DEATH OF A HERO
Ahmed Shah Massud
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK!
Tribute to
a defaced city
FAREWELL MARJAN...
Marjan, the one-eyed lone
lion is no longer the king of
Kabul zoo
PICTURES from the grenade attack!
SOMALIA, US ARMY VOL. 1WVOL. 2
39020 MI Abrams tank in Mogadishu Airport, December 1993
39136
39086 Distributing leaflets on December 1992, long before the end of the honeymoon between Somalis and US Army
39152 US Army fortified post in North Mogadishu, December 1993
39250 Heavily armed, rapid intervention patrol on 4x4 Mutt vehicle
39145
39141 US Army Commander in Chief, Gen. Johnston, December 1992
39218 President George Bush in Baidoa, December 31st 1992
39318 US Army UH-60 Blackhawk
39272 US Marines with a "cargo" Humvee
39258 Teenagers thieves arrestation, December 1992
39131 Mogadishu, outside the UN compound (former US embassy)
39130
39021 Stars and Stripes flag raising at UNOSOM compound, December 1993
39054 Mogadishu International Airport, departure hall, December 1992
39272
39260
39237 Welcome parade for President Bush, Mogadishu, December 1992
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39140
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Maria Grazia Cutuli
sketch courtesy and © F.Sironi
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Farewell, good ol' Marjan...
The lone king of Kabul zoo succumbs to his age at 48, after surviving years and years of deprivations and symbolizing to kabulis the spirit of resiliency itself
Well.....that's sad news, indeed. To my eyes, Marjan symbolized hope.  However, in thinking about that dear old lion's death I choose to believe that when he heard the swoosh of kites flying over Kabul, heard the roars from the football stadium, experienced the renewed sounds of music in the air and heard the click-click of chess pieces being moved around chessboards....well, the old guy knew that there was plenty of hope around and it was okay for him to let go and fly off, amid kite strings, to wherever it is the spirits of animals go.
Peace to you Marjan and peace to Afghanistan.
[Diana Smith, via the Internet]
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