Re: Exploding pagers

On Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:46:23 +0200, Gerhard Hoffmann <dk4xp@arcor.de>
wrote:

Am 18.09.24 um 22:06 schrieb john larkin:

On Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:34:48 -0000 (UTC), Cursitor Doom
<cd999666@notformail.com> wrote:

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The Brits partitioned the area into Jewish and Arab regions, and the
UN agreed. And then a bunch of Muslim countries attacked Israel. And
lost.

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What is the fucking biz of the Brits to partition this region?
Everywhere on the world where there are straight frontiers the Brits
are not far away. That means that the people who used to live there
do not have any influence. As much as your Grand-Grand-GrandPa hat on
the food exports from Ireland during the famine.
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No, having a king-sized base near the Suez channel is no justification.
But then, it would take more time to call their underlings from Nepals,
India, Africa or down under for help.
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And what has the UN to say? An organization with veto countries, a club
of the mighty with payed claqueurs, oohh, democracy..

Given that some people and countries were serfs of a colonial empire,
the ex-British colonies sure seem to do best.