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I don't know their tax law but it seems living in someones apartment rent free wouldn't be considered income. Receiving a gift in the amount of your rent might be. Clearly receiving a car as payment for services in lieu of cash would be. Governments hate it when people barter service for service [the designer]. It does seem however the powers that be are slinging mud at the wall to see what sticks. Is it her 'draft dodging', is she opening her mouth politically?

Well euh, perhaps she's a model, but she isn't a model for Israeli citizenship : she avoided military service...

That would make her a role model for a lot of people all over the world.

Honey nutrition? Just google those words and learn that there is hardly any nutrition in honey, except calories from simple sugars. And a vegan would never touch honey as it, of course, is nothing more than robbing the bees of their sustenance: cruel to be sure.

I once loved honey spread on hot toast with peanut butter. Now i use brown sugar. Save a ton of money, don't pay for animal cruelty and no one is trying to dupe me by claiming the sugar is anything but 'brown sugar'.

"...animal cruelty..." you've got to be kidding.

OK, if you destroy a nest to take all their honey it may qualify as insect cruelty.

Apiaries that use box hives [supers], extract honey from the frames in the upper level boxes. That doesn't have any bad effect on the hive at all, and there is no reason to feel guilty about eating the honey.

You have an excellent chance to be this year's Poster of the Year... hope you make it.

But overexposing yourself may prove to be counterproductive.

Stand for the election - don't run like the Americans do.

We here in Chiang Mai don't have a POTY to pee in.

He's a very naughty boy.

.............but he looks and acts like the Messiah!

Funny that...

I was thinking the same thing.

He looks like the traditional images of Jesus Christ.

The US doesn't want Thailand to play a strong role.

The US wants Thailand to play an obedient role.

Jordan Jacobs has had his fifteen minutes of fame.

Now go away.

Trump - love him or hate him - does have a chance at the GOP nomination.

The resistance being brought to bear against him within his own party doesn't mean a thing.

It reminds me of what Richard Nixon once told Pat Buchanan: "If you ever hear of a group getting together to stop X, be sure to put your money on X."

Mae Sai is in Chiang Rai forum. Why is this posted in Chiang Mai

Are we talking about Ankela ' Time Magazine's Influential Person of the Year ' Merkel ?

Yes we are... and in Time's view these latest developments would be even more reason to name her Person of the Year.

It's not about whether they consider a person good or bad.

Adolf Hitler was Time's Man of the Year in 1938.

Albert Einstein was Time's Person of the Century in 1999.

What more proof could be needed that no moral judgments are involved?

Dunno what the answer is. Boots on the ground? Bombings are never as precise as they would like. I believe Daesh WELCOME bombings as a recruitment drive..The co-lateral damage turns the moderate Muslims which are the majority into the fold of Daesh who rule over them. In their belief in a Caliphate ignoring the borders imposed after the break up of the Ottoman Empire,(to them the Syrian/Iraq border does not exist), they hope to separate believers from unbelievers and the more nations involved, the more fury and the closer they are in realizing their dream by sheer weight of numbers gained to those lost..

Same reason for bombings in the West, to drive anti-Muslim sentiment and force moderate Muslims into the arms of the extremists

Boots on the ground, but Muslim countries boots who are fighting them now preferably and if possible.The more the West is involved the more it becomes a war of civilizations and religions which is what Daesh wants

Exactly.

Let them fight it out among themselves.

What has military intervention by western countries accomplished in the Middle East since 9/11?

It has been a disaster in every conceivable way.

Well, since Israel holds all the cards, maybe they should do something about improving their situation vis a vis their neighbors, rather than forever looking over their shoulders. Embrace the future rather than the past.

Just for argument's sake, lets say the entire onus for peace lies with the Palestinians. Lets say they don't come to the table.

What is Israel going to do? Absorb the Muslims into a single state? Keep on looking over their shoulders while they continue to oppress the Palestinians? Or ethnically cleanse them?

Or is there another unilateral option for Israel?

Do you get it? Israel has two options: Make peace or continue committing crimes for which they will pay, one way or another.

The Zionists, for their part, do not even need a strategy for rule.

They push the US into wars for Israel, and once having destroyed "the enemy country" they leave a vacuum to be filled by chaos.

The American public provides the money and blood for these misadventures and gains nothing but domestic deterioration and greater international strife.

