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POPSJade dragon ship - simply amazing! Oh there it is. This is what I was looking for :) I saw similar ship in china but it was atleast 2½ times as big. Most obviously this is made from a single piece!
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POPSBeautiful Chinese jade carvings I saw these in China in a place they were selling these things. It was actually some kind of place where they trick wealthy western people to pay very much out of everything. They actually pay almost nothing to their workers...anyway these are kind a same but not the best I've seen. There was some 4meters tall walls and some 6meters long "wooden" ship and some lions almost realistic size and everything. There are some pics in my website: http://www.cgart.fi/index.php?option=com_rsgallery2&Itemid=26&catid=4
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POPSIraqi Contracts With Iran and China Concern U.S. From the article: "The expansion of ties between Iraq and Iran comes as the United States and Iran clash on nuclear issues and about what American officials have repeatedly said is Iranian support for armed groups in Iraq. American officials have charged that Iranians, through the international military wing known as the Quds Force, are particularly active in support of elite elements of the Mahdi Army, a militia largely controlled by Mr. Sadr. An American military official in Baghdad said that while he had no specific knowledge of the power plant contracts, any expansion of Iranian interests was a concern for the military here. “We are of course carefully watching Iran’s overall presence here in Iraq,” the military official said. “As you know, it’s not always as it appears. Their Quds Force routinely uses the cover of a business to mask their real purpose as an intelligence operative.” Much like the CIA....
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POPSChina wants to choose next Dalai Lama China occupied Tibet 1952. 1956 Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet to India. Tibet is very sensitive issue in China. Last week BBC satellite network news were cut off every time in China when this news was told.