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SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/26/07
Index:
1) Vice President Cheney arrives in Japan Feb. 21
Kyuma report:
2) Defense Minister Kyuma apologizes for criticism of US
3) Government concerned about effect on US relations of Kyuma's
criticism of US launching Iraq war
4) Ripple effect of Kyuma remarks about US continues
5) Kyuma denies weekly magazine allegations about improprieties
6) Kyuma says he knows nothing about his office being used as a
mahjong parlor
"Politics and money" Diet session:
7) Vice speaker of the Upper House Tsunoda (Minshuto) may have to
resign after all for office-expense allegations
8) Prime Minister Abe wants to focus Diet session on education
rebuilding program, but opposition camp intends to pound him on
cabinet scandals
9) LDP's Ibuki, Matsuoka deny allegations of political improprieties
10) New Komeito, too, wants to debate how to deal with issue of use
of political funds properly
11) Survey of sampling of Diet members show half oblivious to need
to keep receipts for expenses
Political agenda:
12) Prime Minister Abe's Diet policy speech today
13) Idea of amalgamating three LDP factions into super-faction seems
to be fading away
14) Ruling parties' cooperation in Upper House election may be in
trouble as Komeito balks at supporting LDP in races for proportional
seats
Defense issues:
15) Poll shows 46% of public give high marks to creation of defense
ministry
16) Defense ministry plans to create communications system that
would link the three self-defense forces for first time
17) Drunken American diplomat arrested for smashing door
Articles:
1) US vice president to visit Japan on Feb. 21
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
January 26, 2007
United States Vice President Dick Cheney will visit Japan for three
days starting Feb. 21, according to sources connected to Japan-US
relations yesterday. While in Japan, Cheney will meet Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe and other senior Japanese officials to exchange views on
the new US Iraq policy announced by President Bush, North Korea's
nuclear development issue, and other matters.
2) Defense Minister Kyuma expresses apology for criticism of US
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) Full)
January 26, 2007
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe revealed last evening that Defense
TOKYO 00000359 002 OF 010
Minister Fumio Kyuma yesterday offered him an apology for having
criticized US President Bush's decision on the launch of the Iraq
war at the plenary session of the House of Representatives. Kyuma
reportedly told Abe that his remarks were not intended to oppose the
cabinet decision to support the Iraqi war. He told Abe: "I expressed
the view that I had held before the Iraq war started." Abe was
replying to questions by reporters at the Prime Minister's Official
Residence. He told the reporters: "I think there is no problem with
his remarks."
3) Kyuma remains critical of Iraq war; Gov't fears impact on
Japan-US relations
ASAHI (Page 4) (Full)
January 26, 2007
Defense Minister Kyuma has been reiterating his criticism of the US
government over the Iraq war. Kyuma has voiced his strong doubt
about the Iraq war from the start. However, he has made such
critical remarks since assuming his cabinet post. Officials in the
government are therefore concerned about a negative impact on
Japan-US relations.
"President Bush launched the war in a situation as if there were
nuclear weapons (in Iraq), but I think that decision was wrong,"
Kyuma said in his speech delivered on Jan. 24. With this, he
criticized Bush's decision to start the war.
"The government has released a statement (in support of the United
States), so I support it," Kyuma explained in a press conference
yesterday. However, he also insisted, "In those days, I felt like
saying, 'Wait.'"
In December last year, when Kyuma was seated in on the House of
Councillors Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee as Defense Agency
director general, he stated before the committee, "The government
did not officially say Japan would support (the Iraq war)." The
following day, Kyuma retracted his statement, saying, "I was wrong,
I didn't know that."
Yukio Hatoyama, secretary general of the leading opposition
Democratic Party of Japan (Minshuto), said: "Mr. Kyuma is right. The
government is wrong." However, now that the Bush administration is a
fix due to its Iraq policy, government leaders are beginning to
criticize Kyuma for his remarks over the Iraq war, with a senior
official of the Cabinet Secretariat asserting, "We should support
(the Bush administration) as an ally-it's now or never."
