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2008-03-23 India-Pakistan

Bhutan to end monarchy, become democracy on Monday vote

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Posted by Steve White 2008-03-23 00:42|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 Interesting that the 'king' believes in the people far more than our own nanny state Donks.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-03-23 10:19|| 2008-03-23 10:19|| Front Page Top

#2 From 2003

Bhutan's prince has also joined anti-insurgency operations

Prince Jigyel Wangchuck, second son of Bhutan's monarch, has joined the army's military operation to evict anti-India militants from the country.

The junior Wangchuck was away studying in Oxford when he learnt about the trouble back home as the militants had refused to shut down the bases set up for conducting subversive activities against India.Once it was decided that military action was inevitable, the prince wasted no time in returning to his motherland to clear the kingdom of the intruders.

Posted by john frum 2008-03-23 10:49|| 2008-03-23 10:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Operation All Clear was preceded by raids on camps to test the defences and ultimatums to quit. When the main operation was launched on December 14, it achieved both tactical and strategic surprise. It was in three phases: Attacking the main camps; eliminating subsidiary camps and mopping up scattered and fleeing insurgents which is the current phase of the operations. Led by the King and Prince Jigyel, All Clear has been a resounding success. Of the 2,000 or so insurgents, m ore than 100 have been killed or wounded and about 200 captured or have surrendered so far.

Posted by john frum 2008-03-23 10:49|| 2008-03-23 10:49|| Front Page Top

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