l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 1 By Megan Scully
Updated: June 21, 2011 | 5:15 p.m.
June 21, 2011 | 1:54 p.m.
In a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, the Senate on Tuesday voted
unanimously to confirm CIA chief Leon Panetta as the next Defense secretary.
Panetta, who sailed through his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed
Services Committee earlier this month, will succeed Robert Gates at the
Pentagon on July 1 during a particularly crucial time for the Defense
Department, both at home and overseas.
From his first day... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 2 By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) -- Voting in election runoffs for Egypt's first parliament since
Hosni Mubarak's ouster resumed on Wednesday without the long lines outside
polling centers seen in previous rounds of the staggered vote.
The balloting comes amid growing calls for the ruling military to step down
and allow the next parliament to form a national unity government that would
take over the reins of power until a new president is elected before the
end of June. Another scen... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 3 Hawaiian ex-lawmaker goes from serving in Washington to Afghanistan vetting
suspected Taliban
WASHINGTON — While other candidates for Congress have spent the past six
months wooing voters and donors, former Rep. Charles Djou of Hawaii took a
detour through Afghanistan where he was part of a team responsible for
interrogating suspected Taliban fighters and determining who should be
detained or freed.
Congress is made up of numerous veterans who served during war time.
( Kent Nishimura / Ass... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 4 by Eric Estevez
Bring our troops home.
I am an original supporter of the war in Afghanistan and I’d still be a
supporter if I had any trust in those in office. The big networks are now
talking about when to withdraw. The truth is that civilians and those in
the media aren’t qualified to come up with withdrawal plans. They are
basing their decisions on what the Sunday paper is reporting. Clearly,
thats not right.
The #1 reason that I want a withdrawal is not because I’m an expert on war
or fo... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 5 Jamie M. Fly — April 2012
Following the killing of American soldiers and the recent protests sparked
by the accidental burning of Korans by coalition forces, Republican
presidential candidate Newt Gingrich went so far as to suggest that the
United States should abandon Afghanistan unless the Afghans apologize,
adding that we should tell them, “figure out how to live your own miserable
life.” This is the increasingly frequent refrain of war-weary
conservatives who question President Barack Obama’... 阅读全帖 |
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B*****t
发帖数: 820 | 6 【 以下文字转载自 WaterWorld 讨论区 】
发信人: Birtnat (Birth of a Nation), 信区: WaterWorld
标 题: 泥鸽威武：Chicago More Dangerous than Kabul
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Jun 17 13:41:59 2012, 美东)
As Chicago residents face a murder rate that, thus far this year, is worse
than U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the Chicago Police Department has assigned
at least 100 officers to secure the wedding of White House advisor Valerie
Jarrett's daughter.
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia
and Sasha a... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 7 by wheatington
According to the usurper in the White House, our Afghani allies would stop
attacking our troops if only they were more sensitive to Afghan kulture. I
know the usurper believes this because he has commissioned a new Handbook
for Troops, a 75 page dressing down of anyone who thinks that Islamic
doctrine has anything to do with the 36 attacks by so-called Afghani allies
which have killed 63 American soldiers.
I’ve ditched that cute little green on blue label which is an attempt ... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 8 By ADAM NOSSITER
BAMAKO, Mali — The four-day hostage crisis in the Sahara reached a bloody
conclusion on Saturday as the Algerian Army carried out a final assault on
the gas field taken over by Islamist militants, killing most of the
remaining kidnappers and raising the total of hostages killed to at least 23
, Algerian officials said.
Although the government declared an end to the militants’ siege, the
authorities believed that a handful of jihadists were most likely hiding
somewhere in the spr... 阅读全帖 |
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m********8
发帖数: 7463 | 9 The deployment of US and NATO aviation, ships and troops raises concerns,
Russia’s Chief of General Staff told his American counterpart. In a phone
conversation the two also spoke of Russian military exercises and “
substantial” Ukrainian troop buildup.
“Our concern is caused by an increase of US air force and the American
military personnel in the Baltic, Poland, and also the Alliance's ships in
the Black Sea,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement, quoting General
Valery Gerasimov. NATO war... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 10 11:21 AM, Sep 11, 2014 • By DANIEL HALPER
In deciding how to destroy ISIS, President Obama has rejected the "best
military advice." The advice was recently given to the commander in chief
from his military leaders.
