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Chinese rover diorama shows Europe being nuked
io9 ^ | December 17, 2013 9:34 am | Robert T. Gonzales

Posted on 12/18/2013 12:05:48 AM PST by Olog-hai

China deserves all the congratulations in the world for landing its first spacecraft on the Moon. It’s a big deal – both for China and humanity at large. But can somebody please explain why the background image at this exhibit for China’s recently deployed Yutu Rover depicts a massive mushroom cloud over Europe? […]

The most likely explanation—the one we’re hoping for, anyway—is that this was just an unfortunate diplomatic oversight. As a redditor by the name of wigg1es points out, the backdrop is actually a stock image […] Still, there are undoubtedly those who will interpret the choice of image as a deliberate gesture. …

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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chicoms; china; europeanunion; eussr; moon; nuclearwarfare; redchina; russia
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To: ETL

“Defense contractors eager to sell technology to China poured millions of dollars into Clinton’s campaign. In return, Clinton called off the dogs.”

So it’s really these greedy corporation’s fault.


41 posted on 12/18/2013 8:20:06 AM PST by Rennes Templar (If you like your disease, you can keep it.)
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To: Rennes Templar

A lot of people are to blame for what happened. The treasonous dems on the panels who acted as his defense team, too. Lucky for him, perhaps, is that the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke at the same time. It may be what got him off the hook.


42 posted on 12/18/2013 8:33:38 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

For that matter, he may have set up the scandal.


43 posted on 12/18/2013 9:05:48 AM PST by Rennes Templar (If you like your disease, you can keep it.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Quite possibly.


44 posted on 12/18/2013 9:10:00 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: logi_cal869

Need to rotate the picture 90 CCW


45 posted on 12/18/2013 10:17:48 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: logi_cal869

POGO was RIGHT!!


46 posted on 12/18/2013 10:19:01 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: ETL
Because you can’t seem to even put 2 and 2 together.

Perhaps he does better at spellin'

47 posted on 12/18/2013 10:19:48 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Olog-hai

Anyone who has read Robert Heinlein’s “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress” understand that the moon is the ultimate High Ground to fight from.


48 posted on 12/18/2013 10:26:42 AM PST by zeugma (Is it evil of me to teach my bird to say "here kitty, kitty"?)
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To: ETL

Easier to beat a sex scandal than treason.


49 posted on 12/18/2013 11:00:52 AM PST by Rennes Templar (If you like your disease, you can keep it.)
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To: Elsie

Lol. That was an obvious typo on my part, if that’s what you’re referring to. I know how to spell “logical”.


50 posted on 12/18/2013 11:09:03 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Caipirabob
The Chinese who set up the display were from Beijing and innocently mistook the mushroom cloud as “smog”.

Yet there apparently are some here who might think that a real possibility. As if the display wasn't carefully reviewed by government officials before presenting it. AND considering the other info I posted here regarding the ChiComs threatening to use nukes. I hope they don't get offended by me referring to them as "the ChiComs". Lol.

51 posted on 12/18/2013 11:16:15 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Elsie
Need to rotate the picture 90 CCW

Here you go. Does seem to be eastern Europe.

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52 posted on 12/18/2013 11:32:14 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL
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53 posted on 12/18/2013 11:37:18 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

Ran a string on my globe, aligned with western edge of India, extended thru Caspian sea and beyond. Darn close to Moscow. Close enough for the size of nuke in illustration. Ohshitski!!!


54 posted on 12/18/2013 11:54:04 AM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor

Lol. Except I can’t imagine that happening. At least not in the foreseeable future. Russia and China have been staging joint war games since 2005 preparing for war with US and our allies in Europe. However, it was darn close to Moscow, wasn’t it. In any case, it doesn’t change the fact that the ChiComs are becoming an increasing missile and nuke threat.


55 posted on 12/18/2013 12:11:12 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

Well, the area around the Amur river got pretty hot when they were socialist fraternal brothers. Once China decides they want and need the “Northern Resource Zone” in Siberia, they will move and Russia will be vastly outmanned and outgunned. China has a vast surplus of cannon fodder that needs to be dealt with.


56 posted on 12/18/2013 12:26:36 PM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor

I seriously doubt there will be any hostility towards each other while they both need us out of the picture. When and if that happens, I wouldn’t be at all surprise if they go after each other. They need to be partners, at least for now.


57 posted on 12/18/2013 1:21:44 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Covenantor
China has a vast surplus of cannon fodder that needs to be dealt with.

While we have vast amounts of fodder eaters...

58 posted on 12/18/2013 1:23:02 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Covenantor

Then again, the ChiComs didn’t mark that location themselves. It was on the graphic they lifted from that website. Maybe they just thought it precisely marked central Europe (NATO).


59 posted on 12/18/2013 1:26:32 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

You run a Rule #8 on me? Really? (stating the obvious: Alinsky’s Rule 8)

And you expect to be taken seriously with theories based on presumption & conjecture while defending someone’s new “crisis”?

I’m bored now. Fini


60 posted on 12/18/2013 1:47:11 PM PST by logi_cal869
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