Japan demonstrates a backbone

Daniel beat me to the punch.

Putting Europe (and Spain in particular) to shame, Japan has shown the world that they are one of the few countries on the planet who will not bend in the face of terrorism.

Presumably, with a Canadian also kidnapped, we will start seeing articles in the paper calling on Canada to distance ourselves more fully from the States so that we won't be targetted by terrorists any more.

Who ever thought that Japan would help the world more than Canada?