http://rashtrakut.com/blog/2009/10/21/fortress-rio/ Musings on history, politics, foreign policy, numismatics and other trivia Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:27:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://rashtrakut.com/blog/2009/10/21/fortress-rio/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Rashtrakut » Blog Archive » The rise of Brazil Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:13:30 +0000 http://rashtrakut.com/blog/?p=205#comment-41 [...] hurdles to overcome, notably the endemic violence, crime and poverty in its shanty towns.  The riots there last month were an embarrassing distraction from the pride and joy of winning the 2016 Summer [...] [...] hurdles to overcome, notably the endemic violence, crime and poverty in its shanty towns.  The riots there last month were an embarrassing distraction from the pride and joy of winning the 2016 Summer [...]

]]> http://rashtrakut.com/blog/2009/10/21/fortress-rio/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Aditya Kane Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:11:02 +0000 http://rashtrakut.com/blog/?p=205#comment-24 Well considering we cannot get the COmmonwealth games right Olympics is a dream we shouldnt be dreaming of. These silly games to showcase nationalism and pride is nothing but bunkum. What has China proved by hosting a olympics? That they can host another one? Well considering we cannot get the COmmonwealth games right Olympics is a dream we shouldnt be dreaming of. These silly games to showcase nationalism and pride is nothing but bunkum. What has China proved by hosting a olympics? That they can host another one?

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