Topic: Yukio Hatoyama

The NHTSA's conclusion that the Toyota "unintended acceleration" crisis was largely due to driver error is discussed as a political resolution. The hosts argue the timing of the report coincides with a new agreement between the U.S. and Japan regarding the Okinawa airbase. They suggest the entire safety scandal was a form of economic and political pressure applied to the Japanese government.

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigned after only eight months in office, citing his failure to move a U.S. military base off Okinawa. The hosts link his departure to potential "economic warfare" and the use of HAARP technology to trigger earthquakes as a form of political intimidation. They discuss how such "crackpot" notions are entering public consciousness through entertainment media.