Prime Minister Abe, however, revealed yesterday evening that he had
an explanation from Kyuma. "I heard he had introduced his views
before the Iraq war, so I think there's no problem," Abe told
reporters, indicating that he would accept Kyuma's explanation.
4) Defense Minister Kyuma readily corrects controversial remarks
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 2) (Full)
January 26, 2007
Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma has continued to make statements that
differ with the government's policy on the Iraq war and on the
realignment of US forces in Japan. He, then has casually corrected
his previous remarks. The dominant view is that he has made such
TOKYO 00000359 003 OF 010
controversial remarks to find the middle ground, and that they are
not his views.
At his press conference on Jan. 24, Kyuma criticized US President
Bush for "having made a wrong decision" in launching the Iraq war.
Referring to the remarks on the previous day at his press conference
yesterday, however, he explained, "Whenever the decision was right
or wrong, the government's position of supporting the US remains
unchanged. As long as the government has made that decision, I will
follow it.
Kyuma also made a statement last December: "The Japanese government
has not officially announced its support for the (Iraq war)." He
took back his remarks next day. His criticism of the Iraq war sounds
like criticism of the governments of former Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Moreover, in connection with the issue of relocating the US Marine
Corps' Air Station Futenma, he expressed on Jan. 3 his view of not
sticking to the V-shaped airstrips plan, as agreed between the
governments of Japan and the United States. His remarks shocked the
Prime Minister's Official Residence. On Jan. 14, however, he said
that we would postpone discussion on revising the plan for two or
three years.
Since Kyuma quipped to his aides, "I am carefully watching the
ripples from my remarks," the dominant view in the LDP is that he
made calculated remarks, with one senior member saying, "He is a
person who is good at coordination."
However, if a cabinet minister continues to make remarks that are
different from the government's policy, the opposition will
inevitably attack the government and ruling party in the Diet. Some
in the ruling coalition are concerned about negative impact on
deliberations in the ongoing Diet session.
5) Kyuma claims he has no relations with political organization
reported by weekly magazine
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full)
January 26, 2007
Commenting on a weekly magazine report that four political
organizations related to him have no offices at their reported
addresses, Defense Minister Kyuma during a press conference after a
cabinet meeting yesterday said, "The Constitution and Politics
Association is a political organization with which I have no
relations at all. I am not a representative of the remaining three
organizations but a recommendee. Representatives of those offices
have presumably neglected to report the change of addresses." He
thus stressed that he has nothing to do with the four political
organizations.
6) Defense Minister Kyuma on report about mahjong parlor registered
as his office: "I don't know anything about it"
SANKEI (Page 5) (Full)
January 26, 2007
Some weekly magazines reported that Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma's
political organization in which his former secretary serves as
treasurer had registered a mahjong game parlor as its office. In a
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press conference yesterday, Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma said, "I
don't know anything about it at all. I believe it has nothing to do
with me." It also was reported that another political organization
of his has its office in his private secretary's residence. On this
report, Kyuma said, "That seems to be true. There should be no
restrictions (about where the office is located). Such a case is
quite common."
7) Resignation of Vice Chairman Tsunoda unavoidable
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Slightly abridged)
January 26, 2007
Over the allegation that the campaign office of House of Councillors
Vice Chairman Giichi Tsunoda in the 2001 Upper House election did
not list huge mid-campaign contributions in its political fund
report, Tsunoda has been pressed to step down. He is expected to
decide to resign as early as today. The ordinary Diet session
started with disturbance yesterday, with a focus on the problem of
politics and money.
Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan), to which Tsunoda belongs, held
a standing executives' meeting and a joint plenary meeting of party
members of both houses of the Diet in succession yesterday.
Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama reported on the problem of Tsunoda.
SIPDIS
In both meetings, participants presented severe opinions about the
problem, one member claiming: "(The current session) should be a
golden opportunity for Minshuto, but since there is a scandal
involving Vice Chairman Tsunoda, we find it difficult to grill (the
ruling camp over the series of office expense scandals involving
cabinet members."
