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Japanese Man Vacations on Syrian Front Lines

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Japanese Man Vacations on Syrian Front Lines

Postby oyajikun » Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:50 pm

“I’m not a target for snipers because I’m a tourist, not like you journalists,” he said. “Besides, I’m not afraid if they shoot at me or that they might kill me. I’m a combination of samurai and kamikaze.”

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/03/japanese-man-vacations-on-syrian-front-lines/?smid=re-share
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Re: Japanese Man Vacations on Syrian Front Lines

Postby legion » Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:58 pm

Remember that Japanese kid that went to Iraq?
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Re: Japanese Man Vacations on Syrian Front Lines

Postby Russell » Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:46 pm

When he gets back from his holidays, he can volunteer to clean out some installations in Fukushima...
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Re: Japanese Man Vacations on Syrian Front Lines

Postby Coligny » Fri Jan 04, 2013 7:07 pm

oyajikun wrote:“I’m not a target for snipers because I’m a tourist, not like you journalists,” he said. “Besides, I’m not afraid if they shoot at me or that they might kill me. I’m a combination of samurai and kamikaze.”

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/03/japanese-man-vacations-on-syrian-front-lines/?smid=re-share


yea, 50% samurai, 50% kamikaze, 100% cliche, 200% idiot...
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Re: Japanese Man Vacations on Syrian Front Lines

Postby Osakadave » Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:34 am

Reminds me of the J tourists who wandered into the middle of the Church of the Nativity seige about ten years ago. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1936241.stm

At least this guys sort of knows what he's getting into...
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