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Forum: International Politics Topic: The Russian ruble/rouble is in free fall |
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 5:52 am
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| Why it's the EU, not Russia, who are the bad guys: PETER HITCHENS: Forget 'evil' Putin - we are the bloodthirsty warmongers "Since 1989, Moscow, the supposed aggressor, has – without fighting or losing a war – peacefully ceded control over roughly 180 million people, and roughly 700,000 square ... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Respect MP George Galloway has 'jaw and rib broken by attack |
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 12:49 pm
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| I wonder if the guy would have been prosecuted had he attacked Mr Farage. |
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Forum: Military & War Topic: Criticizing Great Britain In World War I-Disrespectful? |
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:58 am
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| Right. :roll: Maybe you can elucidate the rest of us on the glory and profound intelligence of the plan that led to the Newfoundland and South African regiments disappearing into the fog and smoke of the Somme and practically none of them coming back out of it. German gunfire is my bet. It was a bl... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Tower of London poppy display to go on tour |
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:53 am
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| Really are a troll, aren't ya? Nope. The stats are all there in black and white. Britain lost between 826,746 and 1,012,075 military personnel in the conflict, whereas the British Empire as a whole lost between 1,034,200 and 1,244,589 military personnel. Basically, Britain lost many more military p... |
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Forum: Military & War Topic: Criticizing Great Britain In World War I-Disrespectful? |
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:52 am
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| No, it's coming more from people who learned from when they read the likes of Lyn MacDonald, Martin Middlebrooke, John Keegan, and Robert Graves. Maybe you get your ideas from TV, Murdoch-owned papers, and Tory party media releases, but apparently the rest of us don't. :roll: I get my WWI history f... |
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Forum: Military & War Topic: Criticizing Great Britain In World War I-Disrespectful? |
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:22 am
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| That's got them squirming. I can always tell when someone's losing an argument. They flail around helplessly, in the face of overwhelming evidence against them, saying "But...." and "What about..." and generally not making much sense. I've told you before that it's time to discar... |
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Forum: Military & War Topic: Criticizing Great Britain In World War I-Disrespectful? |
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:20 am
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| We're back to the old Blackadder version of WWI here. This'll set the record straight... Viewpoint: 10 big myths about World War One debunked 5. 'Lions led by donkeys' http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/72349000/jpg/_72349647_generals-at-buck-house.jpg George V and his general... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Tower of London poppy display to go on tour |
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:11 am
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| ..and don't forget that the symbolism of the red poppy, as well as "In Flanders Fields", are Canadian. :( The remembrance poppy is an American idea which was adopted by the British, Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders. In 1918, American YWCA worker Moina Michael, inspired by the poe... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Tower of London poppy display to go on tour |
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 6:13 am
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| You keep saying a British military death or scale of British loss and the loss Britain suffered when in reality each one of the 888,246 poppies represent both British and Commonwealth deaths during WW1! No, it doesn't. Each one represents a British military death. I wouldn't read everything you see... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: 100 years since World War I |
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:42 am
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Jabberwalker Jabberwalker: Still banging away on your little toy drum? Grow up, for god sake.
What? For pointing out a fact? |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: 100 years since World War I |
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:23 am
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| England had 669 aces for a population of about 46 million... so 14.5 aces per million. Canada had 206 aces for a population of about 8 million... so 25.75 aces per million. Who's your daddy? :lol: Somebody should point out to your that the smaller a country's population the easier it is to get &quo... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: 100 years since World War I |
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:21 am
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Jabberwalker Jabberwalker: Oh, that; too bad. Maybe, you'll receive some of our foreign aid.
What for? We give more in foreign aid than you do. |
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Forum: Military & War Topic: The World Wars-Perspectives On The Reasons For War |
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Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 6:13 am
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| From everything I've seen, the Boers were fighting against the British because the latter were increasingly encroaching on their territory Territory which the Boers themselves stole off the Africans. Britain was eager for colonial expansion in Africa. Nothing wrong with that. The great Cecil Rhodes... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: French Jews make Montreal home |
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:09 pm
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raydan raydan:
Point out the inaccuracies in my post and I'll gladly change them.
Nope. I thought you couldn't. You're just having a little whinge for the sake of it. It's no wonder you're single. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: French Jews make Montreal home |
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:08 pm
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martin14 martin14: And what do you think is happening in France these days ?
The Froggies are ruled by Leftwingers who, like all Leftwingers, are crippling the economy. So, just like every other Tom, Dick and Abdul, they're flooding into Britain. |
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