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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

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Once upon a time we knew what to do. A British district officer, coming upon a scene of suttee, was told by the locals that in Hindu culture it was the custom to cremate a widow on her husband's funeral pyre. He replied that in British culture it was the custom to hang chaps who did that sort of thing. There are many great things about India - curry, pyjamas, sitars, software engineers -- but suttee was not one of them. What a pity we're no longer capable of being 'judgmental' and 'discriminating'.
- Mark Steyn
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November 8
1935: The League of Nations imposes sanctions against Itlay for actions in Ethiopia, but is incapable of enforcing them
1942: Operation Torch: Allied landings in Morocco and Algeria
1942: VC won by Capt Frederick Thornton Peters, Royal Navy, Oran, North Africa
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