"Responding to a White House request for options to confront the Islamic
State, Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top commander of U.S. forces in the Middle
East, said that his best military advice was to send a modest contingent of
American troops, principally Special Operations forces, t... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 12 By Lee Edwards | May 22, 2015 | 4:07 PM EDT
For more than three decades, they have sought out and killed Americans. In
1983, in one of the first major anti-American attacks, they bombed the
Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 American servicemen. In 1992, they
used bombs to kill two people in Aden, Yemen, in hopes of killing American
troops that might be passing through. In February 1993, they used a truck-
based explosive to try and topple the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan.
They fail... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 13 【 以下文字转载自 Arizona 讨论区 】
发信人: lczlcz (lcz), 信区: Arizona
标 题: AZ新州长反恐反毒做的不错啊
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Nov 23 18:43:00 2015, 美东)
Published on CNS News http://www.cnsnews.com
Arizona governor wants major new spending on border security
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday he wants the Legislature
to approve "tens of millions of dollars" in new funding for a border
security force made up of state police, a move intended to address border
smuggling even as immigration and terrorism worries... 阅读全帖 |
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l*y
发帖数: 21010 | 14 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: ldy (大才001), 信区: Military
标 题: Obama的告别State of the Union Address演讲全文！太精彩了！
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Jan 14 01:37:09 2016, 美东)
Remarks of President Barack Obama – State of the Union Address As Delivered
The White House is once again making the full text of the State of the
Union widely available online. The text, as prepared for delivery, is also
available on Medium and Facebook notes, continuing efforts to meet people
where they are and make the speech as accessible as... 阅读全帖 |
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b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 15 Troops favor Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as the next
commander in chief, according to a new survey by Military Times.
Trump took first place, with 27 percent of troops surveyed in a poll of 931
active-duty troops, reservists and members of the National Guard.
Sanders came in a close second at 22 percent, according to the poll
published Tuesday. Meanwhile, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton
received a little more than 11 percent support.
The results, while unscientific, off... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 12623 | 16 Hillary will send troops to die for her Jew bosses.
Sanders will disarm the troops.
Trump will make the military strong and make the troops proud.
[在 rackyfx (bomei) 的大作中提到：]
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j*********r
发帖数: 24733 | 17 英文原文，Cited from page 273 to page 286
Charles W. Sweeney, et al., War's End: An Eyewitness Account of
America's Last Atomic Mission, July 6, 1999, Quill Press
此书Amazon有售
http://www.amazon.com/Wars-End-Eyewitness-Account-Americas/dp/0
Testimony of Major General Charles W. Sweeney, U.S.A.F. (Ret.)
delivered before the United States Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration – hearings on the Smithsonian Institution: Management
Guidelines for the Future, May 11, 1995.
I am Major General Charles W.... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 18 Deep State Drama鈥娾鈥奙cMaster Using Leaks to Fake News to Push Out Steve
Bannon; Sexual Harassment at NSC
鈥淚f I see Steve again, it鈥檚 going to get physical!鈥National Security
Advisor H.R. McMaster was heard screaming from his office two weeks ago.
McMaster hates Bannon, who opposes a ground war in Syria, and is using his
contacts in fake media to push stories about drama happening between Jared
Kushner and Bannon.
Petraeus, Saudi money, and McMaster.
Disgraced former CIA director David Petraeus ma... 阅读全帖 |
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t******r
发帖数: 8600 | 19 Trump Further Entrenches US Military Involvement in Somalia
Common Dreams鈥- 18 灏忔椂鍓br />
Two weeks after President Donald Trump gave military officials wider
authority for conducting airstrikes ...
VOA Exclusive: Dozens More US Troops Deployed to Somalia Voice of America
Why did Donald Trump just send dozens of troops to Somalia? Quartz
US to Send Troops to Somalia Amid Blowback Foreign Policy (blog)
CNN - Chicago Tribune
銆鍦CoolTeeth(灏忕煶澶 鐨勫ぇ浣滀腑鎻愬埌: 銆br />
: 杩欐槸鎼炰粈涔堬
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T**********e
发帖数: 29576 | 20 阿富汗增个球兵，赶紧都撤了每年省几百亿。
Steve Bannon is right on Afghanistan
Dan DePetris
The trio known in foreign policy circles as the adults of the Trump
administration wants the president to send more American soldiers into
Afghanistan. Defense Secretary James Mattis, National Security Adviser H.R.
