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China: Battle with heaven - therein lies endless joy (tank fights snow storm)
Xinhua ^ | 02/02/08

Posted on 02/02/2008 3:01:26 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster

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Battle with heaven - therein lies endless joy

OMG! This is the classic propaganda slogan.

 

 

A snowman is made on the top of a car in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, on Feb. 2, 2008. A snowstorm hit the province, having brought more than 20 cm of snowfall by Saturday morning.

A snowman is made on the top of a car in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, on Feb. 2, 2008. A snowstorm hit the province, having brought more than 20 cm of snowfall by Saturday morning. (Xinhua Photo)

Trees are covered with snow in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, on Feb. 2, 2008. A snowstorm hit the province, having brought more than 20 cm of snowfall by Saturday morning.

Trees are covered with snow in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, on Feb. 2, 2008. A snowstorm hit the province, having brought more than 20 cm of snowfall by Saturday morning.(Xinhua Photo)


1 posted on 02/02/2008 3:01:29 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; maui_hawaii; Jeff Head; Tainan; hedgetrimmer; Unam Sanctam; taxesareforever; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 02/02/2008 3:02:07 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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Soldiers of the armed police force carry disaster-relief resources in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 1, 2008. Some 120,000 clothes and quilts were sent to people suffering from severe snowstorm and frost in Hubei province on Friday.

Soldiers of the armed police force carry disaster-relief resources in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 1, 2008. Some 120,000 clothes and quilts were sent to people suffering from severe snowstorm and frost in Hubei province on Friday. (Xinhua Photo)

 

Soldiers of the armed police force carry disaster-relief resources out of a train in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province, Feb. 1, 2008. Some 120,000 clothes and quilts were sent to people suffering from severe snowstorm and frost in Hubei province on Friday.

Soldiers of the armed police force carry disaster-relief resources out of a train in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province, Feb. 1, 2008. Some 120,000 clothes and quilts were sent to people suffering from severe snowstorm and frost in Hubei province on Friday. (Xinhua Photo)
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Soldiers of the armed police force carry disaster-relief resources out of a train in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province, Feb. 1, 2008. Some 120,000 clothes and quilts were sent to people suffering from severe snowstorm and frost in Hubei province on Friday.

Soldiers of the armed police force carry disaster-relief resources out of a train in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province, Feb. 1, 2008. Some 120,000 clothes and quilts were sent to people suffering from severe snowstorm and frost in Hubei province on Friday.(Xinhua Photo)
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Soldiers of the armed police force cover disaster-relief resources in a truck in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province, Feb. 1, 2008. Some 120,000 clothes and quilts were sent to people suffering from severe snowstorm and frost in Hubei province on Friday.

Soldiers of the armed police force cover disaster-relief resources in a truck in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei province, Feb. 1, 2008. Some 120,000 clothes and quilts were sent to people suffering from severe snowstorm and frost in Hubei province on Friday. (Xinhua Photo)

Exhausted soldiers sleep on an escalator at the railway station in Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong province. (Xinhuanet Photo)

Exhausted soldiers sleep on an escalator at the railway station in Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhuanet Photo)

Two soldiers carry a sick girl to a medical aid post in Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhuanet Photo)

Two soldiers carry a sick girl to a medical aid post in Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhuanet Photo)
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A soldier helps a little girl at Guangzhou's railway station in south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhuanet Photo)

A soldier helps a little girl at Guangzhou's railway station in south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhuanet Photo)

A soldier guides femal passengers carrying their children to the platform in advance at the railway station in Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong province. (Xinhuanet Photo)

A soldier guides femal passengers carrying their children to the platform in advance at the railway station in Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhuanet Photo)


3 posted on 02/02/2008 3:09:38 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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On CNN yesterday, there was an amazing report on 400,000 Chinese with no food or water trapped at a railroad station for a week because of the enormous snowfall. They had been trying to get to the southern provinces of China because this is their once-a-year trip back to their families in the hinterlands during their biggest holiday. Troops have been trying to restore order there and throughout the parts of China that are effectively frozen in.
In a “battle with Heaven”, Heaven wins.


4 posted on 02/02/2008 3:09:56 AM PST by kittymyrib
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Yes, even nukes cannot defeat heaven.:-)
5 posted on 02/02/2008 3:12:19 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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In the midst of our snickering at China’s misfortune, let’s take a minute to reflect on what effect a similar disaster (an area the equivalent of the US from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean, completely shut down - no power, no transportation, no reliable civic services) might have here at home....

Just thinkin’......


6 posted on 02/02/2008 3:13:05 AM PST by Uncle Ike (We has met the enemy, and he is us........)
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It will make you appreciate the fallout shelter your dad built “out of paranoia for Soviet nuke attack.”:-)
7 posted on 02/02/2008 3:15:27 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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and all canned food you stocked up out of Y2K paranoia.:-)
8 posted on 02/02/2008 3:18:30 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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” and all canned food you stocked up out of Y2K paranoia.:-) “

I didn’t start stockpiling until I saw the first commercial for “NO MONEY DOWN 120% MORTGAGE”.....

(And watching the Katrina Debacle accelerated the process...)

;~)


9 posted on 02/02/2008 3:23:00 AM PST by Uncle Ike (We has met the enemy, and he is us........)
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It would make Katrina look like a garden party.


10 posted on 02/02/2008 3:23:49 AM PST by kalee (The offenses we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we write in marble. JHuett)
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To: Uncle Ike
If one can ponder on it for a while, he will realize that it is one scary commercial as you did.:-)
11 posted on 02/02/2008 3:27:51 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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A snowstorm hit the province, having brought more than 20 cm of snowfall by Saturday morning.

20 cm is about 8" of snow. I take it this area normally gets no snow.

12 posted on 02/02/2008 3:30:37 AM PST by 6SJ7
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“Armored car crushes down ice” once used for crushing protesters...


13 posted on 02/02/2008 3:32:06 AM PST by endthematrix (He was shouting 'Allah!' but I didn't hear that. It just sounded like a lot of crap to me.)
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To: 6SJ7
Yes, Zejiang Province is near the mouth of Yangtze River. I doubt that they will get much snow.
14 posted on 02/02/2008 3:32:38 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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Tanks are good at crushing things, body or ice.
15 posted on 02/02/2008 3:33:57 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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Is this region below the Three Gorges Dam? The pictures are appreciated, Thank you. Been thinking about those people at the train station, what a horrible situation they are going though.


16 posted on 02/02/2008 3:37:54 AM PST by Carilisa (In the Heart of Big Snow Country)
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Wow - the Communists showing their true colors and hatred of God.

Gotta love those pictures of happy children and women playing in the snow.

I guess these pictures of thousands stranded at train stations with no heat, food, medicine, or water for 3 days didn't make it past the Chinese propaganda screeners.






17 posted on 02/02/2008 3:42:20 AM PST by SkyPilot
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The pictures are all controlled by the state media. See happy faces? Yep. The government is on a brink of riots and they are issuing propaganda that looks like everyone is ok. That is not an armored car but a Tank. More than likely a T - 62 or 72.


18 posted on 02/02/2008 3:42:35 AM PST by nycoem
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Good pics. Thank you.


19 posted on 02/02/2008 3:43:10 AM PST by nycoem
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To: Carilisa
I think that they are located downstream from Three Gorges Dam. Wuhan is right along the river, while Hangzhou is somewhat away from the mouth of the river.
20 posted on 02/02/2008 3:46:06 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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