USA - UK special relationship?

by **westerby** » March 19, 2009, 5:59 am

Tilokarat wrote:Yes, but what is more relevant for today is, what is the Schleswig-Holstein issue all about anyway?
Has it been solved? I suppose Herr Bismarck provided one answer.

I'll defer to you on that one.

by **old-timer** » April 5, 2009, 7:24 pm

all's well that ends well.. $\:D/$

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by **beer monkey** » April 5, 2009, 9:06 pm

She is very Tall....or is QE small..?

by **laphanphon** » April 5, 2009, 10:51 pm

not sure if wearing heals, but seem to be tallest one in room. :shock:

by **Laan Yaa Mo** » April 6, 2009, 12:10 am

And the widest 55555

by **westerby** » April 6, 2009, 1:57 am

Tilokarat wrote:And the widest 55555

Yeah but in a good way. I reckon she's quite a tasty yummy Mummy (The First Lady not HRH).

by **Laan Yaa Mo** » April 6, 2009, 2:10 am

Mrs. Obama's girth reminds me of that guy who plays(ed) rugby for the All-blacks and used to bowl over opponents as he raced downfield to glory.

I doubt that she has his speed; however, it would be a daunting task to try and tackle her on an open field.

As for our Queen, respect for the person and the institution is always in order.

She must be pleased with her new i-pod.

by **westerby** » April 6, 2009, 2:20 am

Tilokarat wrote:Mrs. Obama's girth reminds me of that guy who plays(ed) rugby for the All-blacks and used to bowl over opponents as he raced downfield to glory.
I doubt that she has his speed; however, it would be a daunting task to try and tackle her on an open field.

You mean Jonah Lomu - yes, there's an uncanny resemblance. You do realise that we could be incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay for this Tilo.

Tilokarat wrote:As for our Queen, respect for the person and the institution is always in order.

She must be pleased with her new i-pod.

Yes and isn't she getting small? She resembles the Queen Mum these days. Do you think the British Government of the day sees fit to wheel out the Royal Family when they want to reinforce the so-called Special Relationship? :-k

by **Laan Yaa Mo** » April 6, 2009, 2:44 am

But isn't that the hot spot of the world now after a stint of sunbathing by the current Miss Teen World or somebody like that from Venezuela? 'Go to Guantanamo, and see the world' (Miss Venezuela) unless she has returned to from whence she came.

Yes, it is Lamu and there is something about seeing him steaming down the sidelines that seemed to mesmerise his late opponents who saw paradise awaiting them, or like Mohammed, became suspended between heaven and trying for the tackle!!!

Of course, the government always keeps the Queen in reserve until the last few minutes and then she appears on the pitch and saves the day for the United Kindgom and the white Dominions and what is left of the Empire again.

It is easy for the U.S. President of the day to ignore the British government but not so easy to ignore God's representative on Earth.

Canada is hoping, well I am, that the Queen will be making her 25th visit to the Great White North sometime this summer. She may be smaller like her mother, but She stands tall in my mind. Dutiful son number one may be permitted to accompany his mum on the trip to Canada, but whether or not his wife is invited another question. I would like to see Camilla. She has had an undeserved bad press.

On his last visit to Toronto, the Prince had a few words with me while Diana spoke with my daughter.

by **Laan Yaa Mo** » April 6, 2009, 4:15 am

Is this still on topic... or is it drifting out to sea. The article does show that one can have a really good time at Guatanamo Bay... which, in the spirit of togetherness offers a potential spot for curing the current ills in the Special Relationship

TABATHA SOUTHEY

From Saturday's Globe and Mail

April 4, 2009 at 2:21 PM EDT

'This week, Guantanamo!!!" the reigning Miss Universe, Venezuela's Dayana Mendoza, posted on her bizarrely blithe blog on March 27, in what must be an unprecedented combination of punctuation and subject matter. What happened next? Here is a quiz.

1. The lines on Ms. Mendoza's blog concerning her recent goodwill trip to Guantanamo Bay - "We hung out with the guys from the East Coast ... and it was a loooot of fun! We also met the Military dogs, and they did a very nice demonstration of their skills. All the guys from the Army were amazing with us" - are:

a) a spontaneous outpouring of gratitude for the hospitality shown by those serving their country;

b) a calculated attempt to build bridges between Miss Mendoza's native country of Venezuela and the United States of America;

Dayana Mendoza

c) part of a routine statement that all "visitors" to Guantanamo Bay are required to sign upon leaving.

