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London suggestions for a 10-year-old
rough diamond replied to brewsterbudgen's topic in UK & Europe Topics and Events
For a 10YO kid? Are you joking? -
London suggestions for a 10-year-old
rough diamond replied to brewsterbudgen's topic in UK & Europe Topics and Events
London Eye, Science Museum, Natural History Museum, Madame Tussauds or London Dungeon. Add "Victoria and Albert Museum" IMO. -
British Man Arrested in Thailand After 25-Year Visa Overstay
rough diamond replied to snoop1130's topic in Chiang Mai News
He cannot have worked in the UK long enough to get one given his timescale. -
You did not do to well with the UK heads of services in WW11 Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Portal was Chief of the Air Staff, in the UK during World War II while Harris was Air Officer Commanding RAF Bomber Command in the UK during World War II General Sir Alan Brooke was the Chief of the Imperial General Staff in the UK during World War II and not Montgomery who only won his Desert Rat wars because of ULTRA and never served on the General staff. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound was First Sea Lord till his death in 1943 Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, became First Sea Lord in 1943 having been one of the greatest wartime Admirals in RN history!
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British Man Arrested in Thailand After 25-Year Visa Overstay
rough diamond replied to snoop1130's topic in Chiang Mai News
it is the stupid Immigration laws that need updating/scrapping. TM30, 90 reporting, hand drawn maps etc etc -
UK Pensioners in Thailand Face New Scrutiny Over Pension Fraud
rough diamond replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Where is the link to that claim? -
There were outright winners in WW11 where both protagonists surrendered. The winners took the spoils. (including Russia declaring war on Japan on August 8, 1945; shortly after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively forcing Japan to surrender large areas of Manchuria and other Japanese-controlled territories in the Far East to Russia-some of which are still under dispute today.) That at present is not the case with the ongoing invasion by Russia. If Trump continues to give his best friend Putin the go ahead to declare his own terms to end the Russian invasion then Russia will keep at least, if not more, of what they have already captured. Ukraine would obviously have to retreat from the Kursk region. As a result WW111or Russian/Chinese/North Korean etc expansion will surely follow. This could possibly end up with Trump's dream of the US/Russian/Chinese triumvirate with Trump as it's leader/dictator. I hope to hell I am wrong!!!!!!!!!
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Only the bits of then Europe that they occupied got realigned because the western Allies were too slow to cross the Rhine and slow the Russian advance into Berlin. The Brits blame Paton and the Yanks blame Montgomery for being late and the French blame everyone with their white flags! Eisenhower of course blamed nobody and accepted all the credit since Roosevelt had died and Churchill was out of power.
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The number is immaterial. The possession and the acceptance by the other side of your determination to use them in extremise is what counts. Both France and the UK maintain at least one SSBN on patrol at all times. USA, Russia and China have their own SSBN's on patrol as well. In addition other countries also have their own nuclear weapons which are capable of delivery by various means out with the SSBN scenario. Contrary to false and misleading statements both the French and UK systems are TOTALLY independent of any control or limitations by any other country.
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Everyone BUT Russia wants an end to the war. So why has Trump suddenly split the one alliance that could stop it spreading and thereby creating the foundations for WW111? I suggest it is just the threat of WW111 that brings this about so that he subsequently, without any justification as usual, can claim later that he has brought about peace by creating the new Triumvirate of USA, Russia and China with him as it's unelected dictator!
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British Man Arrested in Thailand After 25-Year Visa Overstay
rough diamond replied to snoop1130's topic in Chiang Mai News
Why should anyone as it is totally pointless and just a bureaucratic job for the boys!