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Trump Mocks France Over WWII Commemorations, Urges Greater U.S. Recognition
Without the successful British and French evacuation at Dunkirk, with the Germans held back by a French rearguard who knew what was coming, there would have been no War to win. Without the Battle of Britain being won by the British, there would have been no War to win. Without an El Alamein win, Without British materiel to a retreating USSR, there would have been no Eastern Front, Germany would have been in control of the entire Middle East, and the pro-Nazi uprising in Iraq would have succeeded. Without US materiel, there would have been no Soviet fight back. Without emigre German and Austrian scientiss, British scientists and American scientists, there would have been no Atomic Bomb. Without the work of two Australian chemical engineers, there would have been no penicillin for D-Day, and casualties would have been much higher. What if the landings in Sicily were a disaster; we have much to thank Paddy Mayne and his boys. What if Heisenberg had managed Neils Bohr to help? The calculations on critical mass might have been different, and there might have been a German A-Bomb. Without US intervention, would WW2 have resulted in a Nazi victory? Debatable because American intervention meant other events didn't happen, that could have happened. The Nazi political system was a rotten system, so its possible it would have collapsed in on itself. US non-involvement might have included supplying Britain. We know what happened, but there is no such certainty what might have happened. The War was driven by moments of luck, or mistake, of genius, all individual acts. What if Eisenhower hadn't been Allied Commander? Arguably, he had the qualities, evidenced by his later performance as President, to manage the various personalities on the Allied side. -
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UN Aviation Body Holds Russia Responsible for MH17 Tragedy
Philippines were members of the ICC when Duterte allegedly committed the offences -
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Analysis Quake Risk Lurking Under Bangkok: Fault Lines Spell Trouble
20 000 + die on Thailands roads and no one gives a damn. Why would they enforce building regulations ? -
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Crime Thai Sailors Convicted in Nigeria Cocaine Trafficking, Vessel Fined ฿148M
The linked article fron Punch newspaper says they are free to go after paying the "restitution". Sounds more like "tea money" to me. It will be intersting to hear of the verdicts on the Nigerian crew. -
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UN Aviation Body Holds Russia Responsible for MH17 Tragedy
The ICC exists where sovereign powers cannot or will not prosecute. -
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Report Israeli Tourist Busted for Selling Magic Mushrooms on Koh Samui
False. Worked in a hospital and two people I knew ended up in the ER at different times. You could argue they should have went to a psychiatric facility instead of the ER but they would have been evaluated medically first there anyway. They are safer than opiates and other hard drugs for sure. But there are definitely risks especially for those psychologically compromised, a condition commonly found in westerners in Thailand. I remember people laughing and giggling while chugging mushroom tea like it was a big joke and telling them your going to be very sorry in about three hours. And they were. Also see "Adverse experiences resulting in emergency medical treatment seeking following the use of magic mushrooms" "The most prevalent symptoms were psychological in nature, namely anxiety/panic and paranoia/suspiciousness. These are consistent with previous reports of the nature of adverse reactions to psilocybin and other psychedelics and have been discussed in depth elsewhere (Barrett et al., 2016; Van Amsterdam et al., 2011). However, a number of concerning physiological symptoms also occurred; passing out or going unconscious, difficulty breathing and seizures were reported by 37%, 32% and 26%, respectively. While difficulty breathing is commonly related to panic and anxiety, aetiology behind the two others is less clear. Rapid changes in blood pressure induced either directly by the drug or by psychological reactions, as well as dehydration or undernutrition are plausible triggers for losing consciousness under psilocybin"
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