One less criminal in on the street , I hope he likes rotten rice and fish heads .

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Typical arrogance and stupidity on his part.

He knew the police were looking for him Thailand so he decided to cross the border to Cambodia.

he was caught trying to get out of Thailand into Cambodia.

Hemust have assumed that all Thai police were stupid and couldn't tell one Farang from another anyhow.

I can not work out why you's guy don't read.

Antonio Bagnato, 26, was detained in Phnom Penh after handing himself in.

That's right.

It was Tyler Gerard - or someone using a US passport with that name - who was arrested at the Ban Klong Leuk border crossing in Sa Kaeo.

The war against Libya was a result of multiple factions among the Washington warhawk elite, including the Zionists, coming together with the French, British, and German militarists to smash the most modern, secular, independent state in Africa under President Muammar Gaddafi.

The war succeeded in destroying Libya's economy, state, and society. It unleashed scores of armed terrorist groups and uprooted two million black contract workers and Libyan citizens of South Saharan origin forcing them to flee the rampaging militias to the refugee camps of Europe.

The entire war was carried out to the giddy delight of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her "humanitarian interventionist" supporters who were utterly ignorant as to who and what the Libyan "opposition" represented. Eventually, even Hillary's own Ambassador to Libya would be slaughtered by the same victorious US-backed "rebels" in the newly liberated Bengasi.

Gaddafi and his regime were annihilated, eliminating another real adversary of Israel and supporter of Palestinian rights. The US got nothing positive - not even a secure naval, air, or training base - only a dead Ambassador, millions of desperate refugees flooding Europe and thousands of trained and armed jihadists for the next target: Syria.

"two million black contract workers"

Where exactly were these 2 million contract workers employed?

I ask because in the twenty plus years I spent in Libya I can count the number of black contract workers I met in the oil industry on one hand.

The two million figure for contract workers is conservative.

There are numerous sources.

www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa /2011/0307/Who-are-Libya-s-s

Next target for bombing practice !

Bombing them will only add oil on the hot plate of ISIS.

Violence is not the answer to violence.

ISIS was created because of the bullying of the US and the destroying of the powers that were controlling the area.

The only way to restore peace in the Middle East is to join forces and rebuild the countries to what they were BEFORE the US came in.

By doing so, the population will no longer support ISIS and ISIS will cease to be.

Instead of spending millions of Euro on taking refugees in, spend the money on rebuilding Iraq and Syria.

Then the world will know peace.

Before the U.S came in the states you mentioned were controlled by tyrannical despots. Intervention was wrong only in having no exit plan. To build a democracy in the way we understand it would require a new Marshall plan taking probably a generation or more. Short of that best not to interfere at all or else appoint your own secular tyrant to keep things under control.

The war against Libya was a result of multiple factions among the Washington warhawk elite, including the Zionists, coming together with the French, British, and German militarists to smash the most modern, secular, independent state in Africa under President Muammar Gaddafi.

The war succeeded in destroying Libya's economy, state, and society. It unleashed scores of armed terrorist groups and uprooted two million black contract workers and Libyan citizens of South Saharan origin forcing them to flee the rampaging militias to the refugee camps of Europe.

The entire war was carried out to the giddy delight of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her "humanitarian interventionist" supporters who were utterly ignorant as to who and what the Libyan "opposition" represented. Eventually, even Hillary's own Ambassador to Libya would be slaughtered by the same victorious US-backed "rebels" in the newly liberated Bengasi.

Gaddafi and his regime were annihilated, eliminating another real adversary of Israel and supporter of Palestinian rights. The US got nothing positive - not even a secure naval, air, or training base - only a dead Ambassador, millions of desperate refugees flooding Europe and thousands of trained and armed jihadists for the next target: Syria.

I thought the Thai smile was extinct , only time they seem happy is when buying something , the smile only lasts until they have your money.

If you're not being facetious, you're clueless as well as shirtless.

You're better off to keep moving until you find somewhere that suits you, I wouldn't believe those who tell you that you need to fight back. Things here can get really ugly really quick, and if things go south you aren't likely to get a lot of sympathy. It's just not worth it.

Good advice from start to finish.

So are Elmar Brok and Werner Langen personally paying her airfare, hotel and shopping expenses, or is it the EU tax payer who is funding this "jolly"

Not to worry... none of the above will have to pay for this junket.