McMaster, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are advocating for yet
another troop increase less than three years after the U.S. officially
transferred all security responsibility to the Afghans. But it’s Steve
Ba... 阅读全帖 |
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T**********e
发帖数: 29576 | 21 This pic convinced Trump to keep US troops in Afghanistan
National security adviser HR McMaster used a 1972 photo of Afghan
women wearing miniskirts to help convince President Trump to stay the course
in Afghanistan, according to a report on Tuesday.
McMaster showed the president a black-and-white photograph of three
women walking down a Kabul street in miniskirts to convince him that
Western culture had once thrived in Afghanistan and could again, the
Washington Post report... 阅读全帖 |
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b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 22 The Pentagon on Tuesday said the 5,200 troops to be sent to the border
beginning this week is is expected to rise.
“What I can confirm is there will be additional force over and above the 5,
239, the magnitude of that difference I don’t have an answer for you,” U.S
. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command head Gen.
Terrence O'Shaughnessy told reporters at the Pentagon.
O'Shaughnessy added that the final number of troops is “undetermined,” and
will change as the Pentagon “r... 阅读全帖 |
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r**********n
发帖数: 5281 | 23 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: llcare (剑华), 信区: Military
标 题: 美军兵变，特朗普总统急需支援
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Nov 3 07:34:15 2018, 美东)
Pentagon rejected request for troops it viewed as emergency law enforcement
Washington (CNN) — When the Trump administration first asked the
Pentagon
to send troops to the southern border, the administration wanted the troops
to take on duties that Department of Defense officials viewed as law
enforcement functions, CNN has learned.
The Pentagon said no.
According to t... 阅读全帖 |
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F**********y
发帖数: 10265 | 24 你说的那种cookie应该是samoas
我做过cookie mom, 今年还是。一盒girl scout cookie是4刀，是官方统一定价，销售
方留$0.65做自己troop的活动资金。所以除非你找到troop（通常troop leader都是老
美妈妈，不太可能会同意这种事情）愿意给你回扣，基本没有办法
还有你一次要买多少？我们这里销售额高的一个孩子就可以卖出去上百盒 |
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M*****8
发帖数: 17722 | 25 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: MB80528 (肥猫(Contrarian)[食MM而肥]), 信区: Military
标 题: TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Oct 15 19:01:18 2011, 美东)
TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY
The bacillus subtilis was discovered by the Nazi German medical corps in
1941, toward the end of their African campaign. At the time, the German
military victory was at its height. But the German high command became
genuinely alarmed when hundreds upon hundreds of soldiers in North Africa
suddenly began dying every week. O... 阅读全帖 |
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w***h
发帖数: 112 | 26 total world wide oil consumption is 93 million bbl / day
china consumption maybe 12 million bbl / day
given oil at 60 USD / bbl
which means 250 billion USD off the table
FYI, Afghanistan War Costs Summary Table (in billions)
FY Cost of Afghanistan War DoD Budget Increase VA Budget Increase
Total Boots on Ground* Comments
2001 $29.3 $6.5 $1.5 $37.3 9,700 9/11. Taliban falls.
2002 $22.8 $40.8 $1.5 $65.1 9,700
2003 $68.4 $36... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 27 Published on CNS News http://www.cnsnews.com
Arizona governor wants major new spending on border security
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday he wants the Legislature
to approve "tens of millions of dollars" in new funding for a border
security force made up of state police, a move intended to address border
smuggling even as immigration and terrorism worries emerge as potent 2016
political issues.
The Republican governor said his new plan to target smuggling along the
Arizona b... 阅读全帖 |
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M*****8
发帖数: 17722 | 28 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: MB80528 (肥猫(Contrarian)[食MM而肥]), 信区: Military
标 题: TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Oct 15 19:01:18 2011, 美东)
TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY
The bacillus subtilis was discovered by the Nazi German medical corps in
1941, toward the end of their African campaign. At the time, the German
military victory was at its height. But the German high command became
genuinely alarmed when hundreds upon hundreds of soldiers in North Africa
suddenly began dying every week. O... 阅读全帖 |
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G*******9
发帖数: 4371 | 29 发信人: agostic (π-packing), 信区: Military
标 题: (中英文)原子弹下无冤魂：B29飞行员查尔斯•斯韦尼将军1995国会演讲
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Aug 15 20:13:42 2012, 美东)
只有记忆才能带来真正的原谅，而遗忘就可能冒重复历史的危险。
One can only forgive by remembering. And to forget, is to risk repeating
history.
