JingerBen

I hate to rain on the Israel hater's bonfire, but the Mullahs are shortly going to bet removed, and I suspect it will be Saudi Arabia and the GCC doing most of the heavy lifting. Israel knows about this and is in cahoots.

http://www.thomaswictor.com/israel-confirms-death-to-the-mullahs/

Ladies and Gentlemen, Israel is working closely with our Arab peace partners to address our common security challenges from Iran and also the security challenges from ISIS and from others. We are also working with other states in the Middle East as well as countries in Africa, in Asia and beyond. Many in our region know that both Iran and ISIS are our common enemies. And when your enemies fight each other, don’t strengthen either one—weaken both.

For those paying attention the Iran 'deal' has accelerated seismic changes happening in the Middle East. The Iranian leaders stated Israel won't exist in 25 years time. I suspect the Iranian Mullocracy won't last 10% of that time.

The Iran deal is a diversion - a red herring.

What really scares the Zionists is the prospect of Iran playing a more prominent economic, military, and diplomatic role in the region.

That is already starting to happen, and there is nothing that Israel can do about it.

Zionist attitudes are constantly refracted through a prism of captivating nonsense about "existential threats" and "judeophobia".

Those tactics aren't working as well as they used to.

IDK, my brother married, got divorced five years later, now he has to pay 1500 euro/month for child support, that's 60k baht.

If you divorce your Thai wife you pay a fraction and perhaps loose a 1 million baht house, really not such a bad deal.

The point, western women are a lot more expensive.

So true, dennis.

That's one of the lessons that you learn in Thailand.

It seems there is speculation on whether or not her mummy was actually found. The problem being is they have no conclusive DNA evidence linking to any of her known (or presumed) family. In the one tomb, a mummy known as "The Younger Lady" has been identified as not only Tutankhamun's mother, but also as the sister of his father Akhenaten (making King Tut the inbred son of his father's incestuous liaisons.) That pretty much rules The Younger Lady out as being Nefertiti though there are still some who think she could be the same person.

It seems things were a little confused back then as some also believe Nefertiti may have ruled as a pharaoh after her husband (also Akhenaten - he had a lot of royal wives in his day it seems) died. It seems there was a pharaoh (Neferneferuaten) that ruled while Tutankamun was a child but much of the history of that time was destroyed. It has been suggested that Neferneferuaten may have been either Nefertiti herself or her daughter (Meritaten). However it has been difficult to prove concisely. It also seems that a number of the female mummies from that period show evidence of violence suggesting that they were murdered. The pharaohs that followed after Tutankhamun put a lot of effort into erasing all traces of the monotheistic reign his father started as well as (apparently) eliminating various family members and any records of them.

Another problem that could very well exist is that it seems Tutankhamun was buried in the tomb meant for Ay in the East Valley of the Kings while Ay was buried in the tomb meant for Tutankhamun in the West Valley of the Kings. That could very well mean that any hidden chambers in "King Tut's" tomb could have been for members of Ay's family that died before Tutankhamun.

(It is thought that Tut died before his tomb was completed so he was buried in the tomb Ay had been preparing for himself, which would account for why Tut's tomb was relatively small for someone of his stature, as it was meant for Ay who was a Grand Vizier but not an actual "royal"). After Ay managed to claim the throne for himself - despite apparently not being the rightful heir or even in the line of succession - he obviously took over the tomb meant for Tutankhamun. Ay held the throne in part by marrying Tutankhamun's widow (Ankhesenamun - sound familiar ?).

Very interesting but also very confusing.

For sure. It is my favourite period of human history and even though much of it was "written in stone" a lot of it is still hidden or, in many cases, erased. I think it was Zahi Hawass (former Director of Antiquities) that stated some years ago that 90% of Egypt's "treasures" remain buried beneath the sands. All over Egypt at different sites you can see where carvings have been altered or chiselled to hide their original design as different pharaohs fell out of favour or were overthrown/deposed of. Recreating the history often relies on limited information and fragments of stone. Still, they've been able to sort out a great deal of it, with the help of scholars/explorers/archaeologists and Egyptologists from around the world. So much history has been lost, and so much more waits to be discovered !

