not have any more luck being housed together than a heterosexual couple.
Oh boo hoo. Like the minimal (highly unlikely) possiblility that a gay couple might share a room in Olympic Village overshadows the fact that this man was able to marry legally in his country, and same-sex couples aren't. This man is clearly a nut job.
Well, in a silly way he has a point. If you figure gays are 5% of the population (the high end of the estimates of the fraction of the population that is gay – a Kinsey 6), then there is a 0.25% chance that 2 gay athletes will be roommates. Over 13000 athletes compete in the Olympics, so there are going to be a number of cases in which two roommates are both gay. Meanwhile probably no straight guy is assigned a room with a straight woman.
His assumption is that gay athletes will probably find each other to be so hot that they naturally just go and do it, whereas straight athletes never get assigned a member of the opposite sex as a roommate and are thus being "discriminated" against as hookups based on convenience are harder to arrange for them.
It would be a funny argument if the guy was simply joking. He probably isn't.
This doesn't surprise me this is coming from an Australian – many of them are known for being VERY homophobic and racist as well. I have a few Australian friends who will even admit that.
I think he shot himself in the foot with that argument.
ousslander, you are correct. Surely there are gay couples who are not out but are rooming together at the Olympics. Probably not many. But it's a false argument to say the athletes have to be out to room together.
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Unfortunately, for the Marks, their belief system is skewed, at least according to the Brisbane Times, which reported Monday morning:
Australian Olympic Committee media boss Mike Tancred told The Age five female shooters would have been forced to share one bathroom if the Marks had been accommodated … "Russell needs to consider his fellow athletes," Tancred said with the first wave of Australian athletes due into the East London village today.
"Russell and Lauryn need to understand that it's unfair to ask five other female shooters to share one bathroom because that disrupts their preparation for their events, and really he also needs to understand that it's not a motel. It's not some luxury accommodation where you can get Russell and Lauryn a room. It's really tight. There are no spare beds."
Look, I don't want to defend potential homophobia, but he MIGHT have an interesting point. Presumably, the sex segregation of living conditions at the Olympics is to separate the opposite sexes (…okay, I hate using that word) due to a worry of sex (ooh, scary sex! Athletes already report that there's a LOT of sex in the Olympic Village). But Russell Mark may be right: hetero couples may be separated in the Olympic Village, but gay couples are not.
That IS discrimination. I think people's reactions on here are responding to his heteronormative privilege. Well, discrimination is discrimination, okay? It's not about who has it worse. Mark has indeed unveiled a problematic policy. The answer should be to desegregate living quarters in the Olympic Village.
philosochick I heard Russell Mark on the radio here today and he used EXACTLY the point you made. He apologised if the gay community took it the wrong way. Maybe a few in here owe him an apology
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As some of you are aware, here in Malaysia we have access to a wide variety of tea and teawares. It is fun to enjoy this 'luxury'. So I decided to extend my experience and purchase options with TeaChatters via this KLP (Kuala Lumpur Project).
When I come across an interesting tea, I will post the info up. The tea that I select in the KLP will be of something good at least to the tea drinkers (customers) in the shop and also my seniors. So, if you are interested to buy, let me know. I will do it in a bulk order so that I can safe my traveling time and cost to collect it.
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There are many versions of The Nutcracker, but seeing the Russian ballet performed by a premier Russian company elevates the experience to extraordinary status.
Moscow Classical Ballet's rendition of the beloved Christmas classic by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, at the Kravis Center through December 15, is beautiful in a subtle, sophisticated way. But it is different than The Nutcracker most American audiences are used to. For one thing, there is no Sugar Plum Fairy. The parts normally danced by the fairy and her prince are danced by Mary, the young girl whose dream the ballet is constructed around, and the Nutcracker Prince. This is the Russian version of the story, and it does have its variations. Other major differences include the part of Drosselmeyer (danced by Sergey Smirnov), Mary's eye-patch-wearing godfather, who in most versions is more a character role. In Moscow's Nutcracker, Drosselmeyer has significant dancing parts in both acts—and is more dashing than creepy.
But what this ballet lacks in plot points it makes up in ethereal dancing. The dancers seem absolutely weightless, like feathers floating in a light breeze. Ekaterina Berezina is riveting as Mary, the girl who comes of age as the Nutcracker Prince (Alexey Orlov) sweeps her away from her home on Christmas Eve and takes her to Candyland and its Pink River. The redheaded Berezina is charmingly playful, even through some extremely difficult maneuvers. You never realize the degree of power that goes into some of those moves; she makes it seem that effortless.
Some of the highlights: the final pas de deux between Mary and her prince; the dance of the snowflakes, whose gossamer costumes literally look like falling snow; the waltz scene, in which the music is positively transcendent; and the Oriental Dance, one of the ethnic divertissements, with its sinewy movements and sensuous Arabian sounds.
The Nutcracker is usually billed as a children-friendly ballet. This one is probably most appropriate for older children. I brought my 3 1/2-year-olds and they were bored through much of Act I. When I asked if they liked it, I got the shoulder shrug. The adults in the group, however, loved it.


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Okay, so I've spent some time reviewing posts today but there's a lot to adsorb. Is there a preferment calculator that will figure the required warm resting time based on the percentage and room temperature plugged in.Also, is there a glossary that explains what poolish, sponges,starter, preferment, proofing, leavening, fermenting, etc. means in pizza making.
Thanks for the link and outlining the procedures. It appears to me that the majority here using a sourdough culture also use a warm rise.I just made a batch of dough using Jeff Varasano's recipe and recommended cold rise. Has anyone else done a side by side comparison of cold versus warm that you could share.Thanks for your input.


