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2009-08-29 Bangladesh

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Posted by Fred 2009-08-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I guess it had to happen sooner or larer.
Ahd what's this about "Collecting Toll" was he "On the Take"?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-08-29 00:06|| 2009-08-29 00:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Sooner or Later (Dammit)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-08-29 00:09|| 2009-08-29 00:09|| Front Page Top

#3 ION TOPIX > UP TO 30,000 FLEE MYANMAR VIOLENCE [mostly Chinese entrepeneurs]; + CHINA TELLS MYANMAR TO STOP FIGHTING ETHNIC MILITIAS.

OTOH WMF > CHINA WILL BRING UP THE ISSUE OF OKINAWA SOVEREIGNTY TO UN [CHINA = OKIN + RYUKYUS is part of its CONTINENTAL SHELF, ancient PRO-CHIN CHIN-OKI ties before takeover by mainland Japan/Nippon, + Chin's desired future EEZ + pertinen Right to establish trade in Oki.

SAME > CHINA is also not thrilled about Japan's propos mil buildup on OKONOTORI REEF-ISLET.

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-08-29 02:13|| NA]">[NA] 2009-08-29 02:13|| Front Page Top

#4 OOOPSIES, forgot to add that OKONOTORI REEF-ISLET > CHIN is agz any extens of sovereignty and EEZ by JAPAN to same ["Continental Shelf Diplomacy"], + CONSIDERS IT A DE FACTO STRATEGIC THREAT TO CHINA'S INTERESTS IN NORTH. NORHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC.

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-08-29 02:17|| NA]">[NA] 2009-08-29 02:17|| Front Page Top

#5 expect a bad future for the village of Ratanpur

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-08-29 08:09|| 2009-08-29 08:09|| Front Page Top

#6 China's going to keep pushing Japan, and the Japanese are going to rewrite their Constitution. One section will declare that ALL of China belongs to Japan, and Japanese nuclear forces will impose Japanese writ there - again. There is no love lost between the Japanese and Chinese, and China is rubbing just about everyone in the Pacific the wrong way.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-08-29 17:58|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-08-29 17:58|| Front Page Top

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