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By Heydon Prowse

 

Is war always a bad thing? Here's seven wars where everything was absolutely wonderful and ended up fine:

 

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Illustrations by Peter Moffat

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SEVEN JUST WARS written by Heydon Prowse

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• pffft, wrong? it was funny. Go war!

  Posted by anonymous @ 26/06/08 15:45:38

  

• wrong. wrong, very wrong

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