2. When Ms. Mendoza wrote, "We visited the Detainees camps and we saw the jails, where they shower, how they recreate themselves with movies, classes of art, books. It was very interesting," she was:

a) fulfilling her duties as Miss Universe, which consist mainly in being effusive; they basically give the title to the woman who can most convincingly pretend to be excited about wearing a tiara, provided of course that her eyelashes reach her eyebrows;

b) sending a coded message that the conditions under which the prisoners are kept may cause them to "recreate" themselves as terrorists by recruiting those who are not. Possibly in the shower;

c) raising the alarming spectre that these men are, on top of everything else, being asked to macramÃ©, glue macaroni to bleach bottles, read Anne Rice and watch A Beautiful Mind, in which case I for one am never booking another flight.

3. Ms. Mendoza was surprised to learn that a long, cleansing facial involving a large washcloth and plenty of water can often lead to:

a) a refreshed, lightly exfoliated complexion;

b) tighter pores and a slight glow;

c) the precautionary evacuation of a major shopping centre in suburban Phoenix;

d) the only hitherto-unmade confession to come out of Guantanamo - allegedly involving Miss Netherlands, a swapped bottle of shampoo, a tube of a strong depilatory cream from a souk in Morocco and a Spanish phrase still being translated along the lines of "ha, take that, you goddamn stuck-up Dutch bitch."

4. Ms. Mendoza's statement, "We went to the glass beach, and realized the name of it comes from the little pieces of broken glass from hundreds of years ago. It is pretty to see all the colours shining with the sun," is truly astounding when one considers that:

a) Guantanamo Bay has become a worldwide symbol of prisoner abuse;

b) it naively ignores torture, the denial of habeas corpus, extraordinary rendition and all other human-rights violations committed nearby;

c) this particular realization took her nearly two hours.

5. In order for Ms. Mendoza to fulfill the dream expressed in her final line, that she never have to leave Guantanamo Bay, she would have to:

a) marry a U.S. soldier quickly and try to secure family housing on the base;

b) attempt to achieve American citizenship and enlist in the army herself;

c) be designated an "enemy contestant," thus presumably circumventing UN conventions;

d) be a young Canadian boy.

6. The most disingenuous statement ever made by Ms. Mendoza in her career as Miss Venezuela and then later as Miss Universe is:

a) "This truly was a memorable trip!";

b) "The next day we were going to Guantanamo, Cuba!!!! Wow, my job is amazing!!!! I love it";

c) "Yes, it was lovely to meet you too, Mr. Trump."

7. Ms. Mendoza's trip makes both pageants and beauty queens appear coy and anachronistic because:

a) the U.S. Army is now co-ed and brooks no out lesbians and consequently deploying women simply to be womanly feels discriminatory;

b) a highlight used to be Bert Parks singing There She Is, and as a rule that was always a very ordinary rendition;

c) Online porn. Nuff said;

d) they are.

[color=#8000FF]To get back on topic perhaps this little snippet shows that the recent little spat between the U.S.A. and the U.K. can be mended by sending prospective vacationers to Guantanamo to enjoy the glass beach, and marvel at the many attractions in a spirit of harmony, peace and good government. If such a little junket can't repair the special relationship, what can?[/color]

by **old-timer** » May 7, 2009, 12:21 am

Now - we've got this bl0ody Basra thing where the british troops have withdrawn and given it to USA to sort out - with that the USA's have told the brits that they followed a far too soft approach during their time there and were a failure, personally speaking I think the USA's should have kept their thoughts to themselves - .... imo only.

by **rick** » May 7, 2009, 7:34 am

Hmm.... and the tough approach used by USA worked?..... I thought that was what fueled the fighting; it was not until they tried teaming up with the locals (e.g. awakening councils and the new iraqi army) that the violence declined. British approach may not have been wonderful, but at least they tried to resist eye for an eye, and gave control to the Iraqis as soon as possible, which is as it should be.

Anyway, going in was a mistake. Took the eye off of the real ball, Afghanistan. Now that is a real mess too, and spreading into Pakistan.

by **old-timer** » July 26, 2010, 10:24 pm

Does the USA still maintain a special relationship with the UK ? and visa versa ?

OT........ $\:D/$

by **LoongLee** » July 27, 2010, 12:21 am

Oh no,, not this old chestnut again,,,,,,,,,,, #-o

by **Texpat** » July 27, 2010, 1:33 am

old-timer wrote:Does the USA still maintain a special relationship with the UK ?

Does a one-legged duck swim a straight line?

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