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The idea that these empires were shangri-las prior to being conquered by European powers is totally mythical.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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The idea that these empires were shangri-las prior to being conquered by European powers is totally mythical.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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The idea that these empires were shangri-las prior to being conquered by European powers is totally mythical.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Well, they could be remote shangri-las, or perhaps third-world sh*t-holes, depending on one's perspective, but the Swat Valley and Buner regions of Pakistan, closest points less than two days 'walk from Islamabad and nearby Rawalpindi (respectively, political capial and military h.q. / home of nuclear program) of Pakistan, should have the world's complete and total support to shore them up against Taliban onslaught ... but this WaPo report makes it clear that things is very, very bad there
the talking dog 2009
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Well, they could be remote shangri-las, or perhaps third-world sh*t-holes, depending on one's perspective, but the Swat Valley and Buner regions of Pakistan, closest points less than two days 'walk from Islamabad and nearby Rawalpindi (respectively, political capial and military h.q. / home of nuclear program) of Pakistan, should have the world's complete and total support to shore them up against Taliban onslaught ... but this WaPo report makes it clear that things is very, very bad there
the talking dog 2009
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