Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hmmm still doing my utmost to get yyou the promised lagavullin.Going to Afghanistan next week but only to Mazar l Shariff.Will get you the bottles somtime I'm sure. Best wishes,simon On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 4:39 AM, Hugh Thompson <hewthompson op mac.com> wrote: > Ted - thank you for your good wishes. > > As everywhere there are many different people in this country. The people > who murdered the reporter and those wonderful young Canadian men, are not > the everyday Afghans. I am not here to argue political points, I am here > to > help rebuild Afghanistan, so is Wendy Thurman. In my conversations with > Afghan business people here, they know the country must move forward to > have > any chance of healing the rifts in this very tribal society. These people > are based very much in the 21st Century, but others cannot or will not > change willingly. I was talking with a very well read gentleman last > evening, at a social gathering, he says it will take many more years and > education, education, education to make change. I have an opportunity to > do > something about that, we are bidding on a hospital, and school, along with > a > major hydro project. > > At 66, I want to put something back, hopefully my experience will help > these people, and, you know Ted, that in another time and decade, you would > have been here, in the thick of it, doing what you do best, photographing > what you see, and telling the story to the world. > > All the best to you, your lovely wife, and the rest of the LUG family for a > better 2010 > > Sincerely, > > Hugh > > > > On 1-Jan-10, at 7:15 AM, tedgrant op shaw.ca wrote: > > My 2010 Happy New Year message is you safely survive that hell hole of a >> country! >> >> In any event Hugh I wish you every hoped for prayer and safety for 2010. >> Bottom line? I'd get my ass out of that place as fast as I could and screw >> them! >> >> HAPPY NEW YEAR AND SAFETY ALL THE WAY! My wife and I will say prayers for >> your safety! >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >