Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mortenson was twice able to have Sharias reversed by the Shia Mullahs in Iran when they carefully checked him out and saw his good works. This is different, I fear. Likely one of Mortenson's schools, too. There is a penalty to pay for being actively engaged in resisting the Taliban. Most soldiers there will pay lip service to create the impression of fighting "terrorists", but their family's safety will always come first. The Taliban knows this. They have neighborhood check points all over Kabul. The police and army know this. It's a mess. Our (USA) mess, now. The Russians must be chuckling, watching us thrash about as they, and the Brittish begore them, did. Bob On Feb 16, 2009, at 8:47 AM, A. Lal wrote: Not much chance of those girls schools surviving if current events are any indication: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5745194.ece ----- Original Message ----- From: "rsphoto's email" <rsphotoimages@comcast.net > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, 16 February, 2009 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT- A fascinating video > Totally believable. > > I just finished reading "Three Cups of Tea" about American > mountaineer Greg Mortenson who spearheaded the building or more than > 50 schools for girls in the Karakoram and other remote Pakistani > and Afghan mountain villages. > > Had I not read this book, I would have been shocked at the video, > but even a cursory understanding of the mountain history and > culture allows one to understand what it takes to survive in this > environment. > > And for sure, the war in Afghanistan is far from - if ever - over. > > > Bob > > > > > > > On Feb 16, 2009, at 7:39 AM, A. Lal wrote: > > I was going to post this to the LUG Forum, but thought it might be > of interest to all Luggers: > > http://www.vbs.tv/full_screen.php?s=DGFE2305DC&sc=1363196 > > > Enjoy. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information