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The War on drugs
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 09/05/2016
» Drugs are a trillion-dollar business and the so-called War on Drugs is under-financed. So much is paid to the powers that be to turn a blind eye that those who fight the good fight deserve the credit they get when busting a drug ring.
The future is now
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 21/03/2016
» While there have been vast improvements in the military sector for millennia, the soldiers wielding the weapons remained much the same. Basic training toughens them, yet their bare strength is no match for a bear or an ape. Psychologically they are vulnerable to stress.
Two views of Thailand
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 02/04/2012
» An old Thailand hand, I observed early on that just about every farang who has visited the Land of Smiles feels qualified to pen the definitive book about it. To them, Thailand is a quick read. But even wed into an extensive Thai family, I never thought so. Many of its mores elude me.