Lady 101 who was CDG's chauffeur.
Wow. Is this over simplified? Only simpler way I can think of is “They bad, we good, STFU”.On this day, 70 years ago (25 Jun 1950), the Korea war started, when North Korean troops crossed the border and advanced into South Korea. The war would last 3 years, until the armistice signed at Panmunjom. As an indirect effect, this would change the US vision on the Indochina war. From a “dirty little colonial war”, it would become a component of the fight between the Free World and Communism. That's when the US supplies started flowing in Indochina.
Not true Dusa,But I'm the only one with red star here
I don't know who that is.Not true Dusa,
check out the flag that flutters proudly under The little Cpl's name
When I say a fight between the Free World and Communism, this is how it was described in those days in the West. It's an historical reference and I'm not making any kind of judgement. Maybe I should have put the expression between quotes.Wow. Is this over simplified? Only simpler way I can think of is “They bad, we good, STFU”. (...)
Joe, there’s an interesting doco (made by Anglos) that casting different light on whole event. At the time in Austria-Hungary there was a strong opposing current of military leaders and politicians to Franz Ferdinand. They didn't wanted him on throne. Also one of big disagreement between Franz and that opposing current is whether or not to go to war (not with Serbs, big war that will come). Franz was against the war.View attachment 6291 View attachment 6292No prizes for guessing which one is the Archduke and which one is the Serb
1914 Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip at 10.45, the casus belli* of WWI. (...)
Along that line - supposedly, he was well liked everywhere in K&K except Austria and Hungary because he was all for reforms, which would modernize the old "dungeon of nations" into a modern state with more equality and rights for others than the two mentioned. I read somewhere that his security disregarded the warnings of Sarajevo's chief of police that it's not safe enough.....Joe, there’s an interesting doco (made by Anglos) that casting different light on whole event. At the time in Austria-Hungary there was a strong opposing current of military leaders and politicians to Franz Ferdinand. They didn't wanted him on throne. Also one of big disagreement between Franz and that opposing current is whether or not to go to war (not with Serbs, big war that will come). Franz was against the war.
I'm not saying that they organized assassination, but I believe thay didn't do anything to stop it or even probably helped for it to be successful. Also car slows down enough so Gavrilo can kill both Franz and Sophia (which he said he'd didn't want)
I hope I would find link for that doco.
Le petit prince ! And on the old 50 francs note. He was also a famous pilot.
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I heard many stories that deviate from official version. Stories that makes so much sense once you hear it. I would really dig deeper it that subject because that is my history. For one I'm sure, not many folk (if any) here (In Vojvodina) were complaining against authority of Austro-hungaria. And that's coming from people who remember that time under "occupation". Must vocal against that were Serbs from Serbia (below Danube) and from Bosnia. (Maybe some of others Yugoslavia nation to) And there is something weird going on with those kind of things... at last from those days ....or even before WW1 until to this days today. It's basically means not all Serbs or equal and when ever some Serbs came here in northern parts (Vojvodina) they get, aid, much bigger rights, power etc. etc. And that was same after WW1, after WW2, after wars in Ex-Yu ... Only we living, here for at least 300 years, we don't get anything. We only give. So we have today that some refugees from Croatia still getting help as they are fresh refugees! Have in mind that they came here before 25 years (some even earlier). Many of them are born here and still getting some refugee supplement. . Plus to that they took many position of power, helping each other etc. Anyone reasonable can understand how frustrating that can be to someone living here for generations and never got anything from his country.Along that line - supposedly, he was well liked everywhere in K&K except Austria and Hungary because he was all for reforms, which would modernize the old "dungeon of nations" into a modern state with more equality and rights for others than the two mentioned. I read somewhere that his security disregarded the warnings of Sarajevo's chief of police that it's not safe enough.....
Would I shock you if I told you I had some distant relatives there and that one of them is actually a politician? LOLI heard many stories that deviate from official version. Stories that makes so much sense once you hear it. I would really dig deeper it that subject because that is my history. For one I'm sure, not many folk (if any) here (In Vojvodina) were complaining against authority of Austro-hungaria. And that's coming from people who remember that time under "occupation". Must vocal against that were Serbs from Serbia (below Danube) and from Bosnia. (Maybe some of others Yugoslavia nation to) And there is something weird going on with those kind of things... at last from those days ....or even before WW1 until to this days today. It's basically means not all Serbs or equal and when ever some Serbs came here in northern parts (Vojvodina) they get, aid, much bigger rights, power etc. etc. And that was same after WW1, after WW2, after wars in Ex-Yu ... Only we living, here for at least 300 years, we don't get anything. We only give. So we have today that some refugees from Croatia still getting help as they are fresh refugees! Have in mind that they came here before 25 years (some even earlier). Many of them are born here and still getting some refugee supplement. . Plus to that they took many position of power, helping each other etc. Anyone reasonable can understand how frustrating that can be to someone living here for generations and never got anything from his country.
I won't gating into that because none care much about it except maybe Perun (we can have private chat).
Anyway it's really interesting subject and part of my history I'm only now getting deeper into.
thanks Perun(moving it to there so we don't derail this thread?)