On Jan 17, 6:27 pm, John Barnard wrote:
bpnjensen wrote:
David Eduardo wrote:
"MnMikew" wrote in message
...
Say hello to Saddam while your down there.
And regards to Pol Pot, Idi Amin and Pinochet, too.

Idi Amin - now *there* was a ruler who knew how to party!

BJ
- I have an old (as in 1978) programme schedule for the External
- Service of the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (back when
- they broadcast to North America) which features a photo and
- message from "His Excellency Al Hadji Field Marshall Dr. Idi
- Amin Dada V.C., D.S.O., MC. President of the Republic of
- Uganda". I'm glad that I kept the programme schedule!
-
- John Barnard

The "Al Hadji" [ HAJJI ] says a lot about the old devil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajji
and where he ended up dying.

ABOUT - Idi Amin Dada
AMIN = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin

now pol pot took it to another level ~ RHF
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_pot

RHF wrote:

On Jan 17, 6:27 pm, John Barnard wrote:
bpnjensen wrote:
David Eduardo wrote:
"MnMikew" wrote in message
...
Say hello to Saddam while your down there.
And regards to Pol Pot, Idi Amin and Pinochet, too.
Idi Amin - now *there* was a ruler who knew how to party!
BJ
- I have an old (as in 1978) programme schedule for the External
- Service of the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (back when
- they broadcast to North America) which features a photo and
- message from "His Excellency Al Hadji Field Marshall Dr. Idi
- Amin Dada V.C., D.S.O., MC. President of the Republic of
- Uganda". I'm glad that I kept the programme schedule!
-
- John Barnard

The "Al Hadji" [ HAJJI ] says a lot about the old devil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajji
and where he ended up dying.

ABOUT - Idi Amin Dada
AMIN = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin

now pol pot took it to another level ~ RHF
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_pot
.
.
. .


I was in Cambodia and Laos in 2002 and visited Tuol Sleng in Phnom Penh.
It's an ugly reminder of the Khmer Rouge's handiwork.

JB

When I was in Vietnam in 1964,I wanted to see Ankor Wat.But the place
was off limits to us back then.
cuhulin

wrote:
When I was in Vietnam in 1964,I wanted to see Ankor Wat.But the place
was off limits to us back then.
cuhulin



It's a stunning area of temple complexes and well worth the trip; it's a
shame that you didn't get the chance to see it. I spent 3 days there and
it wasn't enough time to see everything.

JB

Augusta,Georgia was off limits too.Boot camp at Fort Gordon,Georgia in
1962,Company Delta 5th Battalion 2nd Regiment.Us lean mean fighting
machines were not allowed to sign out on Pass and go visit Augusta.I
never did figure that one out.I did get to visit Augusta when my boot
camp was over though.The Train station at Augusta,from Augusta via choo
choo Train to Belleville,Illinois and from Belleville via U.S.Air Force
bus to Scott Air Force Base.Boo Hoo,I never did get to visit the wimmins
in Augusta.
cuhulin,the off limits dude