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Re: May Day "riots" in London
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 11 May 2000 19:34:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jeff Stembel writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > I'm playing Devil's advocate here as far as The Cenotaph is concerned, as I
> > was personally offended by what happened. However, I was less concerned by
> > Churchill's fait on the same day.
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> Is the Cenotaph the World War II memorial? I think I heard that on the news,
> but I don't remember...
I think it was erected after World War One (aka The Great War). It symbolises
all losses of the Commonwealth in all wars and conflicts (I think) - I will
not list the coutries in this as I'd never remeber them all.
Scott A
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> > {1} Was it really a cold war?
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> Have you ever spent a winter in Russia? ;)
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> Jeff
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| (...) And Not just that!, For some people it has become a symbol for the remberance of the victims of any conflict.-including the civilian population(they are frequently the forgetten vicitims of conflict.). ISTR there also beign something about The (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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