Tanks in the streets of Beijing

JONJO THE MISER

Speculation rife after unconfirmed reports of gunfire and swarms of troops in the capital appear online - and are quickly censored
Social networks report 'abnormalities' in Beijing as user comments herald downfall of Shanghai leadership faction
Ousting of anti-corruption official Bo Xilai is said to have divided the Party

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2118773/Chinese-leaders-order-internet-whitewash-amid-rumours-attempted-military-coup.html

Well now what do ye guys make of this?

starbelgrade

They're probably there to clear out some of the nine million bicycles.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Just had a look on Google Earth and saw nothing.

Hande hoche!

Nothing major will come of it.

GLaDOS

BBC is less sensationalist on the matter

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17476760

Pottler

I'd say it's another jonjo "OMG the world is ending", type thread. Get it right this time will ya, I'm feckin knackered running in and out of this bombshelter.

Phill Ewinn

WWB

whiskeyman

A great bunch of tanks

AnonoBoy

Enda Kenny's on his way over there - he'll sort it out, don't worry.

Orando Broom

Is there a tanks button for this type of tread?

Superbus

Stand in front of them, be grand.

Nodin

Pottler wrote: »

I'd say it's another jonjo "OMG the world is ending", type thread. Get it right this time will ya, I'm feckin knackered running in and out of this bombshelter.

I'm waiting for him to combine that theme with one of his "they ate our swans" efforts..

JONJO THE MISER

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Speculation rife after unconfirmed reports of gunfire and swarms of troops in the capital appear online - and are quickly censored
Social networks report 'abnormalities' in Beijing as user comments herald downfall of Shanghai leadership faction
Ousting of anti-corruption official Bo Xilai is said to have divided the Party

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2118773/Chinese-leaders-order-internet-whitewash-amid-rumours-attempted-military-coup.html

Well now what do ye guys make of this?

Here is a story you should read Jonjo.


THE BOY WHO CRIED 'WOLF'

There was a boy tending the sheep who would continually go up to the embankment and shout, 'Help, there's a wolf!' The farmers would all come running only to find out that what the boy said was not true. Then one day there really was a wolf but when the boy shouted, they didn't believe him and no one came to his aid. The whole flock was eaten by the wolf.
The story shows that this is how liars are rewarded: even if they tell the truth, no one believes them.

foxinsox

I hope everything in Beijing is ok...

Just wanted to say thanks to Jonjo..

Without his posts I'd never know whats going on around the world.

I've learned a lot from you Mister Miser

Orando Broom

salonfire wrote: »

Here is a story you should read Jonjo.


THE BOY WHO CRIED 'WOLF'

There was a boy tending the sheep who would continually go up to the embankment and shout, 'Help, there's a wolf!' The farmers would all come running only to find out that what the boy said was not true. Then one day there really was a wolf but when the boy shouted, they didn't believe him and no one came to his aid. The whole flock was eaten by the wolf.
The story shows that this is how liars are rewarded: even if they tell the truth, no one believes them.

Do you know why the sheep were eaten? Because the Chinese government pulled the tanks off wolf patrol to suppress dissidents in the city!!! Jesus open your eyes!

Nodin

...it would fairly be awful if the Daily Mail had the exclusive on the end of the world though....

Pottler

foxinsox wrote: »

I hope everything in Beijing is ok...

Just wanted to say thanks to Jonjo..

Without his posts I'd never know whats going on around the world.

I've learned a lot from you Mister Miser

just buy the Daily Mail every day, then you will have the "scoops" as well.

Randy Anders

Ask me tank

foxinsox

Pottler wrote: »

just buy the Daily Mail every day, then you will have the "scoops" as well.

Ah Jaysus, I couldn't do that.. :eek:

squod

foxinsox wrote: »

Ah Jaysus, I couldn't do that.. :eek:

Get it free in Elverys instead.

cloptrop

There are 9 million tanks on the streets of beijing , thats a fact , oh hang on no , its in the daily mail , there is probably an army jeep in an army compound somewhere in beijing and they just elaborated a small bit.

ascanbe

'Panic in the streets of London' has a better ring to it, as an opening line to a song.

Son Of A Vidic

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Enda Kenny's on his way over there - he'll sort it out, don't worry.

