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Strategies & Market Trends : 2026 TeoTwawKi ... 2032 Darkest Interregnum
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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (9459)9/19/2006 2:01:22 PM
From: Maurice Winn  Read Replies (1) of 217752
 
Hawk, it would be interesting to see what the charming Chinese troops did to persuade the Tibetans to vote to be annexed to the rule of Beijing.

I don't believe CNN cameras and swarms of journalists were on site documenting what they could. I haven't heard of many or any prosecutions of over-zealous Chinese troops - maybe they are all saintly Buddhist types working through love, reason and harmony.

Saddam was boss by force. Therefore, it's fair enough that anyone else, including foreign countries, have a go at being the new boss if they want to chance their arm.

While I don't have data, I suspect that overall, Iraqis were in favour of beating Saddam's rule. What I did see was fear. Same as I saw in the 50th celebrations when everyone was obviously cowed by those in charge - it was in their body language. Sitting bolt upright.

One of my favourite pictures was a Saddam meeting in which all the blokes were around the big table, with him holding forth at the end. Everyone had their hands resting on the table. Nobody had one, or two, hands resting in their lap, leaning back or looking anywhere except in genuflecting fear towards the great, estimable and terrifying boss.

It was a LOT more than good manners. Same in China, though not so terrified. They were more like totally disciplined to obedience without question.

Mqurice
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