Contrast and Brightness
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 2:57 pm
We get bombs, the Japanese get banners. The difference? We brought the Iraqis freedom when all they really wanted was jobs with Sony.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Residents of Samawa have been growing ever more excited in recent days at the prospect of the Japanese coming.
Banners have been hung across streets in the center of the town with greetings in both Arabic and Japanese. "Along with our Japanese friends, we will help to rebuild this city," reads one; "Welcome to the Self-Defense Force," proclaims another.
The excitement is built largely on the expectation of jobs, with many townspeople hoping that Japanese corporations like Sony and Toshiba will be only a few steps behind the soldiers.
"Everyone is thinking that they would like to work for a big Japanese company, like Hitachi," said Ahmed Kassim, a young man running a street stall. "The Japanese will give us lots of jobs." </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Residents of Samawa have been growing ever more excited in recent days at the prospect of the Japanese coming.
Banners have been hung across streets in the center of the town with greetings in both Arabic and Japanese. "Along with our Japanese friends, we will help to rebuild this city," reads one; "Welcome to the Self-Defense Force," proclaims another.
The excitement is built largely on the expectation of jobs, with many townspeople hoping that Japanese corporations like Sony and Toshiba will be only a few steps behind the soldiers.
"Everyone is thinking that they would like to work for a big Japanese company, like Hitachi," said Ahmed Kassim, a young man running a street stall. "The Japanese will give us lots of jobs." </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>