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Title: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Nick on May 09, 2008, 09:27:24 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7391535.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7391535.stm)

Why are we giving money to these fascist idiots?

I am quite cross about this! evil:
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Barman on May 09, 2008, 09:31:31 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7391535.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7391535.stm)

Why are we giving money to these fascist idiots?

I am quite cross about this! evil:
Me too!

Listened to it on the wireless this morning like this -->>  cussing:
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Snoopy on May 09, 2008, 10:04:14 AM
Leave 'em to get on with it. You can only help someone who is prepared to be helped, anything else is not help but interference
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Nick on May 09, 2008, 10:23:50 AM
We could build a bridge for them! Or just send them a video of the last one!
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: TG on May 09, 2008, 11:56:48 AM
Leave 'em to get on with it. You can only help someone who is prepared to be helped, anything else is not help but interference

Leave who to get on with it? I suspect that the general population have no say in wether they are helped or not.

I imagine the fascist idiots are well fed, warm and housed in luxury and secure in the knowledge that China is backing them to the hilt.

We of course can watch the great (foreign) unwashed suffer on TV and hope the same happens to the north of England again this year.  happy088
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Snoopy on May 09, 2008, 12:00:51 PM
Too bloody right. If the people of Burma don't want their government then revolution is always an answer. We have troubles enough of our own. Kirsty Young has just been on the radio making an appeal for money to help the Burmese. She says that only £25 can buy mosquito nets for 10 people. Well Nick needs a mosquito net too. I'd rather send him £2.50.
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: TG on May 09, 2008, 12:03:23 PM
Too bloody right. If the people of Burma don't want their government then revolution is always an answer. We have troubles enough of our own. Kirsty Young has just been on the radio making an appeal for money to help the Burmese. She says that only £25 can buy mosquito nets for 10 people. Well Nick needs a mosquito net too. I'd rather send him £2.50.

You are Jon Gaunt and I claim my 5 tins of mosquito repellant.  lol:
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Bar Room Bore on May 09, 2008, 12:03:47 PM
Bomb them.
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Snoopy on May 09, 2008, 12:04:54 PM
Too bloody right. If the people of Burma don't want their government then revolution is always an answer. We have troubles enough of our own. Kirsty Young has just been on the radio making an appeal for money to help the Burmese. She says that only £25 can buy mosquito nets for 10 people. Well Nick needs a mosquito net too. I'd rather send him £2.50.

You are Jon Gaunt and I claim my 5 tins of mosquito repellant.  lol:

An insult too far methinks ~ you know how to wound. noooo:
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Bar Room Bore on May 09, 2008, 12:06:08 PM
Just bits. In London I favour Kensington and CHelsea. Hackney,bombed, would save us some dosh!
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: TG on May 09, 2008, 12:15:38 PM
Academic for now anyway :

"The United Nations has suspended aid shipments into cyclone-ravaged Burma, saying the country's ruling military junta has impounded everything it has sent so far."

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1315533,00.html

They should be indicted for crimes against humanity but of course that will never happen.  noooo:
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Berek on May 09, 2008, 12:55:54 PM
How long before Gandalf organises a gig for his chums ?? I can hear Pete Townsend tuning up as I type
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Nick on May 09, 2008, 01:14:10 PM
Too bloody right. If the people of Burma don't want their government then revolution is always an answer. We have troubles enough of our own. Kirsty Young has just been on the radio making an appeal for money to help the Burmese. She says that only £25 can buy mosquito nets for 10 people. Well Nick needs a mosquito net too. I'd rather send him £2.50.

Send it. In case the gas doesn't work!
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Pastis on May 09, 2008, 01:45:30 PM
The country's ruling military junta has impounded everything it has sent so far.

That'll be tea and biscuits for the Junta then... 100,000 high energy biscuits  ::)
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Snoopy on May 10, 2008, 11:46:06 AM
The Burmese Junta now seems to be saying, send us food, tents, water or even better money and we'll "distribute" it. ......... I just bet they will  8)
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Pastis on May 10, 2008, 11:56:31 AM
I heard a report on R4 this morning saying that some of crates being distributed had one of the General's names stamped onto it  eeek:
Here you go, a present from your beloved leaders...
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Snoopy on May 10, 2008, 11:58:56 AM
I don't know why but I keep getting a mental image of John Bird doing his Mugabe impersonation. 8)
Title: Re: Burma, or whatever it's called now
Post by: Darwins Selection on May 10, 2008, 07:56:06 PM
I don't know why but I keep getting a mental image of John Bird doing his Mugabe impersonation. 8)

I'd rather see Mugabe doing bird. evil: