Re: [ImmoderateHeroQuest] Digest Number 484

From: dcboatright_at_VZ5v38ikwXBwDseL56TrpdAjLi4Eg4McXlLhCBOjt2KR0KJhUbAOAWoGsruaMIHW
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:14:56 -0500


Pete Metcalfe

>Incorrect. The King was ousted in 1973 in a palace coup by
>his brother-in-law who declared a republic and then screwed
>up the country. He was then murdered in 1978 in bloody coup
>and a Democratic Republic declared.

In much the same way that North Korea is a Democratic Republic.

>The Soviets invaded in 1979 because the then-rulers only managed to make things
>worse.

This is a rather rosy view of why the Soviets invaded.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]            

Powered by hypermail