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Independent Voter | Old Soldier View | Afghanistan Pt II Dec 09

Back in September, I wrote about the crossroads our country is at with the War in Afghanistan (link below). Last night we heard from President Obama on the planned ‘surge’ of troops to the...

8 comments    politics america government
Thailand Crime82

Thailand Crime

Even in beautiful Thailand there are bad guys. Scammers are common in Bangkok There are also motorcycle gangs in Ko Samui. violent street robberies in Pattaya and property frauds in Hua Hin. Things to look out for....

3 comments    travel safety crime
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How to buy Gemstones: Ruby

How to buy gemstones? Ruby? Know ruby before buying, Cut, Clarity, Color, Carat weight... origins Burma, Ceylon....Astrology... Where to buy.. How to evaluate and buy rubies.....

10 comments    advice how to shopping
Mountain Jungle69

Redneck Tale # 12 - The Wacka-Wacka Snake

Larry Hagerty was my good buddy. About the only thing he did wrong was to tell me so many goofy stories. I don’t know from where he got them, but they really tickled the daylights out of me whenever he...

4 comments    humor war world war ii
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Dame Vera Lynn

Born Vera Margaret Welch on the 20th of March 1917, during the final stages of World war 1, in East Ham, London, England, UK. She began singing at the age of seven in a working men's club, and later took...

6 comments    entertainment music history
A real mango tree!81

Lao Folktales : The Mango Tree

A real mango tree! There once a beautiful mango tree that grew in the jungle near a village. Each and every year when its fruit was in season, the children from the village would run into the jungle...

37 comments    food children india
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Shan State Recipes (Thai Yai); Stir Fried Potatoes with Pork. Great Recipes From Burma (Myanmar)

A lot of Burmese migrants work as chefs in my restaurant. The political/economic situation in their country has led to an enormous exodus into Thailand, and much of the labor force in this country is in...

0 comments    shan burma shan state recipes
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Why America and other countries should not Torture

There has been a lot written in the last couple of years about torture. Especially the torture of detainees. detainees we are told are suspects in the war on terror. Yet despite six years in Detention most if...

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GHOSTLY ROCKS ON BURMA LAKE

An Amazing scene in Burma :- WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THIS ? CAN'T SEE ? TILT YOUR HEAD TO THE LEFT AND HAVE A LOOK AT IT AGAIN .............. NOW WITH THE TURN - WHOLE SCENE VERTICLE This is a...

4 comments    photo rock rocks
Myanmarese child awaits aid supplies in the rain in Dedaya, Myanma It's been over a week since nature unleashed its fury on Myanmar. Nargis came, swept people off their feet and left them desolate and in despair.73

Nargis Cyclone Disaster Photos - Heart Breaking Pics From Myanmar

Cyclone Nargis (JTWC designation: 01B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis) was a strong tropical cyclone that caused the deadliest natural disaster in the recorded history of Burma (officially...

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