She can always get her "caddy" to foot the bill.

He can afford it.

The EU members clearly hold her in high regard.

The rest of the world sees a democratically elected Prime Minister ousted by a dictator/general who has demonstrated his contempt for human rights and free speech as well as the democratic process several times since seizing power.

Analysts also see a ruling elite that having removed Takhsin himself set plans in motion to ensure no socialist government could ever take power again even when elected by the people of Thailand.

The rice scheme and all the other charges laid at Yinglucks door were orchestrated by the yellows long before they happened in order to oust her and the reds.

Corruption? Maybe, possibly? No area of politics either local or national is free of it as it is embedded in the civil structures whichever style of government has control.

Takhsin shook that system up a bit and they wanted rid of him. Same with his sister.

The same will happen with any red leader whom the people vote in.

The rich will always take care of themselves and their friends at the expense of the majority and that is true the world over but at least people are fooled into believing they have freedom because they are allowed to criticise.

Whatever it takes, no matter how many lies are needed; Yingluck will be banned from politics and have her assets seized.

Do I think that she and her brother are any different from the rest of the so called elites?

Not much, but they were democratically elected and most people in the north east saw a small improvement in their lives during the red reign.

Maybe the voting was rigged? If so, voting for all parties was rigged and thousands of people were paid by both sides but the people chose to vote red.

Take off those dark shades, Dave.

You'll see things a lot more clearly.

Whatever he says would be wrong....

there was no credible threat detected before 9/11 either....

There were many... but they were ignored.

I have moved several times already because of noise and anywhere I go there is always some guy that has to make my life miserable.

Now I am stuck with a guy that plays music several hours per day. Yesterday it went on until 2 am. I complained about it and then they all ganged up on me. I offered to buy him any headphones that he want. He refused. I offered to split to week 50/50. He doesn't want that. And the most shocking part was that some random guy said it was his home so he can do anything he wants and everyone agreed with him. That is just so WRONG. I bet the cops are going to agree with them too.

I just can't believe how ignorant everyone in this country is and you just cant reason with these people. They are selfish. My life is miserable but he doesn't care cause he wants to listen to his music.

spit it out man?

...he swallowed it.

A Thai edition of the Fortean Times would be a fascinating read.

They gave back Gazza as well, and look what gratitude they got for that

Gaza was never theirs to give, and they didn't give it willingly. Gazan resistance made it impossible for them to stay. As for gratitude, would you be grateful to live in a ruined land that had blockaded borders? I think not.

Very good reply.

Concise, factual, and to the point.

Palestinians ,like most Of their faith seem to have nothing but hate in their hearts ,and they prove it day after day after day . They will never be happy until we all worship in their name, evil is as evil does

Complete and utter rubbish.

MOST of the Muslim faith do not have hate, but are just like .....I was going to say "you and me, normal people", but that would be incorrect as you do seem to have hate in your heart for an entire religion.

To say that these posters have hate in their hearts is an oversimplification.

It is calculated propaganda to further an agenda.

I'm sure Assad personally planned the attack. Or so goes the MSM spin.

NATOs gotta find some reason to get boots back on the ground and planes in the air. Start planning the no fly zone and see how well that goes over with the Russians. I'm pretty sure Ash Carter would be happy being the catalyst of WWIII.

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When Johnny comes marching home again,

Hurrah! Hurrah!

We'll give him a hearty welcome then

Hurrah! Hurrah!

The men will cheer and the boys will shout

The ladies they will all turn out

And we'll all feel gay when Johnny comes marching home.

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About the only common sense I've heard lately came from Mike Huckabee who was calling for a coalition of nations, including Russia, to wipe ISIS, Al-Qiada, and radical Islam off the map. I didn't realize that Huckabee actually had a set of cajones.

Sure, Huckabee has cajones... he just lacks brains.

Spy on America for money and become a 'Hero' in Israel. The only reason he was not released MUCH earlier by the political administrations that prevailed during his prison term was the intelligence services who paid the price for his treason were on the brink of mutiny whenever the idea of releasing him was floated. The rank and file of the intelligence community has not yet been totally routed by the Israel First Zionists that rule the political roost in Washington.

Good point - and quite plausible - about why Pollard was kept in the slammer for so long.