Radical-Knight says:
I wondered where the idea for the Burma Shave signs came from.margueritem* says:
~ {Don’t want to be}
{Like this dead slave?}
{ Better buy some}
{Burma Shave.}
Creative but a bit gruesome!
0019 PDT [0719z]
Not exactly unknown. US leased airbases from Pakistan in 1950’s, in exchange for giving Pakistani military weapons and upgrading these airbases to NATO standard. The leases were non-renewed in 1969 after LBJ slapped embargo against both India and Pakistan for 1965 war (which Pakistan started assuming “cakewalk” victory over unprepared and poorer-armed India–only to be given a shoveback to its pre-war de-facto borders).
In the (in)famous U-2 incident, the aircraft shot down by Soviets had taken off from Peshawar.
And, it was an open-secret that CIA was transporting heroin stateside from Pak airbases in 1980’s (did Reagan want to perpetuate the “War On Drugs”?).
TheSkulker about 15 years ago
Radical-Knight says: I wondered where the idea for the Burma Shave signs came from. margueritem* says: ~ {Don’t want to be} {Like this dead slave?} { Better buy some} {Burma Shave.} Creative but a bit gruesome! 0019 PDT [0719z]
papawhale about 15 years ago
Hah! I knew it. Empire rolls on…
durtclaw about 15 years ago
Would things at the CIA improve it someone in charge knew what they were doing?
prasrinivara about 15 years ago
Not exactly unknown. US leased airbases from Pakistan in 1950’s, in exchange for giving Pakistani military weapons and upgrading these airbases to NATO standard. The leases were non-renewed in 1969 after LBJ slapped embargo against both India and Pakistan for 1965 war (which Pakistan started assuming “cakewalk” victory over unprepared and poorer-armed India–only to be given a shoveback to its pre-war de-facto borders).
In the (in)famous U-2 incident, the aircraft shot down by Soviets had taken off from Peshawar.
And, it was an open-secret that CIA was transporting heroin stateside from Pak airbases in 1980’s (did Reagan want to perpetuate the “War On Drugs”?).
RonBerg13 Premium Member about 15 years ago
This is happening under an Obama administration!?!?!?!?!