学英文是为了更好地了解历史。文章很长，有兴趣学英语同时了解历史的同学，希望耐
心地看完（也可以拷贝下来仔细研读）。不仅仅是学英语，更重要的是学如何写作，如
何摆事实，讲道理，反驳质疑。可以学的东西(中英文)原子弹下无冤魂：B29飞行员查
尔斯•斯韦尼将军1995国会演讲很多，就看你是否能够用心去领悟。这是一篇难
得的informative/historical/linguastic article. Enjoy and welcome to comment.
(中英文)原子弹下无冤魂：B29... 阅读全帖 |
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B*V
发帖数: 3365 | 30 http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-retired-gen-norman-schwarzkopf-
AP source: Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies
By By RICHARD PYLE and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Associated Press – 10 mins ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an
illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international
coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept
a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf War against Iraq,
died Thursday. He was 78.... 阅读全帖 |
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b*s
发帖数: 82482 | 31 来自主题: LeisureTime版 - 求艺术电影 当时的天气情况：
Only 10 days each month were suitable for launching the operation: a day
near the full Moon was needed both for illumination during the hours of
darkness and for the spring tide, the former to illuminate navigational
landmarks for the crews of aircraft, gliders and landing craft, and the
latter to provide the deepest possible water to help safe navigation over
defensive obstacles placed by the German forces in the surf on the seaward
approaches to the beaches. A full moon occurred on 6 ... 阅读全帖 |
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a****5
发帖数: 10854 | 32 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry_in_the_Middle_Ages
the most common infantry throughout the early medieval period were peasants
and commoners who were obliged to fight for the local lord, due to their
place in the feudal system. They were often unarmoured or lightly armoured
and fought either with simple agricultural or hunting tools such as axes and
long knives, or with a spear and shield. In some circumstances they were
expected to bring and maintain their own equipment. At other times th... 阅读全帖 |
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l***o
发帖数: 7937 | 33 发信人: luobo (菠萝), 信区: ChinaNews
标 题: 《华尔街日报》关于郎郎白宫演奏《我的祖国》的评论
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Jan 22 09:53:24 2011, 美东)
Lang Lang’s Performance at the White House: Display Of Harmony Or Subtle
Dis?
Pianist Lang Lang in many ways embodies the Sino-American comity that both
President Hu Jintao and President Barack Obama emphasized during their
summit this past week—which is no doubt why he was chosen to perform at the
White House state dinner for Mr. Hu on Wednesday.
Born in China, Mr. Lang went to the U.S. a... 阅读全帖 |
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B*****t
发帖数: 820 | 34 As Chicago residents face a murder rate that, thus far this year, is worse
than U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the Chicago Police Department has assigned
at least 100 officers to secure the wedding of White House advisor Valerie
Jarrett's daughter.
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia
and Sasha arrived in Chicago Friday evening ahead of the Saturday wedding of
Laura Jarrett, which will be held in a backyard in the city's Kenwood
neighborhood. And that wedding ... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****c
发帖数: 3525 | 35 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: agostic (π-packing), 信区: Military
标 题: (中英文)原子弹下无冤魂：B29飞行员查尔斯•斯韦尼将军1995国会演讲
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Aug 15 20:13:42 2012, 美东)
只有记忆才能带来真正的原谅，而遗忘就可能冒重复历史的危险。
One can only forgive by remembering. And to forget, is to risk repeating
history.
