OK so Duterte's drug policy was extremely harsh, but for many of my filipino friends, (that didnt like him) said it was effective to change the rampant drug problem in that country so quickly. also since the drug dealing also supported other crimes and terrorists. It got many to really think twice before even abusing drugs or wanting to try it once...

According to my friends, the philippines had a very bad ice and opioids (suspected imported from China) with gang shootings and OD's daily. When Duterte put his policy in place, there was an up tick in gang violence and police killings, but it tapered off as (he said) many of the gang were killed by the police and military, doing their crackdown. On the lower end many people that were using, admitted themselves into what rehab they could find.

So ya the ICC wants to investage these "killings" as their families wanted answers.. maybe there were a few that got caught in the cross fire or at the wrong place at the wrong time thing.. maybe they were buying or using or both .. or MAYBE they should have never got involved with drugs at all and try to hook others on their product... but at least allow them to investigate.

Im not trying to support or agree about Duterte's policy but you have to admit, he did something to resolve their countries drug problem and it did reduce the problem.. but did it shift the criminals to something else???

Look at Mao, he did the same thing as the communists took over China. only much more extreme. It removed the drug problem, in China, but didnt reduce the Triad mafia.

looks like most of the bulk is the engine... does that look like a beefed up scooter engine??

let me guess.. all the vending machines will have only nestle's products

they will just moon ya (_i_)

lol ya I got aussie pals... i was just watching a Paul Hogan film when I saw this thread.. and I remembered his funny travel commercials...

ya I tried that beer once... never again... I may end up looking like Donk...

wow Australia is super serious at keeping their Fosters beer recipie safe as well how to cook shrimp on the barbe...

>It’s hard for the Europeans to have a joint military operation there, because Article 11 of the Moldovan constitution explicitly states that “The Republic of Moldova will not admit the stationing of any foreign military troops on its territory”.

what about allowing the russians to keep an army in transnistria? i think that happened before they claim to break away.. but transnistria is still Moldovia. so in that sense, the EU can still support Moldovia regardless of Article 11...

when you think of word "Pravda" and how it is used in mdeia, think about the word "times" and how many newspapers uses that word. The use of Pravda is the same in eastern europe. Doesnt mean it (the media) is own or controled by Russia..

thats a bad sign.. Putin never called upon Biden when he won.. is Netanyahu another Trump wannabe puppet??

send the left overs to Putin's kitchen staff....