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ANY copy outside the chain of evidence is suspect. Nobody knows where it came from, who had access to it or, for how long. All copies are suspect and therefore worthless.

Do you know if there was anything about Lord Lucan as well.

But the Mona Lisa is only a painting and has no data, plus it is unlikely to be produced as evidence in a court of law.

This makes some good reading for some posters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsk_agreements

quote from your post. 'You are deflecting, as I was referring specifically to Ukrain being "peaceful", when IMO it wasn't'. What is deflecting about the Crimea. It WAS a part of the Ukraine until Russia, under Putin illegally annexed it in 2014. It is only your opinion which is worth the same as mine or any other posters on AN. Unless of course you can back it up with links and facts.

I am not convinced at all. There are or seem to be a few 'genuine' copies floating around. Where did they all come from? IMHO the only 'genuine' article is the one that the FBI have, so to have copies floating around means, to me at least, that those copies were/are illegal, which in turn destroys the validity of the original evidence.

I remember that song (with slightly different words and more verses) from many decades ago along with cold tins of beer, sand everywhere including in the food and your teeth, and the ceiling fans going flat out. 0and many others like it from

I like a man with the courage of his convictions.

Really? Do you truly believe that?

quote 'I've been informed that justice in the US proceeds slowly, so now it can begin to attend to the Biden's.' I have been informed as well, by you thank you very much. ANY investigation of the contents of the laptop MUST be carried out by the proper authorities in the prescribed manner, and certainly NOT by the court of the social media. Any other way will be shot down in a legal court, IF it ever gets that far CBS claim that they have a copy of the laptop. If they do, where did they get it from? Hunter Biden, the legal owner, the guy at the shop who started this, the FBI? How do they 'know' if it genuine or not? As far as I can see the evidence, 'the laptop' is already compromised after 2 years of laying around. Unless it can be proved without a shadow of a doubt it has been secured with only signed for and witnessed access, if I were a judge I would not allow it or anything on it to be entered as evidence in a legal case. And if it gets to court and he is found not guilty, will you accept that verdict?

That is what happens when you believe in a politicians promise. Trusting any politicians words, especially Thai politicians, is like herding 100 cats in the same direction.

It was before Russia, under Putin once again, illegally annexed the Crimea. Now by systematically destroying the infrastructure of the Ukraine, he is once again committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Anyway I thought that you had given up answering my posts.

Thank you for that info. I last left and returned to Thailand in 2009 and have no plans to leave again, however my crystal ball may be in need of a service and recharge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea In 1783, the Russian Empire annexed Crimea after an earlier war with Turkey. Crimea's strategic position led to the 1854 Crimean War and many short lived regimes following the 1917 Russian Revolution. When the Bolsheviks secured Crimea it became an autonomous soviet republic within Russia. During World War II, Crimea was downgraded to an oblast. In 1944 Crimean Tatars were ethnically cleansed and deported under the orders of Joseph Stalin, in what has been described as a cultural genocide. The USSR transferred Crimea to Ukraine on the 300th anniversary of the Pereyaslav Treaty in 1954. After Ukrainian independence in 1991 the central government and Crimea clashed, with the region being granted more autonomy. The Soviet fleet in Crimea was also in contention but a 1997 treaty allowed Russia to continue basing its fleet in Sevastopol. In 2014, the Russians occupied the peninsula and organized an illegal referendum in support of Russian annexation, but most countries recognize Crimea as Ukrainian territory. Nuclear Armageddon has ONLY been threatened by Putin, and not necessarily by the Russian military commanders who DO understand what it means, and to them personally.

Has anybody used them to renew a 10 year UK passport? Mine still has another 18 months to run. I live in rural Kamphaeng Phet and about 350km from VFS in Bangkok. To do it myself would mean 2 overnight trips to Bangkok and TBH, I will be 79 years old at renewal time and I don't really fancy the hassle of travelling and the cost if an agent can do it for me.

Perhaps he still loves her.

How much, if anything is required if you are an expat returning to Thailand? It has been a long time since I left Thailand.

Quote 'Is it really that important which flag flies in the Donbas'? Of COURSE it is important which flag flies over the Donbas region. Ask any Ukrainian citizen who lives there and has roots going back hundreds of years. If you think that President Zelensky, who was freely elected as President of the Sovereign country of the Ukraine, should have no right or control over any peace talks, who do you think should do it? The president of the country which invaded the Ukraine and started the whole thing off?

President Zelensky is NOT as you imply, 'playing' at war, but leading his country in an unprovoked war, which was brought about by the homicidal president Putin of Russia. Russia, under Putin believed that they could invade a sovereign country unopposed, take it over very quickly and enslave the Ukraine and ALL its people, without NATO or the West raising a finger to stop him. It might even have worked but for the Ukrainian military who are willing to keep their homeland free of Russian dictatorship, by giving everything, including their lives to stop him. With the assistance of the West in providing military hardware, not only has the Ukraine stopped the invasion, but shown how 'invincible' the once might Russian military is. Instead of whining about one missile having gone astray, why are you not complaining about Russia destroying the infrastructure of the Ukraine, a war crime on its own, let alone the indiscriminate bombing, shelling and missile attacks on the civilian population, men, women and children of the Ukraine, which, BTW is also yet another war crime? Why are you not condemning the illegal invasion of a peaceful sovereign country?

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You have no idea how well off or not I am, and having had my state pension frozen since 2009, I am equally sure that there are millions of UK citizens far better off than I am. Why would the government ask people about every thing that they do? It matters not which party is in power, they ARE in power until the next election, which they will either win or be booted out. THAT is the time the people get asked. If the party in power does well, they get re-elected, and if not they lose power and control. Your vote may count. My vote won't count until it is supposedly restored next year. If you have a problem you can always start a referendum. This link may give you an idea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referendums_in_the_United_Kingdom I wish you good luck

I do and am quite happy that my taxes go towards helping the people of the Ukraine against the maniac personified, by Putin.

Me as well. I first met my Thai wife in 1993 and we didn't get married until 2000, and I asked her to marry me, but not until I had divorced my first wife.

But I was quoting YOUR post and not any link, so please answer the question I asked. A simple easy yes or no question for you then. Do you actually KNOW millions of people world wide?

quote 'Trump has millions of fans worldwide. As a non american I can confirm its true.' A simple easy yes or no question for you then. Do you actually KNOW millions of people world wide? It is the same as saying that you have thousands of friends on Facebook. In my 50 year career, living and working in 38 countries I probably don't know more than a couple of thousand people personally, and I have no idea of the politics of less than 50 of them.