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^ Top   #1   07.24.2009

Baack Trucker Forum STAFF   Last Seen: 5 Hours Ago 09.49 PM Member Since: May 2007 Location: Wisconsin Trucker? Trucking Industry Posts: 16,012 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 10,034 Thanked: 7,338 Times

Dutch return severed head of Ghana chief Quote: THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The descendants of an African chief who was hanged and decapitated by a Dutch general 171 years ago reluctantly accepted the return of his severed head Thursday, still angry even as the Dutch tried to right a historic wrong. The head of King Badu Bonsu II was discovered last year in a jar of formaldehyde gathering dust in the anatomical collection of the Leiden University Medical Center. The Dutch government agreed to Ghanaian demands that the relic be returned. On Thursday, members of the king's Ahanta tribe, dressed in dark robes and wearing red sashes, took part in the hand-over ceremony, honoring his spirit by toasting with Dutch gin and then sprinkling the drink over the floor at the Dutch Foreign Ministry. But descendants of the chief said they were not consoled. "I am hurt, angry. My grandfather has been killed," said Joseph Jones Amoah, the great, great grandson of the chief. http://www.heraldonline.com/wire/wor...y/1493386.html __________________ Forum Rules The Thanks! button Spelling and the TTR How to insert a picture Using our search feature Copying and pasting articles TTR Advertising opportunities

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Uh, it was 171 years ago. Hate to break it to this kid, but he'd be dead either way. __________________ The best way to rob a bank is to own one.

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