GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 10/11/03-Freedom in Kabul

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[Diogenesis]

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 10/11/03 - Kabul

BREAKING: Kabul - Freedom, Education, Capitalism, courtesy of the USA.

QFN ==== QUAGMIRE-FREE NEWS and FREEPER COMMENTARY

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========= Kabul =========

In Kabul, Afghani children are FREE to walk freely, to play, and to
obtain an education -- courtesy of the USA.

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BREAKING:

In Kabul, Afghan women and girls are FREE to get an education,
courtesy of the USA.

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Scenes from Kabul.

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In Kabul, at the market.

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In Kabul, at a milk shop.

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In Kabul, repairs of a woman's handbag.

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In Kabul, chopping wood for sale,

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In Kabul, at the bakery.

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In Kabul, at a popular favorite local restaurant.

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In Kabul, at the soccer game.

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In Kabul, at the water-well.

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In Kabul, at the zoo.

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In Kabul, Zarlasht Madad, the most popular DJ
on Afghanistan's FM radio station.

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In Kabul at the Shah-e-Doshamshera mosque.

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In Kabul, a haircut for a child, FREED by the USA.
Previously, haircuts --and children walking free-- did not exist under the evil Taliban.

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In Kabul, Canadians, Germans, and other Coalition heroes
on patrol, and Canadians at memorial service for three heroes KIA..

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In Kabul, ISAF heroes surround a house containing a terrrorist.

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BREAKING:

TERRORIST FREED

In Kabul, Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil was freed
after only 22 months in captivity.

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========= American Technology at Work - Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3 =========

Apollo 12 heroes visits Surveyor 3 site
in environment even more hostile than Afghanistan

(click for more info)

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[rdb3]

You should have studied! No cheating from me!

[Eaker]

Gotta see this ping!!!

Thanks Dio!

[jwalburg]

Cool! Thanks.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

That picture of Arnold is a HOOT! In Afghanistan!

Don't say American culture doesn't rule the world.

[b9]

Beautiful, just beautiful.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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[fml]

Children being allowed to be children is a beautiful sight.

[HiJinx]

No cheating from me!

Boy, ain't it the truth. That's the first thing that crossed my mind...children all around the world are so much the same.

[rdb3]

That's the first thing that crossed my mind

Exactly. Great minds think alike, no?

[G.Mason]

"You should have studied! No cheating from me!"

I thought the same, when I saw it!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

    

Diogenesis's quagmire-free news, ping! 

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========= Kabul =========

In Kabul, Afghani children are FREE to walk freely, to play, and to
obtain an education -- courtesy of the USA.

Yes, toppling the Taliban and Saddam Hussein is FOR the children!

 

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Thank you, Dio!

 

[LibWhacker]

Damn!
If this guy is
assassinated
in the next few
months, we'll
know he turned
against his
former Taliban
brothers big
time. If not,
we'll know we made
a big time mistake
letting him go.
imho.

[G.Mason]

Great as per your usual posts.

Thanks.

[eureka!]

QFN rocks. The Kabul shots are priceless. Bless the innocents and you....

[EternalVigilance]

Get-the-truth-out-to-the-American-people BUMP!

[Pippin]

Hi, Cowgirl!

Thanks for these threads!

I'm so tiered of hearing nothing but the bad news from Iraq and the squawking from the Bush-Haters 24/7!

even on FOX News when whoever they are interviewing start talking about the good things happening in Iraq that they saw when they went there.would cut them off. I just wonder what the left-wing news stations are doing? SHEESH!

[Calpernia]

I really love these posts!

[jarhead64]

Way back a loooooong time ago, I was a Marine security Guard at the Embassy in Kabul. During my 13 month tour, I grew very fond of the Afghan people and seeing these photos of children smiling again does my heart good. Thank you Diogenesis for the tremendous array of photos and the hope that is generated by your positive presentation.
Semper Fidelis,
jarhead64

[blackie]

Diogenesis's quagmire-free news ~ Bump!

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

worthwhile project..........

 Toys For Iraq

  Where To Send Toys

The address is:

Chief Wiggles
CPA-C2, Debriefer
APO AE 09335

This is a US military address in Iraq, so you only have to pay domestic postage if you mail from the US.

  What Not To Send

No crayons (they'll melt in shipping in the Iraqi climate).
No violent toys. No guns, no water guns, no action heros.
No barbie dolls or skantily dressed dolls.

  Things You Can Send

Here are some suggestions:

Stuffed animals.

Art supplies: pencils, pens, paper to draw on. Washable markers, watercolor paint, finger paint, rulers, stencils, pencil sharpeners, stickers, glue sticks, construction paper, office paper, blunt-nosed scissors, chalkboards, chalk.

School supplies: pens, pencils, notebooks, looseleaf binders, paper, rulers, erasers, pencil sharpeners, compasses.

Balloons.

Legos and other building toys.

For infants: bath toys, push-button musical toys, pull toys, bubble bath.

Sunglasses.

Whistles, tambourines, harmonicas.

Frisbees, soccer balls, jump ropes, rubber balls, yoyos.

Squeeze flashlights, flashlights with batteries, glow sticks, kaleidoscopes, prisms.

Match-box cars, balsa airplanes, toy trains.

Toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, hair brushes, combs.

  How This Started

This project was started and organized by Chief Wiggles, a US soldier in Iraq. It began on September 18, 2003 when he posted the following comments on his blog:

"But during the course of the day I was forced to pause for a moment, even making my sources wait, while I attended to an issue more important than anything else. While out at the front gate I noticed a young girl crying behind the barbed wire that separates us from the throngs of people waiting for their chance to speak with someone. Her mother, only having one leg, had hobbled in on her crutches a few moments earlier. The young girl separated from the only person she was familiar with, began crying, now hiding behind the rest of the crowd, I searched through the mass to see where the crying noise was coming from.