The one problem I had when I was touring the various sites was that the tour guides were very limited in their knowledge. They actually go to university to study being a tour guide as a career but it seems that, besides learning a language and the general "basics" of Egyptian history, they know very little about many of the sites. Obviously they can't be experts in all aspects of every site, even if they confine themselves to a relatively small area of the country. I would have preferred to go to a site and then hire a guide who was an expert in that particular site rather than someone who knew how to get there and where the "main" attraction was.

For example I went to the Cairo museum with one guide and while looking at the Tutankhamun exhibit she pointed out a case containing a number of walking sticks that had been found in his tomb. She mentioned that "they" weren't sure why they had been in the tomb. I mentioned that it had been reported that examinations of his mummy revealed he had broken his leg a short time before his death (it is also considered by some to perhaps have resulted in his death, possibly by infection). It seemed rather obvious that if he'd broken his leg he'd have needed "walking sticks" and that they would have been included in his grave goods as he would have needed them in the "afterlife" as well. My guide just kind of shook her head and said something like "I don't know anything about that". (More recent speculation is that Tut suffered from spina bofida which would have also explained the need for the walking sticks.)

She wouldn't go into the "mummy" room either where a number of mummies are on display in glass cases. I asked her a question about Egyptian gods and she immediately started whispering the "There is no god but Allah and Mohhamed is his prophet" line.

At Djoser's Step Pyramid my guide informed me that there wasn't any chambers inside it. I then asked if that was the case why was there a number of logs evenly spaced at about head height with just the (worn) ends sticking out on one wall ? To me it looked like they were supports for a interior ceiling of a room (recall that Djoser's pyramid was built with much smaller stones than the later, larger pyramids of Giza). I also noted that there were a couple of spots that seem to have been covered up with smaller, newer bricks as though they were covering holes that had been cut into the sides of the structure (perhaps by grave robbers searching for inner chambers like they did at the Giza pyramids). Again - the guide didn't have a clue. (I really, really wanted to take a sample of the wood and try to get it carbon dated but that would have been somewhat difficult.)

(When I did my second tour of various sites in Cairo I didn't bother with a guide at all. Next time I probably won't use a guide either, just a driver to get me around and translate. So much to see and do, so little time, so sad.)

Informative and interesting posts.

Thank you very much.

You can learn more about women, and learn it faster, in Thailand than you can in Farangland.

Don't let a few bad experiences discourage you. Carry on with your education.

The Asian '97 crash started in Thailand with the collapse of a single bank (BCCI) which brought down all the other Thai finance companies. I think over 100 went under then. if I remember correctly.

This could be a repeat given the state of oversupply in the property market,just as in '97, and the dollar debt that backed it up. At least this time the Thai baht is floating so the collapse may be spread over months rather than days. But I think the Thaitanic is doomed yet again.

Not really, BCCI was something else entirely.

It was the Bank of Crooks and Conmen International if I remember correctly.

"Wolfsburg is as dependent on the auto sector as Detroit was in its heyday."

Michael Wilkens of the Wolfsburg Chamber of Commerce said: "What is happening now is certainly a difficult phase, but the hope is that VW will come out of it stronger."

You'd better hope so, Mike. Have you been to Detroit recently?

A very positive development, and one that will show the Palestinians that they have recourse to international law.

This is the way to fight Israeli aggression as opposed to stones and homemade rockets.

Israel by its actions is isolating itself in the same way that apartheid South Africa did not so long ago.

I was in almost exactly the same situation a short while ago.

To get a non-immigrant "O" visa I flew to Udon Thani and then on to Vientaine where I got what I wanted without any problems.

That's the way I did it. However you do it, I wish you good luck.

All he had to do to achieve a success in New York was not to make a fool of himself.

Frank Sinatra could have told him...

If I can make it there

I can make it anywhere

It's up to you

New York, New York.

These maps cut through the fog of propaganda about the nonexistence of Palestine.

Of course, Dan.

The obsessive Israel demonizers continue to push the big lie that Jews are invading "white people" who have colonized Israel and oppressed the "non-white" people, when Jews are actually INDIGENOUS PEOPLE of Israel. The connection of the land of Israel to the Jewish people is for real and without question.