Minshuto Upper House Chairman Azuma Koshiishi met with Tsunoda at
noon yesterday in the Diet building and conveyed the atmosphere in
the party. Tsunoda reportedly just replied, "I will take it
seriously."
In the party, there are few willing to allow Tsunoda to stay on. The
dominant view is that he would have no choice but to decide to
resign.
Over the scandal, Tsunoda explained in a press conference and on
other occasions that his fund management organization or support
groups had received no mid-campaign contributions. Asked about the
allegation that he had accepted contributions from a foreigners'
group, an act banned under the Political Funds Control Law, he said,
"The then treasurer has said, 'there was no exchange of money,' so I
believe it."
8) Regular Diet session starts: Prime Minister hopes to focus on
educational revitalization but "politics and money" issue will
likely become source of contention for ruling and opposition camps
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Excerpts)
January 26, 2007
The 166th regular session of the Diet started yesterday. Political
parties are expected to clash fiercely until June 23, when the Diet
adjourns, followed by the Upper House election. The Democratic Party
of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto), like the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),
will have to deal with its own "politics and money" problem, which
likely will weaken its attack against the other party.
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Prime Minister Abe during a plenary meeting of the LDP lawmakers in
both Diet chambers held yesterday afternoon in the Diet building
stated, "We will submit key bills during this Diet session that are
intended to build a beautiful country. I want to see discussions
with the DPJ pursued in a dignified manner." He later expressed his
resolve to reporters, "I want to make this Diet session an education
revitalization Diet."
Facing falling approval ratings for his cabinet, the prime minister
wants to build up a good track record on the policy front. Former
LDP secretary general Makoto Koga, chairman of the Niwa-Koga
faction, noted, "We want the prime minister to leave his policy
imprint without becoming overly sensitive to approval ratings for
his cabinet." The party is taking a stance of supporting the prime
minister, with the upcoming Upper House election in mind.
LDP concerned about possible change in political trend
The prime minister is concerned about the possible impact of the
resignation of Lower House member Genichiro Sata as state minister
for administrative reform in disgrace over the shady handling of his
ledgers, and the issue of Agriculture Minister Matsuoka's having
reported a large amount of money as office expenses. He stressed to
reporters yesterday, "The party is now discussing the office expense
issue." However, some participants in a plenary session of the
Tsushima faction yesterday expressed concern, as Yuji Tsushima,
SIPDIS
chairman of the LDP Tax System Research Commission, noted, "I
vaguely sense that the political trend might change or some changes
might occur."
DPJ head Ozawa during a plenary session of DPJ lawmakers in both
chambers of the Diet yesterday showed enthusiasm, noting, "We will
bring up problems about the way the LDP and the New Komeito are
administering politics, calling this Diet session a social-disparity
correction Diet." The DPJ's strategy is to gain momentum for the
Upper House election, by cornering the Abe administration in
cooperation with other opposition parties over the country's income
gap, and "politics and money" issue.
However, regarding the "politics and money" issue, the issue of
political funds donation involving Upper House Vice President Giichi
Tsunoda and the issue of Ozawa's political funds management
SIPDIS
organization having reported expenses for the construction of his
secretary's house as office expenses have surfaced. Ozawa during an
SIPDIS
executive meeting yesterday said, "I want to state my view on this
issue in a Lower House representative question session on Jan. 29.
Some DPJ members are concerned that the issue could weaken our
party's pursuit of the government."
9) Office expense issue: Ibuki, Matsuoka deny any irregularities
YOMIURI (Page 4) (Full)
January 26, 2007
The fund management organizations of Education and Science Minister
Ibuki and Agriculture Minister Matsuoka have allegedly reported a
large amount of money as office expenses. Both yesterday attended a
plenary meeting of the Ibuki faction of the Liberal Democratic Party
(LDP) and insisted that there were no irregularities in their
payment balance reports. With a similar issue involving Democratic
Party of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto) head Ozawa in mind, Ibuki indicated
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a bullish stance: "We must also have the DPJ head discuss whether
his office expenses are large or small. I want to have a question
session in the Diet at an early date. I will reply to questions
properly there."