学英文是为了更好地了解历史。文章很长，有兴趣学英语同时了解历史的同学，希望耐
心地看完（也可以拷贝下来仔细研读）。不仅仅是学英语，更重要的是学如何写作，如
何摆事实，讲道理，反驳质疑。可以学的东西(中英文)原子弹下无冤魂：B29飞行员查
尔斯•斯韦尼将军1995国会演讲很多，就看你是否能够用心去领悟。这是一篇难
得的informative/historical/linguastic article. Enjoy and welcome to ... 阅读全帖 |
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s**********e
发帖数: 33562 | 36 英文wiki有全部参加分列式的部队番号。外军就这四家：
Composite Honor Guards Battalion of the Polish Armed Forces
2nd Coy. 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, British Army
18th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
Normandie-Niemen Air Regiment, French Air Force
154th Moscow Garrison Commandant's Honor Guard Regiment and Color Guards
Colors Party composed of:
Flag of Russia
Victory Banner
Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Combined Honor Guards Company of... 阅读全帖 |
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m****s
发帖数: 18160 | 37 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
Dramaer (不要问我从那里来) 于 (Fri Oct 22 12:02:52 2010, 美东) 提到:
Act 1：1-11 Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven
1In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and
to teach 2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving
instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3After
his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing
proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days
... 阅读全帖 |
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w*********r
发帖数: 3382 | 38 VICTIMS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
"WONDERFUL EVENTS THAT TESTIFY TO GOD'S DIVINE GLORY"
Listed are only events that solely occurred on command or participation of
church authorities or were committed in the name of Christianity. (List
incomplete)
Ancient Pagans
As soon as Christianity became legal in the Roman Empire by imperial edict (
315), more and more pagan temples were destroyed by Christian mob. Pagan
priests were killed.
Between 315 and 6th century thousands of pagan believers were slain.
E... 阅读全帖 |
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w*********r
发帖数: 3382 | 39 VICTIMS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
"WONDERFUL EVENTS THAT TESTIFY TO GOD'S DIVINE GLORY"
Listed are only events that solely occurred on command or participation of
church authorities or were committed in the name of Christianity. (List
incomplete)
Ancient Pagans
As soon as Christianity became legal in the Roman Empire by imperial edict (
315), more and more pagan temples were destroyed by Christian mob. Pagan
priests were killed.
Between 315 and 6th century thousands of pagan believers were slain.
E... 阅读全帖 |
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M*****8
发帖数: 17722 | 40 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: MB80528 (肥猫(Contrarian)[食MM而肥]), 信区: Military
标 题: TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Oct 15 19:01:18 2011, 美东)
TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY
The bacillus subtilis was discovered by the Nazi German medical corps in
1941, toward the end of their African campaign. At the time, the German
military victory was at its height. But the German high command became
genuinely alarmed when hundreds upon hundreds of soldiers in North Africa
suddenly began dying every week. O... 阅读全帖 |
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k*****3
发帖数: 226 | 41 让人惊奇的是此报到十四日就发出了
Eutimes report
March 14, 2014
Russia “Puzzled” Over Malaysia Airlines “Capture” By US Navy
By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers
A new report circulating in the Kremlin today prepared by the Main
Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (GRU)
states that Aerospace Defence Forces (VKO) experts remain “puzzled” as to
why the United States Navy “captured and then diverted” a Malaysia
Airlines civilian aircraft from its intended flight-... 阅读全帖 |
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Z**R
发帖数: 1233 | 42 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: ZZGR (闲逛), 信区: Military
标 题: 【BBC】欧盟特使为巴林警方辩护：开枪只是accidents happen
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Mar 24 09:13:59 2011, 美东)
EU envoy defends Bahrain police amid unrest
A top EU diplomat says the police in Bahrain have had a "difficult task"
dealing with opposition protesters and in such situations "accidents happen".
Robert Cooper, special adviser to EU foreign policy chief Baroness Ashton,
was briefing Euro MPs about his fact-finding visit to Bahrain last weekend.
Bahrain's ... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 43 Simon Rabinovitch, China to Take Shot at Aircraft Duopoly; Aerospace;
Support for local manufacturing; Plan upgrade follows Train crash. Financial
Times, Aug 5, 2011.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0aab712
-be81-11e0-ab21-00144feabdc0.html
Quote:
"High-speed rail was also in that category [the seven-industry plan].
However, the Shanghai Securities News said aircraft would be 'the most
important part' of high-end equipment manufacturing and made no mention of
high-speed rail.
"In the wake of July’s r... 阅读全帖 |
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F*V
发帖数: 3978 | 44 昨天有人吹加里波第大败普军，夺取军旗，结果被我找到这个打脸。
第戎之战，
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_the_Vosges
对比看百度百科就知道谣言是怎么产生的了。
On the march back, Garibaldi began to consider returning to Dijon in an
attempt to regain control from the Prussians. He felt that attacking at
night would minimize the effect of the Prussians far larger numbers. As the
army headed towards Dijon, they passed through Lantenay, where, standing
atop a plateau, they spotted a contingent of the Prussian army headed their
way from Dijon. Garibaldi... 阅读全帖 |
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