Back to Iraq – Part One;
and Part TwoSean and I tried to go to sleep early so we could wake up and go at first light. I stared at the ceiling and remembered my flight over Eastern Turkey. We are so screwed, I thought. There’s no way we can drive across that landscape to Iraq and back in three days from where we are now. And I was right.

Now that’s what I call a road trip. And I thought driving from Moose Jaw to Regina for coffee was being impulsive. Gotta wait for part III now.
It reminds me of some of my dog show roadtrips, truth be known.
Did ya pass the prayer meeting? Amen, Ali.
How did that witness get there? Collection taker, maybe?
Stand back: Islam at war with Islam. +
Prayer service in Pakistan attacked
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) – A bomb exploded during an Islamic prayer service at a park in this southern Pakistani city Tuesday, killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens. An angry mob burned cars and threw stones at police, who fired into the air to disperse the crowds, a witness said. +
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