More photos of things going great in Baghdad

EarlG ADMIN

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:31 PM
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More photos of things going great in Baghdad

Edited on Wed Mar-29-06 01:54 PM by EarlG

I liked Howard Kaloogian's photo of Baghdad so much that I decided to share with you some of the pictures that I personally took while I was in Iraq, let's say, last month. Here they are:

A peaceful street market in Sadr City, Baghdad.

Locals enjoy a sunny afternoon in Al Anbar province.

Contented Iraqis stroll along the banks of the Tigris.

The Baghdad nightlife is a sight to behold!

Children at play in Tal Afar.

On edit: more here!

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Ioo

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:32 PM
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1. They have snow in Iraq? nt

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Cessna Invesco Palin

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:34 PM
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3. Typical bloody American.

Doesn't know anything about the rest of the world.

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file83

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Wed Mar-29-06 06:02 PM
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34. Baghdad is WONDERFUL this time of year....

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EstimatedProphet

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Thu Mar-30-06 09:29 AM
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44. It's possible he was being satirical.

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Cessna Invesco Palin

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Thu Mar-30-06 09:58 AM
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45. It's possible I was, too.

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EstimatedProphet

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Thu Mar-30-06 05:00 PM
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48. Good!

I wasn't, and I should have been, obviously...D'OH!

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myrna minx

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:34 PM
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2. Hahaha.

Edited on Wed Mar-29-06 01:35 PM by myrna minx

:bounce: Glad to see a "wee" Dublin in Al Anbar. :rofl:

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Jose Diablo

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:15 PM
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24. Must be the Irish section

ya think?

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Supersedeas

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Thu Mar-30-06 10:46 AM
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47. LoL...so funny

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liberalpragmatist

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Fri Mar-31-06 01:37 AM
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57. Celebrating a traditional Irish-Iraqi St. Patricks Day! - nt

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Whoa_Nelly

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:34 PM
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4. OMG! ROFLMAO

:spray: You owe me a new laptop! :rofl:

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auburngrad82

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:34 PM
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5. Waiiiit a minute...

Are those bananas where a burka should be?

:evilgrin:

Liberal bumper stickers

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Cessna Invesco Palin

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:35 PM
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8. No, those are bananas where my hOUCH.

Shouldn't be typing that with the missus around.

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madokie

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:39 PM
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14. or maybe my hands

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dipsydoodle

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:46 PM
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19. It's a marine training photo

based on the Monty Python sketch How to defend yourself against fresh fruit.

See : http://www.jumpstation.ca/recroom/comedy/python/banana.html

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stickdog

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Wed Mar-29-06 05:07 PM
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32. Let Freedom Ring!

Edited on Wed Mar-29-06 05:23 PM by stickdog

The boys of Baghdad enjoy their newfound freedom & stability:

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Viva_La_Revolution

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Thu Mar-30-06 01:55 AM
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38. God D*amn! Can I go to Baghdad?

Please!? :bounce:

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Bozita

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:35 PM
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6. A vacation paradise! -- Send the Bush daughters

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Olney Blue

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:35 PM
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7. These photos are obvious fakes.

The woman has her banana burkah on backwards.

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Garbo 2004

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Thu Mar-30-06 02:49 AM
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40. LOL! "banana burkah" LOLOLOL. n/t

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spuddonna

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:36 PM
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9. Do you think they sell that banana bra in an underwire?

I think my hubby would like to see me in one of those... :evilgrin:

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qanda

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:36 PM
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10. Bwahahahahaha

:rofl:

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ayeshahaqqiqa

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:36 PM
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11. You realize, of course, that some won't know about the

Hooligan (sic) fake Iraq photo that you're lampooning. But I read all that huge thread and can only say :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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OhioChick

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:37 PM
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12. LOL

:rofl:

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Cleita

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:38 PM
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13. Happy to see they read "The Irish Times".

:rofl:

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stillrockin

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:42 PM
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15. Wow!! Museums are also open again!!

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mzmolly

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:42 PM
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16. So glad to see some REAL reporting on the situation in Bagdhad. Laura

Ingram would be very proud. Hey, isn't that her on the beach?! :P

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Orrex

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:45 PM
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17. Fake!

That woman is from Bananastan, not Iraq.

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underpants

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:46 PM
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18. More HERE

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=784651&mesg_id=784651

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Orrex

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Wed Mar-29-06 01:54 PM
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20. And here, while you're at it!

Take a look

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underpants

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:02 PM
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21. LOL

well done

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Orrex

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:03 PM
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22. Thanks--I should have known that several on DU would have the same idea!

Like I said--great minds!

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RedEarth

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:07 PM
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23. That's great ... we need to get the good news to the public

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centristo

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:17 PM
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25. i was in Karbala two months ago and it looked fine to me...

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OmmmSweetOmmm

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:21 PM
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26. Great shot of downtown Baghdad at night! Notice the yellow cabs!