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On Monday, July 15, my good friend Jeff Gronauer and I went hiking, taking on Dial, Nippletop, Colvin and Blake. By 8:30 a.m. we arrived at the AuSable Club, ready for a day of climbing. We were well prepared for the humidity and temperatures in the 80s. We had adequate amounts of water for our day in the mountains.
As I finished the descent off of Colvin and was starting up Blake, my vision began to darken, and I felt an all-too-familiar feeling in my chest. My heart had gone out of rhythm, a condition known as atrial fibrillation or A-Fib. I have had A-Fib for about 12 years, and my heart going out of rhythm is not that uncommon but has never been a problem while climbing.
After 45 minutes, I was able to convert my heart back into normal rhythm. I finished the half-mile up Blake and then the long hike back to our car. Between the A-Fib and the heat, I was moving slowly and working to beat nightfall. While hiking out, nausea and cramps had taken over, and before long I was suffering from diarrhea and vomiting.
By the time we reached the AuSable Club access road, I was depleted of energy and found myself unable to proceed. As luck would have it, a hiker passed us and inquired about my health. By now, both of my arms and legs were numb and tingly; I was short of breath and shaking like a leaf. At this point I knew I was in trouble and was concerned with the possibility I was having a heart attack. Either way, I needed help.
The unidentified hiker had gone ahead to the AuSable Club, and an angel by the name of Chelsea arrived in a minivan to deliver us to our car. After a brief stop for fluids in Keene, I was anxious to get to the Lake Placid emergency room. By the time we reached the ER, it was 9:30 p.m. and I was very weak. I was immediately attended to by two nurses, Denise Griffin and Alise Lieb. They took vitals and did an EKG for Roy Parker, the physician's assistant. I remember thinking how fortunate I was to be lying in the ER with a team of professionals working to restore my health.
The EKG and lab work showed no damage to my heart, and the first of two IV fluids were started. By 11:30 I was headed home feeling as refreshed as I had at the start of the day.
While I was waiting to be released from the Lake Placid ER, I couldn't help but think that if this small village of Lake Placid could host two Winter Olympic Games, there is certainly hope to save such a vital resource as this ER. With the combined talents and commitment of Adirondack Health, the Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service, the Olympic Regional Development Authority, the town of North Elba, the village of Lake Placid, elected state representatives, year-round and summer residents of Lake Placid, saving this vital community service should be possible. It would be a disgrace to see such an asset to our residents and visitors be lost.
I would like to thanks all those who assisted me in avoiding what certainly could have been a disastrous day, with special thanks to the ER team.
Art Devlin lives in Lake Placid and is a village trustee.


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With a design inspired by the old Arabic wind tunnel – or 'barajeel' – and exceptionally fine service, the Fairmont Hotel in Dubai caters for a largely corporate clientele. There's also a rare pedestrian walkway making it an easy stroll to the World Trade Centre and Dubai International Convention Centre.
Winner of Dubai's Leading Meeting Hotel at the 2007 World Travel Awards, the Fairmont Hotel is a popular choice for those on business. That said, those pleasure-seekers are also well-catered for, and can enjoy day-round sun at either the sunrise or sunset pools as well as a pampering session at the Willow Stream Spa Rooms at the Fairmont Hotel are beautifully elegant, and the beds are unbelievably comfortable.
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When summer vegetables are at the peak, make Ratatouille.
Ratatouille (pronounced ra-tuh-TOO-ee or ra-tuh-TWEE), from the words ratouiller (�to shake�) and touiller (�to stir�), is one of those things that cooks make when summer vegetables are at their peak. It�s a sort of casserole with vegetables and fresh herbs. Before the vegetables are cooked together, they are saut�ed separately. In some instances, a different pan is used for each vegetable. Although every cook makes Ratatouille differently, there is a certain amount of consistency from one kitchen to the next. However you do it, Ratatouille takes time. Julia Child, who thought nothing of taking days to cook a cassoulet wrote, �Ratatouille is not one of the quicker dishes to make.� Our recipe is filled with traditional ingredients: eggplant, tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic and onion. We saut�ed some of the ingredients in olive oil. The eggplant was grilled a day ahead. This saved time the next day and gave the dish a delicious smoked flavor. Also, instead of serving the Ratatouille as a side, we turned it into a main dish with ricotta and Parmesan. �Jean Kressy, a food writer in Ashburnham, Mass. Brought to you by: Relish - Free Recipes, Cooking Videos & Articles


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Turkey's economy has a part to play in prompting registrations from the global floor coverings market, including Peli Parquet, Tuğra Halı, Neuhofer Holz and M. A. Trading, according to the company. From November 7-10, 2013, Domotex Middle East will be showcasing carpets and floor coverings from around the world at the Istanbul Expo Center.
"With a projected economic development of nearly 4% next year, Turkey remains on a growth course and reasserts its position as one of the world's 20 most dynamic places to do business," explained Martin Folkerts, director global fairs at Deutsche Messe in Hannover. "Istanbul is easy to reach for Turkish buyers as well as business people from the Middle East. Domotex Middle East offers the best business chances to domestic and foreign companies and we are pleased with the industry's vibrant interest."


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Tank Riders Level 68 Tips and Strategies
- App name: Tank Riders
- Developer: Polarbit
- Genre: Action
- Release: Dec 8, 2011
If you are stuck on Tank Riders level 68 you came to the right place. Below you will find a video walkthrough and some written tips that will guide you through that level. Have fun and enjoy this great game.
Level 68 Walkthrough
This page contains Tank Riders video walkthroughs for iOS (iPhone/iPad) called "2 walkthrough" and has been uploaded on polarbit1 official channel at May 20, 2014.
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