10) New Komeito also debating within the party policy making
political funds more transparent
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Excerpt)
January 26, 2007
The New Komeito at a central committee meeting on Jan. 25 decided to
launch its own discussion within the party about a policy that would
make political funding more transparent. With the cabinet and other
ruling party officials being showered with criticism for their
handling of office expenses, the party aims to tackle the "politics
and money" issue in tandem with the Liberal Democratic Party, its
coalition partner, launching a study on the propriety of restricting
the possession of real-estate holdings by political fund management
organs.
11) Twenty-seven Lower and Upper House members' operating expenses,
which do not require receipts, top 50% of total expenses, according
to Yomiuri Shimbun survey
YOMIURI (Page 1) (Excerpts)
January 26, 2007
A Yomiuri Shimbun survey has discovered that of the lawmakers who
reported more than 50 million yen in total expenditures in political
funds payment balance reports submitted by their fund management
organizations, the number of those whose operating expenses, such as
office expenses, which do not require receipts, exceeded more than
half the total expenditures reached 27. The survey brought out into
the open a situation that is far from the principles of the
Political Fund Control Law. Since the "politics and money" issue is
a key issue in the regular session of the Diet, which started
yesterday, the finding will likely give rise to fierce debate.
Of 721 members of both Diet chambers as of the end of March, 2006,
Yomiuri Shimbun conducted a survey on 650 lawmakers who have fund
management organizations registered with the boards of elections of
the state or prefectures and submitted payments balance reports for
fiscal 2005. The survey only targeted lawmakers whose total expenses
topped 50 million yen largely exceeding the average expenses of
lawmakers, because if total expenses are small, operating expenses,
which include necessary expenditures, such as office expenses, tend
to be high.
Of the surveyed lawmakers, 81 lawmakers' total expenses topped 50
million yen, of whom operating expenses 24 Lower House members and
three Upper House members topped 50% of total expenses. The
breakdown comes down to 22 Liberal Democratic Party members, three
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ or Minshuto) members, one People's
New Party (PNP, Kokumin Shinto) member and one non-affiliated
member. The ratio of operating expenses reported by Jun Matsumoto,
Yasuhiro Hanashi, Hajime Yosano and Taku Eto topped 70%.
12) Prime Minister gives Diet policy speech today; Representative
interpellations begin early next week
TOKYO (Page 2) (Full)
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January 26, 2007
The Diet steering committees of the lower and upper houses held
their respective directors' meetings yesterday afternoon, and this
afternoon, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will address both chambers of
the Diet with his policy speech, one of four government speeches to
be given today. The schedule for next week starts on the 29th and
30th with each party carrying out interpellations in the Lower
House. The interpellations will shift to the Upper House on the 30th
and 31st. The questions will be asked by Liberal Democratic Party
Policy Research Council Chairman Shoichi Nakagawa, Minshuto
(Democratic Party of Japan) President Ichiro Ozawa, and New Komeito
Representative Akihiro Ota.
13) "Dai Kochikai" concept runs aground, due to rivalry among Aso,
Tanigaki, Koga
SANKEI (Page 5) (Excerpts)
January 26, 2007
The "Dai (grand) Kochikai" concept to merge the Koga, Tanigaki, and
Aso factions, all of which come from the Liberal Democratic Party's
"Kochikai" established by former Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda, has
reached a gridlock. Former Secretary General Makoto Koga and former
Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki indicated their support for Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday. By demonstrating support for Abe,
they seem to be aiming to hold in check moves by Foreign Minister
Taro Aso, who has close ties with Abe and has been calling on the
Koga and Tanigaki factions to join his party as the head of the
"leadership faction." Seeing the three having a strong rivalry, a
faction member was overheard grumbling in a quandary, "Where did the
idea of the integration concept go to?"
