Japan: Hatoyama Kunio once an American spy

Rumor has it that Japanese Justice Minister Hatoyama Kunio made another slip-up after his recent admission that his friend's friend is an al-Qaeda member. In Japanese blogs, web news sites, and forums [Ja], people are now reporting that on Oct. 31st he declared that he once worked for the Pentagon as a U.S. spy. [Note: Information on this story is scarce and the story may be untrue.]

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