chuckers wrote:
> On Aug 31, 9:02 pm, "John W." <worthj1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Aug 30, 9:27 pm, CL <flot...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> chuckers wrote:
>>>> Of course, Debito would spin this as because of his "activism" the
>>>> local boys are much more "respectful" of (white) foreigners because
>>>> he was there to shout "HELP! HELP! I'm being repressed! Come see the
>>>> violence inherent in the system!"
>>> Yeah, right.  There have been time when I have been tempted to stamp
>>> "Not at all affiliated with any gaijin rights organizations originating
>>> in Hokkaido" on my business cards.
>> I wonder if his ex has a Green Card? I'm just curious what would
>> happen in that case if she took the kids and ran off to the US, other
>> than causing immense amusement to most gaijin in Wa.
> 
> I kind of doubt it. I don't get the impression that she has ever 
> lived in the US but I could be wrong.

My memories of the marriage are the same.  He trapped, cleaned, and 
cooked her right here in Wa.

> I presume that both of his daughters have US citizenship though (they
> are/were entitled to it at one time.) One daughter is already in the
> US, living with his mother and step-father (more people he does NOT
> get along with) who might be able to provide sponsorship (or not
> being a minor etc.) The other daughter is living with his ex and is
> "allowed to stay in the house until she reaches 20, at which time,
> they will 're-negotiate'" the arrangement. Not likely to hear updates
> on that unless he can swing it into a court case.

Both got it when they were born.  He didn't change until after that.  It 
will be their decisions at age 16, not Debit's ... thank doG for small 
favors.

> I would be more interested in knowing whether he was still using his 
> US passport or not.  The Japanese authorities might take a great
> interest in revoking his Japanese nationality if they thought they
> could get some political activist loser off their backside's for a
> while.  THAT would be amusing.

But ... as previously imparted, I am pretty sure that his US passport 
was left at the Consulate in Sapporo or the Embassy.  Doubtless someone 
has thoughtfully lost it for him so that he'll have to reapply. 
Shredders are tricky things, they jump right up on your desktop and grab 
all kinds of stuff.  Sometimes, pages just fall right off the desk and 
land directly in the shredder, too.  I've had that happen to me any 
number of times.

-- 
CL