In a general meeting of the Tanigaki faction yesterday, Tanigaki
expressed his support for Prime Minister Abe, remarking:
"To support the administration, I will try to find a way to solicit
a wide array of public opinions and work hard. This must follow the
traditions of Kochikai."
Many faction members had anticipated that Tanigaki might express his
determination in the meeting to aim at becoming the successor of
Abe, who is losing momentum.
Koga also implied his support for Abe, saying in a meeting of his
faction yesterday:
"The people hope for the stability of the government led by Prime
Minister Abe. We will offer cooperation as like-minded lawmakers so
that the prime minister will be able to fully demonstrate his
leadership."
14) Problems with ruling coalition's cooperation in Upper House, as
some in LDP reluctant to support New Komeito in proportional
representation
MAINICHI (Page 5) (Excerpts)
January 26, 2007
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner
New Komeito next month will launch full-scale consultations of their
senior and working-level officials on cooperation for the House of
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Councillors election in the summer. Given that the New Komeito,
which places priority on winning proportional representation seats,
is hoping to keep the eight seats it has now, it intends to ask the
LDP to back its candidates for the proportional representation
segment in place of its backing of LDP candidates in the electoral
districts. A senior LDP member, however, commented: "Since we will
face a political battle with Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan),
we can't afford to give votes to the New Komeito." Some LDP members
have instead begun calling for conducting the Upper and Lower Houses
elections the same day, which the New Komeito doesn't want to see.
As it stands, there are warning signals on election cooperation
between the LDP and New Komeito.
"We will do our best to win eight seats. We will firmly keep the
eight seats we have now," New Komeito Chief Representative Akihiro
Ota said in a meeting yesterday of the party members from both
houses of the Diet. The New Komeito has fielded seven incumbent
Upper House members as candidates and one newcomer in eight
proportional representation blocs. The party will prepare itself to
obtain at least seven seats. Therefore, the key is whether the
party's Upper House Chairman Shozo Kusakawa, the eighth candidate,
will win a seat.
The New Komeito, which has the firm support base backed by the
religious sect Soka Gakkai, won 8.18 million votes in the 2001 Upper
House election and its largest ever 8.62 million votes in the 2004
Upper House race. In the 2004 election, many party members
complained that the party was unable to get election support form
the LDP as it had expected. So, the dominant view in the party is
that the New Komeito must consider ways to sell its votes for as
much as possible to the LDP.
Ota has analyzed along with LDP Upper House Chairman Mikio Aoki the
outcomes of the Upper House elections since before he assumed his
post. At the request of the New Komeito, the ruling camp set up on
Jan. 17 the Ruling Coalition Upper House Election Council, which
will be run by LDP Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa and New
Komeito Secretary General Kazuo Kitagawa. In an attempt to add LDP
votes to its votes, the New Komeito has continued applying pressure
on the LDP.
However, nothing has yet to turn out as the New Komeito planned. The
view is growing in the LDP that if the party excessively relies on
the New Komeito, its organization itself will weaken. A senior LDP
Upper House member is strongly seeking to check the New Komeito,
saying, "Elections in the proportional representation segment are
battles between parties."
15) Poll: 46% appreciate Defense Agency's upgrade to ministry
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full)
January 26, 2007
The Yomiuri Shimbun conducted a face-to-face nationwide public
opinion survey on Jan. 20-21 to probe public attitudes toward the
Defense Ministry's current status recently upgraded from an agency.
In the survey, respondents were asked if they would appreciate the
Defense Agency's upgrade to full ministry status. In response to
this question, 46% answered "yes," with 39% saying "no." As seen
from these figures, affirmative opinions outnumbered negative one.
A similar question was asked in a previous survey conducted in
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September 1997 about the Defense Agency's upgrade to a ministry. In
that survey, respondents were asked if they thought it would be
desirable to upgrade the Defense Agency to a ministry. In response,
"yes" accounted for 24%, and "no" at 52%. The survey this time
indicates that the general public now has a better understanding of
readiness for national security.
