History Forum / General / British History / January 2006

I have what may sound like a bit of a queer question regarding Captain
Robert F. Scott, but I have a reason for asking. I know that he and his
party met their end in 1912 while returning from the south pole. Their
tent was found later and was butied under a memorial marker. I have

In message news:qn9rt1h3j518c0si0su26od3fimcupm128@4ax.com in
alt.binaries.pictures.military, there is a photo of Stalin, Roosevelt
and Churchill and a Russian marshal holding a presentation sword. I
think the occasion was the Yalta conference and the sword was

Gentlemen,
The English Civil War (1625-49) was a true class war, a precursor to later
European class struggles, or an entirely religious war between rural, gay
and frivolous, wealthy, upper-class Roman Catholic degenerates and urban,

I am working on a new play and am having some trouble getting the time line
right. It would fit better if one of the characters could lie about his age
to enlist in WWII, but I can only remember reading about this happening in
WWI.

Dear Marge,
An article in the UK's Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1690606,00.html
lambasts us Brits for being beastly to the Sinhalese 2 centuries ago,

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/truth_be_known/
Germany and the world before WWI
From its earliest days the US had tried to avoid involvement in European
squabbles. This rule was broken in WWI and in WWII, two wars that can be

"Animal Senate"
"I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid
gesture be done on somebody's part," said Eric "Otter" Stratton in the
classic 1978 film "Animal House."  Today's lead editorial in the New York

Why is Alberta so politically different from many other parts of Canada?
DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas

"Whistleblowing Past the Graveyard"
"ABC's "Nightline" last night featured one Russell Tice, a fired
National Security Agency employee who has now confessed that he was among
the sources for a New York Times story last month revealing that the NSA has

"Stein Stands by 'L.A. Times' Column on U.S. Troops That Drew Protest"
By E&P Staff
Published: January 25, 2006
NEW YORK Los Angeles Times columnist Joel Stein says he stands by his

So, why haven't more Ross Thomas political thrillers been turned into films?
Were any?
DSH

http://www.americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
January 23, 2006
George W. Bush's Overall Job Approval Rating Returns to Record Low As
Americans Turn Less Optimistic About the National Economy

I've ordered the DVD's _Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy_, _Smiley's People_ and
_Reilly --  Ace Of Spies_ from Amazon.
We'll see how they turn out.
DSH

stinpy died in a fire and his body was burned pretty bad. The morgue needed
someone to identify the body, so his two best friends, cornFLAKE and mennis
were
sent for. cornFLAKE went in and the mortician pulled back the sheet.

Yes, this article is much more sound, professional, informed and better founded than the one by Brigadier Aylwin-Foster.
http://usacac.leavenworth.army.mil/CAC/milreview/download/English/JulAug05/chiar
elli.pdf
Essential Reading for any serious person posting to this thread.
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