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Chernobyl to become official tourist attraction, Ukraine says
CNN ^
| 11th July 2019
| Lianne Kolirin, Jack Guy
Posted on 07/11/2019 1:07:38 PM PDT by McGruff
Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster which resulted in thousands of deaths, is to become an official tourist attraction, Ukraine's president has announced.
Once at the centre of a 1,000-square-mile exclusion zone, Chernobyl has seen a sharp rise in visitors since an HBO mini-series about the tragedy aired earlier this year. And according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, it is now time for a different narrative surrounding the site.
"We must give this territory of Ukraine a new life," Zelensky said as he signed a decree on Wednesday. "Until now, Chernobyl was a negative part of Ukraine's brand. It's time to change it."
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ukraineisgametoyou; youthinkukrainejoke
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To: rottndog
You can even bring home a puppy.
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07/11/2019 1:57:27 PM PDT
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McGruff
To: McGruff
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07/11/2019 2:05:42 PM PDT
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OA5599
To: McGruff
I bet it opens to glowing reviews.
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07/11/2019 2:12:43 PM PDT
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DannyTN
To: McGruff
Makes perfect sense. The Soviet bureaucracy is gone, Ukraine is independent, and the Chernobyl region has been monitored carefully for all these years. If they can offer a safe tourist experience why not do so. It wasn’t the Ukrainians fault this fiasco occurred. And a quick tour would be safer than, say, a climb on Vesuvius or a stroll through Campo Flegreii.
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07/11/2019 2:13:47 PM PDT
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hinckley buzzard
(Power is more often surrendered than seized.)
To: budj
Chicken Kiev
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07/11/2019 2:15:48 PM PDT
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Jeff Chandler
(This Space For Rant)
To: McGruff
You can even bring home a puppy.
Well HOT DOG!!!
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07/11/2019 2:20:41 PM PDT
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rottndog
('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
To: McGruff
All you need to know is that "Chernobyl" translates "Wormwood".
(Well, knowing a bit of Scripture helps)
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07/11/2019 2:22:00 PM PDT
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G Larry
(There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
To: McGruff
What’s next, open-pit asbestos mine tours?
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07/11/2019 2:26:24 PM PDT
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rfp1234
(NBC: Putting the TURD in Saturday.)
To: golux
Everything’s on the table.
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07/11/2019 2:34:19 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: McGruff
I heard that on WFLA and Jack Harris said it will be like Disney, except the 6 foot mouse will be real...😀
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07/11/2019 6:02:24 PM PDT
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ConservaTeen
(WFLA's Jack Harris: Brooklyn is missing their village idiot. Right you are, Jack.)
To: McGruff
It’s getting glowing reviews...
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07/11/2019 6:34:59 PM PDT
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Molon Labbie
(Destroying the vestiges of the First Civil War is ensuring the Second.)
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