Kattte Forum Posts (759)
Beirut used to be known as the Paris of the Middle East until the 80's and today it's quiet, no more raging gun battles between rival sects or religions. No more "no go areas" as some cities have in England due to the volatile migrants festering with hatreds for/ against Brits especially if you are white.
Someone has been reading too much Hunter S. Thomson...or Harlan Ellison...
well, ya could've sent me an email ya know!
Generally their characters, male or female are easy-going; relaxed about themselves and others save some raving political or religious lunatic; non confrontational and positive people even those that are struggling to make ends meet and still indulge in their own particular art and have a drink or several at a local bistro or cafe where they , as I've always put it, linger while they give the world their finger...That is still their altitude world wide for the most part. I say thank god for a bit of sanity! Go out and find some of the ol' classic 'bohemian' types of artists, be they painters, writers, dancers; whatever...an artist is a terrible thing to waste...
And as one american preacher said some years ago : "an' if Jesus had carried a gun, they'd never hung him on da cross!" right.....or another talking about all the good the NRA does: "If God carried a gun, it' be a colt 45 an' God would be an amurican!" right....
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RE: Zimbabwe
Beautiful items they are. I have the shield and short jabbing spear given to me from a Matabele Chief . We met during operations near Mt. Darwin in which he and members of the Selous Scouts took part. His tribe made up the bulk of the Scouts in their fight against Mugabe. Going through immigration I listed the shield and spears etc. simply as 'souvenirs'. No problems in bringing all the items home . Wonderful people the Matabele, I just hope they found good homes in SA when all the Scouts left Rhodesia as they all had death warrants on their heads including all the European officers. At Beit Bridge when they crossed, many of the SA special forces there cheered for them and gave them a hearty welcome...yet it was such a sad day to see the end of Rhodesia and all of it's unrealized potential. That infamy rests squarely on the Brits and that venomous Kissinger creature of the US. Perhaps one day we'll know what they had threatened South Africa with if they had tried to save Rhodesia by force as many wanted...quote:
Mugabe wanted his wife to succeed for new president.. he probably thought the leadership is s*xually transmitted laugh