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HONG KONG CUT OFF BY JAPANESE DRIVE (10/16/38)
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| 10/16/38
| Associated Press
Posted on 10/16/2008 4:59:42 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: milhist; realtime
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"Japan is fixed in her determination to crush Chiang Kai-shek's regime; we do not intend to take Hong Kong or Siangpore, or advance southward in the Pacific . . ."for a while yet.
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10/16/2008 5:06:10 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
(Barak Obama: Satan's sock-puppet)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Guess everyone needs to slip a few Paulson Bucks into the picture frame for our great-grand children, right?
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10/16/2008 5:28:05 AM PDT
by
pointsal
To: Homer_J_Simpson
This move coupled with the battle of Wuhan, which is nearing it’s final stages Chaing Kai-Shek is in a pretty bad position. Wuhan at this point is nearly encircled and Chaing is going to have to make a decision (which he will inside the next 10 days) whether to make a stand or withdraw to the west.
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10/16/2008 8:10:17 AM PDT
by
CougarGA7
(Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.)
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