Baghdad family album, '73 - '75
Not funny, not rude, not clever, but possibly interesting snapshots of a family who lived in Baghdad from '73 - '75. I think it's fair to say things have changed since then. I enjoyed some of the descriptions as much as the snaps.
"The Iraqi President at the time was Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakher of the Ba'ath Party and his deputy was somebody called Saddam Hussein. Whilst we were there diplomatic relations were restored and we were able to play cricket matches on the Embassy lawns."
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mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Mon 10 Nov 2008, 23:19,
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That was really cool...
...seeing what the country looked like just a little over 30 years ago.
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flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Mon 10 Nov 2008, 23:48,
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Read the bit about Babylon
Now a 'Coalition' military base.
"Antiquities such as pieces of pottery and coins could still be literally picked off the ground."
Apparently these are now shovelled into sandbags, while "Our Boys" dig trenches to sit in or shit in, depending.
Remeber all that fuss about the Taliban blowing up the giant Buddha statues in Afghanistan? We've done a similar thing with Babylon.
But no-one cares.
That's all. You can get back to your X-Factor now.
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