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Old 23 August 2016, 08:05 AM
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37155060

I wonder if Baba Vanga's prediction is to come true.

Quite worrying.
Old 23 August 2016, 08:21 AM
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what have they got planned this time . . .
Old 23 August 2016, 08:29 AM
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If this story is true, then it will be to do with the Russians. Pesky lot

A terrorist attack shouldn't need to involve the whole country stock piling water and food, unless they have got hold of a nuclear device!!!!
Old 23 August 2016, 08:59 AM
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I don't know how true this news is, but so far it has been covered by many reputable sources.

Chemical war seems to be the current threat. The news entails Germany's worry about their water supply being poisoned etc.
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sounds a bit daft imo
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Good for business?
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
sounds a bit daft imo
Is it though? I'm not sure having a few cans of beans and some bottled water lying around is any great hardship.
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This is simply a practical measure by the ever-efficient Germans in case of a Trump Presidency....
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Sensible - I've 2 weeks worth.

Best have it and not need it rather than need it and not have it.
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Originally Posted by Osimabu
This is simply a practical measure by the ever-efficient Germans in case of a Trump Presidency....
Simply a measure but the measure seems to have a grave rationale.
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Originally Posted by Turbohot
Simply a measure but the measure seems to have a grave rationale.
Just like people in the remote parts of Scotland and Wales do in the winter when they stock up. Just in case.
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Originally Posted by The Trooper 1815
Just like people in the remote parts of Scotland and Wales do in the winter when they stock up. Just in case.
There's a big difference between the precautionary measures taken for some annually striking weather calamity and the measures suggested with the possibility of destruction, to be caused by the humans.
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We're doomed, we're doomed.

This was a common call during the Cold War in the West Germany, especially in the 80's (I was there) when Active Edge was a common practice. But unlike then there are diplomatic conditions and at less two very large nations that require to be transited through before the real game is up. The main concern is that the Russki's will turn off the gas first.

The reporting of the whole thing is out of proportion to what the Germans are actually proposing, they are talking of bringing conscription back and many other measures including restrictions on the wearing of the burka. The SN tree hugging, duffle coat wearing, quinoa munching, decaf, Corbin-ite, softee's have not made any play about that?

Bring back F1 Fan I say
Old 25 August 2016, 02:25 PM
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Bringing back f1 is cool, but this piece of news is not really exaggerated by the media. You yourself say that:

Originally Posted by The Trooper 1815
We're doomed, we're doomed.

This was a common call during the Cold War in the West Germany, especially in the 80's (I was there) when Active Edge was a common practice. But unlike then there are diplomatic conditions and at less two very large nations that require to be transited through before the real game is up. The main concern is that the Russki's will turn off the gas first.

The reporting of the whole thing is out of proportion to what the Germans are actually proposing, they are talking of bringing conscription back and many other measures including restrictions on the wearing of the burka. The SN tree hugging, duffle coat wearing, quinoa munching, decaf, Corbin-ite, softee's have not made any play about that?

Bring back F1 Fan I say
Yes, play can be made about all that too, but I think Cold War situation is not any less important.

Thanks for bringing other measures into the context, as they play important role in worsening things in and for Europe.

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Old 25 August 2016, 11:06 PM
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A saying I heard somewhere: 'We are just six meals away from anarchy'.
The more I thought about it the scarier it sounds!
Just proves how fragile western civilisation has become.
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Originally Posted by legb4rsk
A saying I heard somewhere: 'We are just six meals away from anarchy'.
The more I thought about it the scarier it sounds!
Just proves how fragile western civilisation has become.
More than we all realise!
Old 26 August 2016, 07:31 AM
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Apparently the Polish PM has now asked Merkel to EXPLAIN the recent spate of attacks on Poles living in Germany by Syrian "refugees".

A pregnant Polish woman attacked and may have been killed with a machete, the latest.

The Germans, of course, took in a million so-called refugees.
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Originally Posted by legb4rsk
A saying I heard somewhere: 'We are just six meals away from anarchy'.
The more I thought about it the scarier it sounds!
Just proves how fragile western civilisation has become.

Originally Posted by S204Darren
More than we all realise!
Indeed.
Old 26 August 2016, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by The Trooper 1815
Just like people in the remote parts of Scotland and Wales do in the winter when they stock up. Just in case.
Except that the Germans aren't stocking up on solely just 2 weeks worth of lager and cigarettes.

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Old 26 August 2016, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by jonc
Except that the Germans aren't stocking up on solely just 2 weeks worth of lager and cigarettes.
Old 29 August 2016, 12:46 PM
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....and in France, first Burkini and now this:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...ng-women-as-t/

Such ignorant attitude is not going to help Europe as a collective, is it.

Some may think and say that a sole incident caused by some ignorant is f@@k all and all hyped up by the media. One needs to understand that these sole and lone actors are potentially very dangerous and a serious threat to their nation's security. In addition, I hear that France, as a country in general is blatantly racist against the Muslims. Charlie Hebdo's wind up 'humour' aside.
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In addition, I hear that France, as a country in general is blatantly racist against the Muslims. Charlie Hebdo's wind up 'humour' aside.
Now where might you have "heard" that, I wonder?

The reality is that France has more b@lls than the UK and is finished bending over for Muslims. And good on them.
Old 29 August 2016, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by alcazar
Now where might you have "heard" that, I wonder?

The reality is that France has more b@lls than the UK and is finished bending over for Muslims. And good on them.
I appreciate your 'wonder' but where I 'heard' that isn't important. The reality is that basing upon your experience of France, you have said your piece, anyway. But one of them ignorantly calling or implying that 'all' Muslims are terrorists is wrong and self-destructive because it attracts negative attention and works as a potential threat to his nation's security, or does it not? What do you say to that? What I'm saying is that France in general seems to have a reputation of being unreasonably flippant and blatantly racist when it comes to Islam. If you call this sort of (as per the news in the context) unreasonable flippant expression and racism as 'having more *****' and 'good on them', then you identify with their thought process and attitude. I can't say that it's good on you.

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