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LCanal · 08-09-2005, 08:01 PM

Until I did the Asia test I'd never heard of Turkmenistan. Yesterday on TV I discovered the country has a weird government along the lines of North Korea. Posters and statues of President For Life Niyazov where, officials, teachers etc all spouting the "official" line, everyone with a pained expression telling the reporter how happy they are and how wonderful the president is, elaborate choreographed North Korean style public ceremonies. There is even a golden revolving statue of Niyazov that always faces the sun. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com

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He runs parliament like a medieval court and making new laws on a whim. I.e. It is unlawful for women TV presenters to wear makeup because Turkmenistan women are pretty enough already!! As he is an orphan he built a grandiose state run orphanage where the kids get a decent education while the rest of the nation are barely taught enough to be literate.

It's almost to strange to be true

but it is.

http://www.turkmenistanembassy.org/t...sbio.htmlevery

08-09-2005, 08:01 PM	#12
LCanal I hope to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sumatra Posts: 257	Until I did the Asia test I'd never heard of Turkmenistan. Yesterday on TV I discovered the country has a weird government along the lines of North Korea. Posters and statues of President For Life Niyazov where, officials, teachers etc all spouting the "official" line, everyone with a pained expression telling the reporter how happy they are and how wonderful the president is, elaborate choreographed North Korean style public ceremonies. There is even a golden revolving statue of Niyazov that always faces the sun. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o:p></o:p> He runs parliament like a medieval court and making new laws on a whim. I.e. It is unlawful for women TV presenters to wear makeup because Turkmenistan women are pretty enough already!! As he is an orphan he built a grandiose state run orphanage where the kids get a decent education while the rest of the nation are barely taught enough to be literate. It's almost to strange to be true but it is. http://www.turkmenistanembassy.org/t...sbio.htmlevery __________________ "Happiness is like sex. In order to get any good out of it, you have to give it to someone else."