The Self-Defense Forces has been engaged in international peace
cooperation activities as ancillary tasks. With the Defense Agency's
upgrade to a ministry, however, the SDF is now tasked with such
activities as its primary missions. Asked whether to appreciate
this, "yes" accounted for 63%.
Questions & Answers
(Figures shown in percentage)
Q: The SDF has so far been tasked with national defense, disaster
relief operations at home and abroad, and international peace
cooperation activities overseas. Do you appreciate these SDF
activities and roles on the whole?
Appreciate very much 33.7
Appreciate somewhat 48.5
Don't appreciate very much 11.1
Don't appreciate at all 3.8
No answer (N/A) 2.9
Q: The Defense Agency was upgraded to the status of a ministry on
Jan. 9 this year. Do you appreciate this?
Appreciate very much 16.3
Appreciate somewhat 29.4
Don't appreciate very much 27.8
Don't appreciate at all 11.4
N/A 15.0
Q: In the past, the SDF was tasked with international peace
cooperation activities and overseas emergency evacuation operations
for Japanese nationals as its ancillary missions. Along with the
Defense Agency's recent upgrade to full ministry status, these SDF
activities have now been elevated to primary missions for the SDF.
Do you appreciate this?
Appreciate very much 25.4
Appreciate somewhat 37.2
Don't appreciate very much 21.1
Don't appreciate at all 7.2
N/A 9.0
Polling methodology
Date of survey: Jan. 20-21.
Subjects of survey: 3,000 persons chosen from among all eligible
voters throughout the country (at 250 locations on a stratified
two-stage random sampling basis).
Method of implementation: Door-to-door visits for face-to-face
interviews.
Number of valid respondents: 1,780 persons (59.3% ).
16) Defense Ministry to launch communications system unit
YOMIURI (Page 2) (Full)
January 26, 2007
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The Defense Ministry has decided to establish a new integral body of
the Self-Defense Forces in March 2008 as the first joint unit of the
Ground, Maritime, and Air Self-Defense Forces after their
operational integration. The planned unit is called the "SDF Command
and Communication System Division (CCSD)." The government will
introduce relevant bills to the Diet in its current session to
revise the Defense Ministry Establishment Law and the Self-Defense
Forces Law. The planned legislation will allow the SDF to establish
joint units as bodies under the defense minister's direct control
and will also restructure the SDF in connection with the ministry's
upgrade from its previous status of an agency to a ministry.
The CCSD will be made up of subdivisions, such as the "Central
Command Operation Unit," which will manage and control communication
systems at the Central Command as the Defense Ministry's operational
headquarters, and the "Network Operation Unit," which will deal with
cyberattacks. The CCSD will be staffed with about 160 personnel from
the SDF's three branches and other organizations.
The GSDF, MSDF, and ASDF have their own communication systems. Their
systems, however, are not compatible enough to communicate among
themselves in an effective way. The Defense Ministry therefore
decided to create a joint body in the area of information and
telecommunications first. The SDF currently has organs common to its
three branches, such as the SDF Central Hospital and the SDF
Physical Training School. However, this is the first time for the
SDF to have a joint unit for its operations. The Defense Ministry is
also planning to establish joint units for medical and transport
services.
17) Drunken American diplomat arrested for smashing door
YOMIURI (Page 34) (Full)
January 26, 2007
It has been learned that a male diplomat in his 20s posted to the
American Embassy in Minato-ku, Tokyo, being drunk and having smashed
the door of a private home, has been arrested by Azabu police on the
scene of the crime for destruction of property. After the arrest, it
turned out that he was a diplomat, so the police released him.
According to the Azabu police station, a little after 3:00 am on the
20th, the diplomat opened the gate to a private dwelling in Roppongi
and entered the premises. He then hit the knob of the door with his
bare hands repeatedly and smashed it. A policeman ran over, having
been called by the family, and the diplomat was arrested.
At the time of arrest, the diplomat was dead drunk. According to the
police investigation, the diplomat reportedly stated, "I was drunk
and don't remember much, but I probably smashed the door myself."
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