Posted on 06/05/2011 5:38:20 PM PDT by robowombat
Volcano Erupts in Southern Chile VOA News June 04, 2011
The Puyehue volcano in southern Chile has erupted for the first time in a half century, sending a column of gas about 10 kilometers into the air.
Authorities say they plan to evacuate 3,500 people from areas around the mountain, which is nearly 1,000 kilometers south of the Chilean capital, Santiago. The eruption also prompted authorities to shut a border crossing into Argentina.
Emergency officials recorded many small earthquakes in the region Saturday.
There have been no reports of injuries.
Chile has the second largest volcanic chain in the world after Indonesia. Of some 2,000 volcanoes in Chile, about 500 are active. Other Chilean volcanos, Llaima and Chaiten, have erupted in recent years.
If Argentina will sell us more beef we’ll shut off the volcano. /s
Chile has one of the the largest Palestinian populations outside of the Middle East. Several 350,000 to 500,000 live in Santiago. Most are Christian.
Latin American countries recognize Palestinian state - WaryaTV1 Jan 2011 ... Chile — with the largest Palestinian population outside the Middle East — debates whether to recognize Palestine. SANTIAGO, Chile — With ...
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=Palestinian+population+Santiago%2C+Chile+&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&fp=8cfca61e78e27482&biw=1135&bih=572
But don't let the facts get in the way of a good rant ...
Ya think?
Non sequitur.
There's already a "Palestinian" State. It's called "Jordan". It has been there for years. Mohammedans are still causing trouble.
Do you honestly believe there's a "connection", either direct or indirect, between the Chilean government's foreign policy and the eruption of one of FIVE HUNDRED active volcanoes within the borders of that country?
Really?
Seriously: Why did you even bring the topic up?
I read it. You really don't know?
OTOH, perhaps not everything should be ignored, either.
Some things are so absurd that they should be rejected out of hand. Sort of like connecting "global warming" with volcanoes. Or perhaps you "don't know" about that, either?
Chile also has a significant Palestinian population
Do you suppose they're the reason that Chile has 500 active volcanoes? Or is that another thing we just "don't know"? Did you miss the fact that these Chilean palestinians are mostly Christian?
So, are you in favor of a Pali state,
Yes. The "palestinian" state called "Jordan", which currently exists and has existed for years, should continue to exist.
and think it’s all going to work out, reasonably well?
No. It would be extraordinarily silly to think that the continued existence of Jordan would pacify professional troublemakers.
Say ... you don't think that "Palis" are vermin that should be wiped out, do you?
And why, exactly, did you even bring up the topic of palestinians on a thread about a volcano in Chile?
Seriously ... that's really silly. It's just like Al Gore and his looney followers attributing everything to "Global Warming".
BTW, do you have some sort of aversion to answering questions? Do you have some sort of compulsion to falsely attribute base motives to other folks? Do you think that the commandment against bearing false witness doesn't apply to you?
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