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foreverdem

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:24 PM
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27. Oh, there's even the Dublin Bookshop

Where they can browse while out on their daily stroll.

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countryjake

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:35 PM
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28. Great boating on the Euphrates last Sunday!

Edited on Wed Mar-29-06 02:37 PM by countryjake

Really should try and get out of town more often! The serenity will kill you!

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StaggerLee

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:52 PM
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29. Sources tell me that the San Miguel is flowing like tap water in Baghdad

The weekly Sunni/Shiite bubble dance is in full swing Thursday nights at the Hotel Casbah

The Midnight room at Club Oasis in East Baghdad is always popular, just ask Howard Kaloogian!

FREEDOM is on the MARCH and keg sales are booming!

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Mr_Spock

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:54 PM
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30. I like the banana boobs!!

:rofl:

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Nothing Without Hope

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Wed Mar-29-06 02:54 PM
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31. Wonderful! Here are some of the DU threads on the Kaloogian fake photo:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x776401
thread title (3-28-06 GD): Fake photo of Baghdad used to bolster GOP's claims?
Howard Kaloogian (R) has posted a photograph on his campaign website which he claims to have recently taken in downtown Baghdad, to show how "calm" and "stable" the city was during his visit. But the photo is actually from Istambul, TURKEY!!! Long thread with additional finds all confirming Istambul ID. Now up at Huffington Post and other blogs too.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x785305
thread title (3-29-06 GD): Oops...Kaloogian Blames Iraq Photo Error on Staffer
Says there were “hundreds and hundreds” of photos taken on his Iraq trip, and they had a layover in Istambul. His campaign site says “Baghdad is calm and secure. I know. I’ve been there.” So egregious!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2194954
thread title (3-29-06 LBN): Baghdad, Turkey Baghdad photo scandal
See Reply #17 – It’s not the first time Kaloogian “got lost” like this. What a lying slime. Good composite photo showing obviously NOT in Iraq but Turkey.

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B Calm

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Wed Mar-29-06 05:52 PM
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33. Nobody ever reports about the great crop of bananas in Iraq.. They

always look for negative things like suicide bombers killing 15 people..

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Hekate

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Wed Mar-29-06 08:00 PM
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35. I hope some of you are forwarding all this great stuff to San Diego news-

-papers and tv. Alert citizen reportage and all that. :rofl:

Hekate

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FARAFIELD

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Thu Mar-30-06 01:40 AM
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36. this has to be

The greatest thread of all time, along with the link to the other pictures of baghdad, they need to nail him on the Mark Twain award to

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YouthInAsia

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Thu Mar-30-06 01:47 AM
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37. is that a banana suicide bra? Those bastards!

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cascadiance

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Thu Mar-30-06 01:57 AM
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39. Duncan Hunter along with Howard Kaloogian toured Abu Graib...

Edited on Thu Mar-30-06 01:58 AM by calipendence

Both the current San Diego congressman and another hoping to be another San Diego congressman got a tour and got a glimpse of the fantastic cuisine being served to Abu Graib guests...

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DemExpat

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Thu Mar-30-06 04:10 AM
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41. Great fun, this thread! LOL....

:D:D:D

DemEx

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malaise

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Thu Mar-30-06 05:26 AM
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42. I Nearly spilled my coffee

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Great thread.

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katinmn

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Thu Mar-30-06 09:26 AM
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43. ROTFLMAO!

:rofl:

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lonestarnot

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Thu Mar-30-06 05:16 PM
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49. ewww gee think I'll plan my next vacation! Looks like a lovely

tranquil place.

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hippiechick

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Thu Mar-30-06 10:08 AM
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46. Nice to see the French involved in Iraq's new "capitalist democracy" ...

:rofl:

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CompostGal

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Thu Mar-30-06 10:25 PM
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50. Next plane to Bagdad please!

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JNelson6563

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Thu Mar-30-06 10:39 PM
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51. Why I love DU

The smart ass reading is off the scales. Bravo!! :toast:

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lpbk2713

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Thu Mar-30-06 11:57 PM
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52. Fallujah residents take a leisurely stroll and browse the shops.

.... now that stability has been restored.

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Mayberry Machiavelli

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Thu Mar-30-06 11:59 PM
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53. Fallujah is SO crappy ever since they commercialized the hell out of it!

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SlavesandBulldozers

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Fri Mar-31-06 12:14 AM
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54. another great shot of honeymooners havin the time of their life

Edited on Fri Mar-31-06 12:15 AM by SlavesandBulldozers

just minutes from the comforts of the Sunni Triangle!

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countryjake

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Fri Mar-31-06 12:38 AM
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55. Coalition forces transforming military vehicles...

into pleasure craft and day tours for Iraqi citizens.

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Tinksrival

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Fri Mar-31-06 12:49 AM
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56. Reconstruction is going so well....

The Iraqi's have started to invest in alternative energy sources. Remarkable, really.

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