libertarian0507

So is the name "Napoleon Bonaparte" so what is your point? You are so ultra-paatriotic, yet you seem to forget the way that China the country that used to be an empire was brought to it's knees by a country a fraction of the size. (not to mention the deviding of China by the foreign powers.) It seems to me that your favorite tactic on this forum is to derail the discussion with rhetorical attacks on the other person's nationality or person, and it shows the weakness of your argument. It seems in your eyes China=good rest of the world = bad. When I am proven wrong on something, I admit it, as I have done on this thread. Just a thought.

Parisyann

Hahaha. Nice try, Luke. But "se rendre" ("to surrender") has only a limited correspondence with English (for those guys can put up a very good resistance); while "parley" ("parler") still sounds very French...

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Luke

Yes, Chinese Qing Dynasty was defeated by Sun Never Set Empire in 1842, and Sun Rise Empire in 1895. As a result, HongKong, Taiwan and Korea became colonies. That was the era of the "Humiliation of China". Then eight strongest EuroAmerican Countries ganged it up and invaded China again. I am not ultra-nationalistic, since I admit all the history.

africanhope

Zim arms ship heads for Congo : Africa: Zimbabwe: News24

The saga of this ship still not over. It shows that unions can also be a power for good, it seems!

AH

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“The subject no longer has to be mentioned by name. Someone is sick. Someone else is feeling better now. A friend has just gone back into the hospital. Another has died. The unspoken name, of course, is AIDS.”
“From the point of view of the pharmaceutical industry, the AIDS problem has already been solved. After all, we already have a drug which can be sold at the incredible price of $8, 000 an annual dose, and which has the added virtue of not diminishing the market by actually curing anyone.”

anya

Thanks for keeping us informed. Yes this is good work by Unions!

africanhope

Zim violence could reach 'crisis': Africa: Zimbabwe: News24

The Election commission informed the poor the electorate that, eve nif the law states the run off election should be held within 21 days, they will only holding it in a year, for vraious reasons. And now the violence is getting worse.

In other news, our Presidetn has send a high evl commission to Zim to check on the violence, the commission consisting of, for some reason, 5 retired generals.

And then, off course, there is the economy:

Zim economic crisis deepens: Africa: Zimbabwe: News24

AH

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“The subject no longer has to be mentioned by name. Someone is sick. Someone else is feeling better now. A friend has just gone back into the hospital. Another has died. The unspoken name, of course, is AIDS.”
“From the point of view of the pharmaceutical industry, the AIDS problem has already been solved. After all, we already have a drug which can be sold at the incredible price of $8, 000 an annual dose, and which has the added virtue of not diminishing the market by actually curing anyone.”

africanhope

US envoy in stand-off with Zim cops : Africa: Zimbabwe: News24


Hehehehe, Don't think the ambassador ever expected something like this to happen!

AH

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“The subject no longer has to be mentioned by name. Someone is sick. Someone else is feeling better now. A friend has just gone back into the hospital. Another has died. The unspoken name, of course, is AIDS.”
“From the point of view of the pharmaceutical industry, the AIDS problem has already been solved. After all, we already have a drug which can be sold at the incredible price of $8, 000 an annual dose, and which has the added virtue of not diminishing the market by actually curing anyone.”

africanhope

Zim run-off delayed for 90 days: Africa: Zimbabwe: News24

Still ilegal, but already better than already thought.

In the same breath, and this I heard from a well placed friend in the SANDF, so not in the news, no, I can not proof it, the SANDF has called up troops to the Zim border, for a so-called excerice no one knows about.


AH

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“The subject no longer has to be mentioned by name. Someone is sick. Someone else is feeling better now. A friend has just gone back into the hospital. Another has died. The unspoken name, of course, is AIDS.”
“From the point of view of the pharmaceutical industry, the AIDS problem has already been solved. After all, we already have a drug which can be sold at the incredible price of $8, 000 an annual dose, and which has the added virtue of not diminishing the market by actually curing anyone.”