On Apr 10, 8:20=A0am, "emu" <goon...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Who is the enemy?
The Tibetan monks.
"Gee" <g...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > US-Asian pacific War games on May 8-21, main countries participating,
> > US, Australia, Bangladesh, Britain, Brunei, France, India, Italy,
> > Malaysia, Mongolia, Singa****e and the Philippines
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> > The U.S. and Thailand will double the number of troops in their annual
> > war games in May, as Wa****ngton restores normal military relations
> > with the new elected government in Bangkok.
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> > The Cobra Gold military exercises will take place May 8-21 in northern
> > Thailand, focusing on training for peacekeeping missions, said Thai
> > Gen. Songkitti Jaggabatara.
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> > "Personnel will be trained not only in peacekeeping but also other
> > types of assistance, which will help Thai forces prepare for
> > peacekeeping missions in Sudan," Songkitti told a press conference.
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> > About 5,250 Thai personnel and 6,075 U.S. forces will join the
> > exercises, about twice as many as last year, when the exercises were
> > scaled down while Thailand was under a military-backed regime.
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> > The U.S. had suspended $24 million in military aid to Thailand after
> > the military seized power in 2006. The aid was restored in February
> > after an elected government took office following polls late last
> > year.
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> > In addition to the Thai and U.S. forces, Singa****e will send 158
> > personnel, Indonesia 81, and Japan 67. A total of 14 combat ****ps and
> > 96 aircraft will be involved.
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> > The U.S. Embassy's deputy chief of mission James Entwistle said the
> > exercises would help prepare for multinational responses to future
> > crises.
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> > "There is no better exercise than Cobra Gold in keeping our militaries
> > ready to respond to the real-world priorities of sup****ting peace,
> > stability, reconstruction and humanitarian assistance," he said.- Hide
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