So we will have to pay up for any medical bills and associated costs then.

longshanks

There are two goldfish in a tank.
One says to the other 'You man the guns, I'll drive'

RichieC

A militarily aggressive China would be a god send for the military industrial complex in the US.

eth0

Down with those commie bastards

mawk

RichieC wrote: »

A militarily aggressive China would be a god send for the military industrial complex in the US.

wouldn't matter if china went headlong at the us. china has a looong way to go before being a conventional weapons threat. no carrier groups and no idea how to effectively support the tin can they bought from russia. years behind usa's drone fleet and without the space assets to catch up. pathetic tanker fleet and no culture of mid air refuelling. and not a patch on the soft assets that america has used so scarily in afghanistan.

so.. meh

Ecu

mawk wrote: »

wouldn't matter if china went headlong at the us. china has a looong way to go before being a conventional weapons threat. no carrier groups and no idea how to effectively support the tin can they bought from russia. years behind usa's drone fleet and without the space assets to catch up. pathetic tanker fleet and no culture of mid air refuelling. and not a patch on the soft assets that america has used so scarily in afghanistan.

so.. meh

Who knows what the real threat is, its the threat that can be sold that matters.

Philm_12

Ecu wrote: »

Who knows what the real threat is, its the threat that can be sold that matters.

Velly profound Glasshoppa

Philm_12

Wouldn't like Tibet on it.......


(Knocking myself out here !!)

lucylu

starbelgrade wrote: »

They're probably there to clear out some of the nine million bicycles.

That already happened years ago... nine million Bicycles is a myth..
9 million gas guzzlers you mean

fryup

one brave f*cker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-nXT8lSnPQ

chin_grin

Who else read the thread title to the tune of this song....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AlH2oYedfk

I'd genuinely love to know what happened to Tank Man. Nobody seems to know.

Saint_Mel

Ah they're nothing but a shower of tanks wh*res

goose2005

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd genuinely love to know what happened to Tank Man. Nobody seems to know.

Works in the takeaway in Clonskeagh, was talking to him a while back. True story.

policarp

Call out the Terra Cotta army. . .

Oink

mawk wrote: »

wouldn't matter if china went headlong at the us. china has a looong way to go before being a conventional weapons threat. no carrier groups and no idea how to effectively support the tin can they bought from russia. years behind usa's drone fleet and without the space assets to catch up. pathetic tanker fleet and no culture of mid air refuelling. and not a patch on the soft assets that america has used so scarily in afghanistan.

so.. meh

How many clicks do you think it would take them to cut off power in several US states, steal all US cash from the banks, and disable US military computer networks?

Cardinal Richelieu

Oink wrote: »

How many clicks do you think it would take them to cut off power in several US states, steal all US cash from the banks, and disable US military computer networks?

Imagine all the state secrets that the Irish spilled as we ordered chicken balls and chips with curry sauce in the Local Chinese(spy network) after a few drinks.

John Doe1

Nothing is going on, go back to sleep.

中國永遠

Shryke

China doesn't need the greatest military. It's going to be the biggest and strongest economy in the world for some time to come. The US is already more or less owned economically by China. They have their war machine, it doesn't matter.
Money makes the world go round. Money is why America are running around the middle east sabotaging countries and installing tyrants for decades, to try and maintain a balance of power. The dollar barrell is all they have to keep their own country floating. The fuel situation is all over the place, it's not going good places really.

Wonder if we'll get the real story out of this, if there is one. Maybe it's a parade.

ardinn

John Doe1 wrote: »

Nothing is going on, go back to sleep.

中國永遠

That china always never???????

up for anything

I'm still wondering about where all those missing Chinese teens on the Gardaí missing list went.

Pottler

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd genuinely love to know what happened to Tank Man. Nobody seems to know.

says on the "Official Chinese velly honest no censor here website"- "the Chinese state gave him a little flat" -presumably to retire to,......... sorry no, it says "he was flattened."

cloptrop

Pottler wrote: »

says on the "Official Chinese velly honest no censor here website"- "the Chinese state gave him a little flat to retire to",......... sorry no, it says "he was flattened by two tyres" - feckin mandarin, it so hard to read.

So hard to weed?

Pottler

cloptrop wrote: »

So hard to weed?

it's pronounced "so harr tu weed" dontchaknow.