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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostTamil Tigers, I love that. It's really good alliteration for a resistance group, If I was going to be a terrorist I would rather be a Tamil Tiger than in boring Al Quaeda.
I would like to join the 'Contractors Contras' or the 'Freelance Frenzy'Comment
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Maybe i've not been paying enough attention to the papers, but what have the UK govt got to do with this business in Sri Lanka?Comment
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Originally posted by Cheshire Cat View PostMaybe i've not been paying enough attention to the papers, but what have the UK govt got to do with this business in Sri Lanka?How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Didn't Milliband tell the Sri Lankans to lay off attacking the Tamil Tigers? Or it might have been the other way round, who knows. Anyway, he stuck his oar in and upset one lot.Comment
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I strongly disagree with burning effigies of Milliband, the real thing would be much more fun. Those ears would really flare up.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by Cheshire Cat View PostMaybe i've not been paying enough attention to the papers, but what have the UK govt got to do with this business in Sri Lanka?
I'm paraphrasing here of course."Israel, Palestine, Cats." He Said
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Originally posted by NickNick View PostIIRC the UK govt brought the Tamils in as cheap labour to build in SL. When the work was finished, the Tamils then didn't get what they were promised and were left to rot.
I'm paraphrasing here of course.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Originally posted by NickNick View PostIIRC the UK govt brought the Tamils in as cheap labour to build in SL. When the work was finished, the Tamils then didn't get what they were promised and were left to rot.
I'm paraphrasing here of course.
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("")("") Born to Drink. Forced to WorkComment
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Originally posted by Troll View PostWhere were they bought in from?Comment
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