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2004-11-19 Africa: Horn

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-11-19 03:03|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Nice picture of an abandoned (but cherry) T-34.

Posted by Shipman 2004-11-19 8:28:53 AM|| 2004-11-19 8:28:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Glad I live here.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-11-19 8:38:03 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-11-19 8:38:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Sorta reminds me of the Wild West, circa 1880. Paging Wyatt Erp!

Posted by john 2004-11-19 10:46:33 AM|| 2004-11-19 10:46:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Gotta love it: the "Arch of the Peopleâs Triumph"

is a broken shot-up concrete beam

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-19 10:49:51 AM|| 2004-11-19 10:49:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 "Despite their long coastline, many Somalis refuse to eat fish and only the very poorest will have a meal without meat."

Again, the beeb doesn't get it. Isn't it against Islamic rules to eat seafood (or, at least, shellfish)? Nope, nothing to see here, it's the "long coastline."

Posted by BA 2004-11-19 12:49:12 PM|| 2004-11-19 12:49:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Hate to be the nerd here, but that's an American M-47 tank, not the T-34.

Posted by Homer 2004-11-19 1:28:53 PM|| 2004-11-19 1:28:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 M-47? Maybe it's just got that funky rolling gear of all Russer tanks prior to the T-72.

BTW You do mean M-48? No snark... is there an M-47?

Posted by Shipman 2004-11-19 2:18:52 PM|| 2004-11-19 2:18:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 THE M47 Patton Tank

The M47 Patton was an intermediate solution basically incorporating the M46 hull and a newly shaped turret originally designed for the T42 heavy tank that did not enter service at all.

Posted by Steve 2004-11-19 2:34:23 PM|| 2004-11-19 2:34:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 After looking at the pictures:

No more "Black Hawk Down"

Just "Black People Down"

Posted by Poison Reverse 2004-11-19 2:41:23 PM|| 2004-11-19 2:41:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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