Diaspora Jews throughout the ages have said Next Year in Jerusalem.

Not Next Year in Boca Raton.

"Next year in Jerusalem" was the Zionist dream.

'Next year in Boca Raton" was the reality for most of them.

Use small amounts of several types of bait.

Some good examples posted already.

That has always worked for me.

Dr Surin's reference to roses in his misquote of Shakespeare is to the point.

Even more to the point would be an old Thai proverb translated as : "A snake that sheds its skin is still a snake."

Struggles in deed, and that because Israel, unlike other counties in the region and around the world, doesn't open fire on protesters

killing many and wounding many others, had Israel did that, all those ' braves' I want to be a martyr would be dead now and the

world would be screaming blue murder Israel is a moral country with all the right to protect it's people, borders and existence...

Borders? We ain't got no stinkin' borders.

Who screwed up Iran and Iraq? The USA. Agreed Sadam was not a nice person but you didnt have the situation that exists now. In Vietnam you caused a lot of bloodshed and at the end of the day was runner up.

Get real about this, the USA is hated around the world for the way it acts.

I certainly don't hate them, just don't trust them as much as I did before. It was only about oil, the others who said it back then were right and I was wrong.

Yes, of course oil played a part in the invasion of Iraq, but there were other geopolitical factors involved.

To say it was just oil is oversimplifying it.

Another fiasco to add to the long list.

We haven't decisively won a war since 1945.

It sounds like a very worthy cause.

A little more publicity would be in order... starting with the name of the foundation.

The fact that the Palestinian flag is flying at the UN is good news for the 4.5 million people whose very existence has been denied by Zionist zealots who steal their land and drive their families into refugee camps.

You are the one who tried falsely comparing the victims of Nazi aggression to the aggressors in the Israel conflict. The Palestinian Arabs started the violence and started the whole conflict. Learn some history instead of posting such ignorant pap.

Really? The Palestinian Arabs are the ones who invaded their own country, ran their grandparents out of their homes, and have kept the Palestinians in refugee camps for generations?

Hear, hear!

One simple fact like that can demolish the propaganda house-of-cards that has been so painstakingly erected by the radical Zionists.

It's a tragic incident which is hard to avoid when dealing with terrorist insurgencies.

Drones make similar mistakes, though In this case an aerial view of Sombreros might have given an operator a clue they were Mexican tourists not terrorists.

"Tragic incident... hard to avoid... drones make similar mistakes."

Those terms sound familiar from Israeli and American military sources at their press briefings.

555. Last week they said he went from Bangladesh to China. These guys are aces.

"These guys" are the Bangladeshi police who gave that erroneous info first.

...but don't let that get in the way of a little gratuitous Thai-bashing.

Shoot first. Ask questions later. Too bothersome to intercept? Hope murder charges are laid upon the Commander who ordered the attack.

Don't bet on that ever happening.

It would provoke a backlash in the military.

Get a grip Larry... you're just peed-off.

But in perspective a long way from the black days of 1997 when the Baht hit 45 and the SET was 250 ( and used Mercs were going for 10 cents on the $)

Didn't the baht drop to around 55 to the US$ at that time?

Not sure... as they say, "If you can remember the good ol' days in Thailand, you weren't there."

Decriminalize it. I hope their efforts prevail.

Agreed.

Their efforts may prevail eventually if they go about it in the right way.

"Royal Thai Police commissioner Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuong said that the motive of the deadly bomb attack at Ratchaprasong as a personal revenge, ruling out a possibility of international terrorism.

He said from the questioning of the foreign bomb suspect, the motive of the bombing was to take revenge for his friends and relatives who were deported by Thai authorities recently."

The above from a previous report. Then we get the truth......

"- Is the man talking? -

No. Police say they began their interrogation at 7am Sunday but so far he is being uncooperative."

OK some nonsense from the police, but they may have communication recorded.

And the found him, that alone is a good job......

Agreed.

Obviously it's a breakthrough for the RTP.

Whether it came from a tip off or methodical police work, they got someone of interest.

It's a start.