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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Happy New Year from Kabul, Afghanistan
From: rsphotoimages at comcast.net (Bob Shaw)
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 00:18:49 -0800
References: <C76308E9.5B469%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Oi, Mark:

You gottem right, bruddah!  Count me in as a No Show.

Bob



Bob Shaw
rsphotoimages at comcast.net


On Dec 31, 2009, at 11:05 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

>> Oi, Ted!
>> 
>> After 10 years in the (US) Marines - '57 through '66 - I felt
>> qualified to tell a flag-waving yahoo at Houston airport watching the
>> start of operation Desert Shield, "We haven't even got there yet and
>> we're already over our heads".  He gave me a dirty look and muttered
>> something about damn Yankee pussies...  I could tell he'd never been
>> in the military.  One knows.
>> 
>> After 10 years of active duty including a year studying Farsi (Persian
>> - what they speak in Iran) I stand by that statement, maybe double
>> that for Afghanistan.
>> 
>> Good on ya, Dr. Ted.  It is what it is.  A damned shame.
>> 
>> Oh - and John Wayne was never on active duty, certainly NEVER in
>> combat, guys.
>> 
>> Have a prosperous and peaceful New Year, Ted!
>> 
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 31, 2009, at 6:45 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Hugh,
>> My 2010 Happy New Year message is you safely survive that hell hole of
>> a country!
>> 
>> Given yesterday a very fine super human being Canadian woman
>> journalist from The Calgary Herald, engaged to be married in July and
>> on her first 6 week assignment was blown up along with 4 Canadian
>> soldiers! A bloody crime! Over their to help the people. It's about
>> time our people of the western world woke up and bring every one home!
>> 
>> In that part of the world Afghanistan you can go back to Alexander the
>> Great and nobody, read my lips..... NOBODY  has ever changed anything
>> other than many thousands of human beings killed for absolutely nothing!
>> 
>> Sorry guys and gals but I knew the lady killed yesterday and they
>> don't come any better as journalists. A very fine absolutely first
>> class human being! Such a beautiful bubbly attitude! So if I sound a
>> tad ticked off, well I am and furious that young men and women are
>> being killed there for absolutely nothing!
>> 
>> 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!
>> cheers
>> ted
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Thompson" <hewthompson at 
>> mac.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <LUG at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 11:48 AM
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Happy New Year from Kabul, Afghanistan
>> 
>> 
>>> Here are a few photos to illustrate the journey from Pakistan to
>>> Afghanistan, and to give you an idea of what it is like in Kabul.
>>> These photos are all taken with a Sony DSC-S950.
>>> 
>>> I have spoken with Wendy Thurman, she is a Texas lady, we will be
>>> meeting soon.  More photos to follow once the gear is in place.
>>> 
>>> Happy New Year to all
>>> 
>>> Hugh
>>> 
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> 
> I think we're all due for them trying to throw a war and having  nobody 
> show
> up.
> 
> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> 
> 
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