Archive for January 2009
my my my militia.
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since the Military powers of the world seem to be incapable
of properly training the Army and Police of Afghanistan,
i thought i’d give it a shot.
so far i only have 2 recruits
but what they lack in experience,
they make up for in hutzpah.
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man-love thursdays.
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one day a week,
some afghan men,
emote for the sake of emoting.
that day is thursday.
that way on friday,
being holy and the such,
all will be forgiven.
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a little factiod.
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this is something you don’t read about very often
but afghanistan has the highest rates of bearded one-eyed men in the world.
who would have thought???
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disclaimer.
canepari will not be responsible for the things he says.
disclaimer.
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jujubee in dari.
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it ain’t quite peace or democracy
but
handing out blow pops to afghani kids is still good fun.
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cut my teeth.
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take a wild guess.
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triple A in urdu.
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the accelerator cable on our bus broke.
they replaced it with a headphone cable.
i photographed.
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the highlight of my day…
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pakistani comedians in lahore.
holding my business card.
riding miniature motorcycles.
afterwards i felt a sense of achievement.
is that healthy?
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jesus light.
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lahore
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is that a drop of blood?
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another day
another blood soaked religious tradition.
this time it is the Day of Ashura.
a ceremony of mourning for Hussein ibn Ali,
the grandson of the Prophet.
this time
Shiite muslims march through the streets
beating their chests,
singing their songs,
touching their ceremonal horses,
donating to symbolic coffins,
handing out free food,
sporting heavy iron chains around the necks for days on end,
strolling barefoot for a week,
touching ornate religious banners
and
most memorably…
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self-flaggelating.
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with knives.
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yup.
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the blood is coming.
i ask those with a sensitive disposition,
to turn back now.
and for the rest of you,
enjoy.
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you’re welcome.
warm glow.
lahore.