"She was obviously very poor, in her tattered old dress, totally worn out plastic flip-flops, her hair matted against her head indicating she hadn't had a bath in a long time and her skin blistered from the dirt and weather.

"Once I saw her I quickly told the MP's to move the barbed wire back to let her in to join her mother. Her crying stopped as she darted in to grab a hold of her mother's long black dishdasha, torn and frayed from years of use. As she stood by her mother's side, grasping her dress, I moved over slowly to brush her stringy hair away from her eyes and to pat her gently on the head, as I told the guard to make sure they don't leave before I could return.

"I quickly loaded up the sources in my car and returned them to my office in the palace. I told them to wait for a moment, while I rummaged through my FedEx box full of toys sent my by my teammates back home. I grabbed a comb, a brush, a pair of new flip-flops, a whistle, a stuffed monkey whose arms hang around your neck, and a new toothbrush and tooth paste and dashed out the door, telling my interpreter to come along.

"As I made my way back over to the front gate, I saw the little girl and her mother waiting patiently anticipating my return, not knowing why I had asked them to wait. Bending down I handed her the items one by one, as I explained what each item was, to insure she knew what I was giving her, especially as I gave her the toothbrush, asking her to be sure to brush everyday.

"Her eyes lit up with such joy as I put the monkey arms over her head. She was so excited to receive everything, being somewhat shy though, not having dealt with an American before. She was so precious as her big brown eyes looked up at me, causing me to almost breakdown into tears as I walked away quickly so as to not bring too much attention to the little girl from the on looking crowd."

  For More Information

See Chief Wiggles's blog.

Copyright 2003 ToysForIraq.org

[Tamzee]

Thank you for posting this, we just signed up!

[Tamzee]

Thank you so much for posting these images and then the ping, doodlelady... I have such happy tears in my eyes after seeing the images of these children living life as they were meant to, free to learn and laugh and even just feel the sun on their faces.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[mikegi]

Anyone know what the huge building in the background is?

[Humidston]

Awesome! ....As usual.

Thanks, Dio!

[ThomasMore]

 BIG FREEDOM BUMP!

Here's a link to all the rest.

Great job Diogenesis!

Updated!! 10-11-2003

GOTTA SEE THIS - WarEndur.Freedom

A History of the War as composed by Diogenesis

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God Bless America!

[Rightly Biased]

BTTT for Freedom and Truth in Pictures

Thanks Dio for the post and ping

[Tamzee]

Thank you so much for posting the information on "Toys for Iraq", what a fantastic program!

I'm going to take my kids with me so they can join in the shopping and packaging up toys to send over. It sounds like a terrific way for us all to be a part of bringing smiles to some children in Iraq :-)

[ThomasMore]

Why We Fight!

View this Shock Wave Flash Presentation
...and see why we are still fighting Terrorism!

NEVER FORGET!

 

[nutmeg]

Wonderful, wonderful thread, Diogenesis!!! Thank you so much. I'll ping my list.

(I don't understand why those women are still wearing burqas, though!)

[Marysecretary]

thanks, Dio. Great, as always. I wonder why the women are still wearing burkhas. Are they afraid of retaliation? Those women next to the soldier were abnormally short, weren't they. Wonder if they were midgets. The child on her hip looks huge. Interesting. M

[Marysecretary]

Was Ahnold running for governor in Afghanistan, too? My,he does get around! So funny.

[nutmeg]

ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

[Marysecretary]

Thanks for posting this. I went to his blog and got the 'rest of the story.' Amazing.

[MotleyGirl70]

Great pictures. Thank you for posting them.

[MissAmericanPie]

Maybe someday there will be a burqa ban. Afghanistan is going to be slow going.

[FairOpinion]

So why don't we see this on TV, instead of constantly telling us how much they hate us?

[b9]

For months we've been compiling for a huge yard sale with lots of extra art supplies and such...now I know where they should go! Thanks for the address!

[jarhead64]

They are still wearing burkas (actually it is chadrai) because they want to, not because they have to. As in any free country, they are now allowed to dress as they see fit. Some still choose to practice the beliefs that they were taught. It was that way in the 60's as well and the Afghan women could dress as they saw fit during that era. I am so glad that at least now they have the option.

[SGCOS]

Anyone know what the huge building in the background is?

Empty?

[jarhead64]

BTW- Pardon the plug for my website, but it seems somewhat relevant. Please visit: KabulMarines.com

[jarhead64]

BTW- Pardon the plug for my website, but it seems somewhat relevant. Please visit: KabulMarines.com

[Truth666]

Do you also have a photo from Muttawakil, the last Taliban foreign minsiter better known as the man that officially invited Bin Laden to Afghanistan ? He was released today by the US in Kabul ...

[Little Bill]

The Eagle Has Landed!

[tet68]

Be interesting to know what that poster of Arnold says.

Semper Fi.
Tet68

[Steely Tom]

I'm sitting at my desk, crying. Tears are rolling down my face. I feel silly.

These pictures are wonderful, a tonic for the soul.

Thanks Diogenesis. Thanks FreeRepublic.

(steely)

[HiJinx]

I think that's a fair question to ask a station manager, if you have a local station. The studios for our nearest broadcast channel are 70 miles away, so we don't get up there too often.

OTOH, I've taken the editor of our local newspaper to task regarding the photos he uses, and have shown him these threads. He's starting to come around!