Afghan Aromas
It's nighttime in Afghanistan now, and the temperature in Kabul is 81 degrees (according to the iPhone weather thing). I'm imagining sitting on an outdoor terrace in eastern Afghanistan, sipping from a warm can of Coke and hearing very faint sounds of rifle fire coming from somewhere beyond the hills, as well as local men talking in a nearby cafe...walla walla, mullah mullah.
At Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan (l. to r.): Afghanistan U.S. ambassador William B. Wood, Senator Chuck Hagel; Sgt. Maj. Vincent Camacho; Obama, Senator Jack Reed; and Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Schloesser.
"Im more interested in listening than doing a lot of talking," BHO told reporters before leaving the States for his MIddle Eastern/European visit. "And I think it is very important to recognize that I'm going over there as a U.S. senator. We have one president at a time."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/18/starbucks-closure-list-al_n_113646.html
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on July 19, 2008 at 10:34 AM
comment #1
redmond says ...
My favorite part of this trip, is John McCain publicly announcing Obama's visit and thus violating several well-known security protocols. But, hey, he's old and senior citizens do the darnedest things. Let's make one president! It'll be adorable.
Posted by redmond at July 19, 2008 11:29 AM
comment #2
EOTW says ...
Not going to make a joke here. Hope he has a safe trip over there. my cousin served a year over there and is now spending a year in Iraq.
I must say, BHO (that's fucin' genius, Wells. makes him sound like a late 70s road rock group) is looknig darker than usual in this pic. Is he tanning? I'm serious here. Maybe it's that hot hot Afghan sun. Either, way, he looks tan and well rested. Doubt he's going to the gym six times a day in Kabul, though.
Posted by EOTW at July 19, 2008 11:37 AM
comment #3
Bilge says ...
"Walla walla, mullah mullah"???? What the fuck, Wells? When you dream of sitting in a cafe in East Asia, do you imagine the people around you muttering, "Ching chong ching chong ching chong ching", too??
Posted by Bilge at July 19, 2008 12:19 PM
comment #4
Count Thread says ...
"I'm imagining sitting on an outdoor terrace in eastern Afghanistan, sipping from a warm can of Coke and hearing very faint sounds of rifle fire coming from somewhere beyond the hills, as well as local men talking in a nearby cafe...walla walla, mullah mullah."
F'ing poseur.
Posted by Count Thread at July 19, 2008 12:34 PM
comment #5
corey3rd says ...
It all translates to 'at midnight, we slit American throats."
It is good that we restored Afghanistan to its Nacro-empire glory otherwise what would English pop stars do with their afternoons.
Posted by corey3rd at July 19, 2008 12:41 PM
comment #6
BurmaShave says ...
Hagel on the ticket is my last hope for something interesting. I respect Tim Kaine but it would just be zero excitement. That picture clearly shows why he can't pick Jack Reed.
Posted by BurmaShave at July 19, 2008 1:45 PM
comment #7
Adonis says ...
Um, Wells... I tried googling your little catchphrase. Came up with nothing.
What exactly were you trying to convey? Right now it sounds extremely ignorant. Out of curiousity, do you even know what languages are spoken in Afghanistan?
Posted by Adonis at July 19, 2008 2:42 PM
comment #8
corey3rd says ...
Wells saw the Kite Runner. He knows the sound of that land.
Posted by corey3rd at July 19, 2008 3:17 PM
comment #9
madmaxine says ...
yeah, wells, how ignorant can you me? there are many languages spoken in afghanistan. pashto and dari being the two main ones and neither sounds like "walla walla, mullah, mullah."
i have been reading your column faithfully for years (dating back when you were on mr. showbiz). i don't think i will be coming back here.
and when will people stop saying that afganistan is in the middle east? it's in central asia for fuck's sake...
Posted by madmaxine at July 19, 2008 6:46 PM
comment #10
D.Z. says ...
I think him getting the language wrong is less obnoxious than a President who invades the place wrong...
Posted by D.Z. at July 19, 2008 9:33 PM
comment #11
frankbooth says ...
It's also less obnoxious than:
A drunken frat boy trying to play hacky sack with a bag of wet turds; a belching, farting duck named Fred; a stupid non sequitur post from you-know-who.
Posted by frankbooth at July 20, 2008 12:45 AM