Posted on 08/14/2005 7:47:48 PM PDT by voletti
On midnight 14th August 1947, Great Britain ceded soverignity over the Indian subcontinent to its native people. The struggle for Independence was led by Mohandas K Gandhi and boasted stalwarts like Nehru. The day also marked the birth in blood of 2 new nations - India and Pakistan - in one ancient land .
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"SO THAT INDIANS CAN KICK THEIR DIRTY ASS.."
gee now is that nice. take some nice deep breaths, find a happy place.... feel better yet
i mite be livin n a cage for 20yrs but i cn rite english.
"now as for the colonies, France tried to reclaim indo china after losing it to Japan.. damn frogs."
And you reclaimed it from us, as Roosevelt was only to happy to give it to Chang Kaï Chek. Not much good has this country done to any of us, eh ?
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