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2005-05-14 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Fred 2005-05-14 18:18|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This should give Andrew Sullivan something else to write about...

Posted by Raj 2005-05-14 20:05|| 2005-05-14 20:05|| Front Page Top

#2 LMAO!!!

The new AlQ(ueer) tactic: mince about and proposition the troops and they'll freak out and leave without doing proper searches.

Too much, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-05-14 20:05|| 2005-05-14 20:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh - Vaz Pickles, a most unfortunate name, eh?

Posted by Raj 2005-05-14 20:06|| 2005-05-14 20:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Disconcertingly so, Raj, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-05-14 20:07|| 2005-05-14 20:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Jeebus. I can hear AS: "but are they allowed to marry. See? The Taliban is more advance than you christian majority 'persons'. At least they are open with the military"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-05-14 20:14|| 2005-05-14 20:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Heheh Sounds like a RM sendup.

Posted by Shipman 2005-05-14 20:20|| 2005-05-14 20:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Chris Stephen In Bagram, "journalist" interviewed Brit marine James Fletcher, after the unit returned from an operation DEEEEP in the Afghan mountains.

good send up, James.

Posted by Cloluth Snolurong2394 2005-05-14 20:28|| 2005-05-14 20:28|| Front Page Top

#8 The date on that article is from May, 2002, and was reported here in November of that year. I knew it sounded familiar. I've always figured the reporter was having his leg pulled. A google search on "Vaz Pickles" turned up only references to this article.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2005-05-14 20:30|| http://darkblogules.blogspot.com]">[http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2005-05-14 20:30|| Front Page Top

#9 ..hey! Ship you cut in line.

Posted by Cloluth Snolurong2394 2005-05-14 20:31|| 2005-05-14 20:31|| Front Page Top

#10 Ingemisco tanquam reus,
Culpa rubet vultus meus;
Supplicanti parce, Angie.

I did not know. But it's still funny, heh? ;-)

Posted by twobyfour 2005-05-14 20:47|| 2005-05-14 20:47|| Front Page Top

#11 Quite believable report.

Old Pathan proverb:
âA woman for business, a boy for pleasure, a goat for choiceâ

The famous Pathan song "Zakhmi Dil" (Wounded Heart) begins

"Thereâs a boy across the river
with a bottom like a peach,
but, alas I cannot swim"

It was adopted as a British Army march during the days of the Raj.

For fans of the military bag pipe
http://www.whitethistle.net/musicfiles/music/files/zakhmidil.mid

Posted by john 2005-05-14 21:40|| 2005-05-14 21:40|| Front Page Top

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