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To: RubyR

What did you mean when you asked 'Why would they tell everyone he was “Irian”?'

I don't know what that term means and it wasn't in the linked article.

3,183 posted on 07/13/2008 12:35:04 PM PDT by bvw

To: bvw

It was in the article I linked in #3171. I think it means from Papua (??)

3,186 posted on 07/13/2008 12:41:28 PM PDT by RubyR

To: bvw

10 seconds of google:

West Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat; formerly West Irian Jaya or Irian Jaya Barat)

3,189 posted on 07/13/2008 12:46:41 PM PDT by null and void (Give a hoot - don't vote for Toot!)

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